After seemingly moving on from the largely divisive "13 Reasons Why," Netflix has once again given the world an array of firepower to unleash all over internet discussion boards, family dinner tables, and angry college kid hot-boxing sessions at the small cost of $12 a month.

"Dear White People" is the latest Netflix Original Series/Controversy aggressively hell-bent on exploiting the innate racist nature of white people, while proving that blacks are ultimately the superior race.

Disgusting, right? Check out the original teaser below.

Upon initial viewing, it's apparent the malicious intent to further race tensions in a world already filled to the brim of hostility. After sitting down to watch the entire series, I can confidently state that "Dear White People" is nothing more than aggressive race-bait finger-pointing that everyone should cancel their Netflix subscription because of...

...I'm just kidding.

"Dear White People" furthers the tradition of strong quality and enjoyable entertainment we've come to expect from Netflix original programming, despite the initial – and admittedly justifiable –rage that comes from first impressions.

Originally based off of a 2014 independent film of the same title, "Dear White People" tells a massive ensemble story about a group of black students navigating the Ivy League halls of Winchester University, as a series of events evoke a possibly larger picture guaranteed to incite a campus-wide Race War.

Among the many characters involved in this intricate puzzle of a story, one of the series' main story arcs rests on the shoulders of Samantha White, a DJ of a campus radio station titled Dear White People. Although not necessarily out to ease race relations or to provide superiority in the field, Sam uses her show as a means to provide awareness to the black community as well as tell humorous anecdotes about white privilege/culture.

"Dear white people, the minimum requirement of black friends needed to not seem racist has just been raised from one to two."

Knowing that the seemingly aggressive nature of her show will easily get her the attention from both the insensitive and those willing to lighten up and have a laugh, Sam's Dear White People becomes a widespread phenomenon that some find the humor in, while others immediately write off as "racist."

Oh, did I mention that this series is 100% satirical of today's society as well as "Dear White People's" own paradoxical existence?

Without understanding context, writing off "Dear White People" as nothing but racist left-wing propaganda is quite easy. The aggression found in its title is enough to raise a few eyebrows, never mind the content itself. Even the teaser trailer appears as nothing more than an aggressive attack stemming from a generalization of an entire race participating in blackface.

"Dear White People" intentionally goes out of its way to appear racially insensitive to anyone unfamiliar with the series' content or the obscure, low-budget independent film released years ago-- a film that was also initially met with scathing criticism by the even smaller audiences of that time unfamiliar with the satire on display. Netflix's marketing campaign is amazingly bold, to say the least, and its boldness definitely proved successful judging by the rage-filled comments that can be found literally everywhere online. I dare you to look through the comment section on the aforementioned teaser trailer.

But even if the dishonest portrayal of the type of entertainment viewers will find in "Dear White People" isn't enough to convince audiences to keep an open-mind, the satirical approach this show takes to indict anyone and everyone is obvious right from the get-go. With the use of classical "white people music" from Korsakov and Tchaikovsky as the backdrop of a party scene, or the self-proclaimed "ethnic but non-threatening" voice of an unseen narrator stating truths that the series will visually depict as lies, "Dear White People" hilariously shows its cards within the first minute of the first episode. "Dear White People" goes to such extreme lengths to satirize the unspoken boundaries and rules society has created when it comes to race, gender, and sexuality, viewers will find themselves riveted, waiting to see where the unpredictable nature of the humor will end up going.

It should also be mentioned that "Dear White People" does not have a clear villain. While characters do have antagonistic qualities, and a few random characters do provide the story a dramatic conflict--a police officer breaking up a party stands out as the show's truest evildoer--the real villain of the series is ignorance. Sam's anger at black suffering becomes more difficult to conceal as the show moves along, while the white community becomes more and more hostile at the black community for generalizing their entire race as a racist stereotype. Sam's white boyfriend Gabe even fantasizes about interrupting a heated debate about white privilege by screaming,

"You know what? Some people get what they have because they earned it. Just because I happen to be a white male does not mean I'm some asshole!"

Although the title directly addresses white people, this is a series that attacks everyone. Blacks, whites, gays, straights, Liberals, Republicans, men, women, and every other kind of person imaginable. One of the best scenes of the entire series is found in the final scene of the first episode where a furious Sam rants into the microphone about the aggressive racism found at a blackface party at Winchester University.

"Just like it took a Sandra Bland, a Trayvon Martin, and a Philando Castille to wake some folks up, this party is what it took to wake this campus up... Winchester, we got a problem."

Another one of the series' best scenes is the explosive climax of the final episode in which a white protester steps forward from a major protest to call Sam out on her "reverse racism,"

"Hell, this entire campus has been on edge because of you (Sam.) Was that worth all of this?... Just ask yourself, has anything you've done actually made things better?

