What are the stereotypes that Smith is challenging, what are some of the things he’d like to replace them with?1. In his poem, Danez Smith creates a hypothetical film that he (& everyone he represents) would like to see in place of the usual images that Hollywood/TV likes to portray. In order words, this entire poem functions as a criticism of how Hollywood/TV likes to stereotype certain groups of people.
What are the stereotypes that Smith is challenging, what are some of the things he’d like to replace them with? Please make sure to pull specific examples from the text.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/57585/dinosaurs-in-the-hood
