[originalbuckeye]

It was a good movie. But an FYI-in a review of this movie, from a British newspaper when the movie came out, the writer of the book admitted that Katherine Johnson used any restroom she wanted, in any building she wanted. I wondered if the screenwriters wanted to aggravate both sides of the racial equation with those scenes in the movie.

[grania]

re: the restroom fantasy. The author has been interviewed on CSPAN. It is APPALLING that she allowed that, even though she openly said (paraphrasing) that it was used to frame the narrative.

I wonder how many blacks potential has been thwarted because of Affirmative Action? Holding one to a lower standard never works out well.

On the plus side: Even though the movie did not get the publicity and praise it deserves from the black and female mathematician communities, THANK GOD the story has been saved in history.

As an aside, Michelle made a big deal about bringing her daughter to a Beyoncé concert. Wouldn't it have been nice if she brought her to see Hidden Figures, and made a big deal about it?

[stellaluna]

The real Katherine could pass for white. A lot of the scenes in the movie never happened.