While "13 Reasons Why" uses emotional manipulation to fail at exposing societal problems--an in-depth account of the colossal failure that is that show can be found in my article Why 13 Reasons Why Does More Harm Than Good – "Dear White People" uses satirical comedy to succeed at exposing the majority of problems nearly every member of society seems to be facing living each day in our current finger-pointing state.

And how ironic is it that the comments online only further perpetuate the conflict the characters in the show are experiencing? One of the final scenes in the show consists of three separate protests arguing with each other. With dialogue being drowned out to accommodate screams, shouts, insults, and bickering, "Dear White People" dishes out an uncomfortable but honest portrayal of where we are right now: everyone screaming, nobody listening. Ignorance comes from all sides and with our current mentality, it isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

Despite what many immediately assume as racist or insulting, "Dear White People" is basically the show we need right now. Unfortunately, it might also be a show we don't deserve just yet. Ignoring the controversial marketing campaign, the series seems to be lost on casual audiences. Although "Dear White People" holds a rare 100% scoring on Rotten Tomatoes and an equally impressive 85 on Metacritic, reviews from casual Netflix n chillers don't seem to understand what exactly the show is doing.

IMDB user senegalstyle wrote the following review,

"Straight up GARBAGE! The stereotypes of black people are the subject of this TV show. The 'Dear White People' title with the 'Bet you thought this was about you' is exactly true. It has nothing to do with anyone white, institutional racism or anything that the first part of the title implies. Bait & Switch Programming is what I call it.

Don't waste your time or money on this."

User wowreallyurabadperson had this to say,

"I don't understand why the people in Hollywood want to make white people hate black people. Look at the reviews and tell me this show helps heal our nation, because even the title image is racist calling white people vain.. If they made a show called dear black people blaming us for all of their social problems, you bet we would be starting fires! But nah you choose to be just as bad as those racist devils and pretend this is cute. HECK NO. 1 star for stoking racial tensions. Take the advice of Morgan Freeman and stop with the race bull!"

Even a more well-worded and intelligent review from user corvaad had negative things to say,

"Even if the premise of the show, basically that white people do cartwheels down the street daily wearing blackface, were true, this show would be insufferably self-righteous and just badly-written drivel. Seems the writers want to inject a bit of the black experience into a story of young activism, but these young afro-Americans get put on their heels every few minutes by some perceived "micro-aggression," making them look like giant babies instead of intelligent people.

The writing is snarky and patronizing, which is not entertaining. It's too bad; a heartfelt, even if satirical, look at these issues would be refreshing and may even contribute to the discussion of race relations in 2017, but this stereotyped "offended black person" cast and the insufferable tone makes the whole affair bitter and angry. What a missed opportunity."

These commentators seem to be under the impression that the show is a racist attack on different people, despite an interview at The Daily Beast with creator Justin Simien blatantly stating,

"I actually think a lot of the trolls will really identify with the show, because we sort of put everyone on blast. No one is really safe from the satire of the show. So I think they’d be surprised by politically who and what they align with on the show. But also ultimately the show is about a group of people who feel clinically underheard. And if you’re willing to create a hundred fake profiles and pull mugshots off of Google as your profile picture, clearly you feel chronically underheard."

Has satire become a lost art? Shows like "South Park" and the former "The Colbert Report" were television juggernauts that frequently used satirical comedy to push boundaries and create powerful statements. George Orwell built an entire literature career around the idea of satirization. Even Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" and "Bruno" used improvisational comedy to push satirical elements!

Were all of these piece of entertainment recognized and beloved based on a surface layer appreciation? Make no mistake, just because a piece of entertainment uses satire does not mean it's automatically great, but seeing such a truly wonderful series be the target of such incorrect criticism only further proves the accuracy of the satire on display. Disliking the series is one thing, to call it "racist" is ignorance at its finest.

We're not even halfway through the year yet, but it's safe to assume that "Dear White People" is one of the year's biggest and bestest surprises. Ignoring the satiric nature for a moment, the series is incredibly well acted, impressively well-written, and genuinely engrossing. With only ten episodes and each one lasting under a half hour, watching the entire season is an easy endeavor, and as the show progresses into darker territory, stopping the binge becomes even more challenging than one might expect.

Ranging from different heightened emotions, "Dear White People" can be hysterical one moment and heart-wrenching the next. To anyone willing to maintain an open mind and willing to poke fun at himself or herself, "Dear White People" is a pleasant watch that leaves viewers with a powerful reflection on the current urgency of the world around them. With the world on the brink of self-destruction, a self-deprecating look at humanity is exactly what the doctor prescribed. Ignore the controversy and give it a watch. If you don't, you're only further proving the show right.