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Watching “Gummo” (1997) in 2021: A Violent Exploration of Class in Contemporary America

Shaky handheld clips of dilapidated homes, power lines and families flip through the screen as a child sings an expletive-filled nursery rhyme. A child starts to mumble: “Xenia, Ohio. A few years ago, a tornado hit this place. It killed the people left and right … Houses were split open … People’
By Yasmin Hamilton '24 Mar 17, 2021

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