The 1980 comedy "The Blues Brothers" is being targeted by social justice warriors and BLM as "an affront to African-American culture, and a racist film that should be banned."

The movie stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues along with a number of African-American musicians including James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and John Lee Hooker in supporting roles.

The controversy surrounds the portrayal of Black characters in the film specifically in the "diner" scene" and its depiction of the "white savior" who adopts black culture as their own and decides they are the best one to defend it.

The way black people are portrayed as secondary participants in their own culture is a sad reminder of times when black minstrels shows served as entertainment for privileged whites.

It’s a disgustingly blatant example of cultural appropriation, with the privileged white males (Jake and Elwood) performing blues music and using the Black musicians as slave labor said BLM spokesperson Sha’Londria Washington. .