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2.2 Blade
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1998's vampire hunting summer blockbuster, "Blade," actually has quite a bit more to say that simply, "vampires bad. Blade kill."
But yes, in this movie, vampires are unambiguously bad guys- but the why might surprise you.
Two online essays helped immeasurably when constructing this episode, and it is with gratitude that I share the links here.
"Daywalkin' Nightstalkin' Bloodsuckas: Black Vampires in Contemporary Film by Francis Gateward
https://www.colorado.edu/gendersarchive1998-2013/2004/07/02/daywalkin-night-stalkin-bloodsuckas-black-vampires-contemporary-film
Some Vampires Are Real: Stereotypes and Dominant Fears (Re)presented in the Black Vampire of American Popular Film" by Sarah Broderick
http://www.gnovisjournal.org/2011/11/21/sarah-broderick-journal/
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