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Chisholm '72:
Unbought & Unbossed (2004)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 2/06

2/06: Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed is a weak, pointless documentary.

I keep hearing about Shirley Chisholm's views, but I know neither what makes her qualified for the presidency nor what her platform is. Basically, the documentary makes it known that Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to make a serious run for the presidency of the United States. Beyond than that, there's nothing else about her.

Because I read Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing: On Campaign Trial '72 which covered just about everything that year, the documentary gave me a chance to catch what the author witnessed in reference to George McGovern, Edmund Muskie, Mike Wallace, Hubert Humphrey, John Lindsay, and Richard Nixon.

Yet Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed portrays a superficial black woman who spouted loud meaningless words but stated no clear goals during her campaign. I was like, "Oh. Okay, okay, okay. I got it. Now, what's your freaking point?", but she doesn't answer it. Hence, that's the summation of Shirley Chisholm, revealing little of her background, political platform, etc.

All in all, Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed is about a worthless politician.

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