Bigotry Portrayed as Heroism

Rating: Null/10 (12 June 2010)

Many reviews disappointed me about this movie. I read many of them before I watched this and was utterly unprepared for what I saw.
Other reviews praising this movie annoy me endlessly now that I've watched it. They said aside from the racism, this movie was amazing. This movie is racism in its purest form; you can't just pretend it's not there and focus on how well the camera is angled or how amazing the acting is.
They portrayed African Americans as brainless souls whose only wants were to rape and ravage white women, and then the 'heroic' Ku Klux Klan storms in saving the day. The storyline is completely inaccurate.
A review I read said, 'that's just how America was back then, and blacks weren't seen as equals.' Treating that like it was NO big deal. Yes, it is a big deal; one you should and cannot forget about or brush aside for the entertainment of a movie.
I do not mean to slander other reviewers, because that was their honest opinion. I only mean to tell people how I feel about this movie.