Tyler Perry Says Spike Lee Can Go To Hell
I must have been in line for my second helping of whatever when Spike Lee and Tyler Perry went at it, because I had no idea that Oprah's runner-up boo and the real world Jiminy Cricket hated each other like that. But apparently they've been swatting at each other ever since Spike used the words "coonery and buffoonery" to describe Tyler's TV shows "House of Payne" and "Meet the Browns." Spike went further by saying Tyler's work "harkens back to ‘Amos n’ Andy.'"
Well, you don't mess with a grown man who can jog in a silicone breastplate and expect not to get some feedback. At a press conference for Madea Could Eat A Tub Of Sour Cream For Two Hours And You'd Still Pay To Watch This Shit, Tyler had some shankin' words for Spike. Tyler is putting the MAD in Madea:
"I'm so sick of hearing about damn Spike Lee. Spike can go straight to hell! You can print that. I am sick of him talking about me, I am sick of him saying, 'this is a coon, this is a buffoon.' I am sick of him talking about black people going to see movies. This is what he said: 'you vote by what you see,' as if black people don't know what they want to see.I am sick of him — he talked about Whoopi, he talked about Oprah, he talked about me, he talked about Clint Eastwood. Spike needs to shut the hell up! I’ve never seen Jewish people attack Seinfeld and say, ‘This is a stereotype.’
“I’ve never seen Italian people attack The Sopranos, I’ve never seen Jewish people complaining about Mrs. Doubtfire or Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie. I never saw it.
It's always black people, and this is something that I cannot undo. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois went through the exact same thing; Langston Hughes said that Zora Neale Hurston, the woman who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God, was a new version of the 'darkie' because she spoke in a southern dialect and a Southern tone. And I'm sick of it from us; we don't have to worry about anybody else trying to destroy us and take shots because we do it to ourselves."
Tyler Perry has wigs that weigh more than Spike Lee (<--- has nothing to do with this story, but facts never hurt anybody) and he was making a few good points until he compared himself to Booker T. Washington. Madea can go to hell for that one.
Somebody tell Spike Lee that he doesn't need to go to the storage room to get a step ladder. I'll gladly lift him up so that he can slap the glasses off of Madea.
via HuffPo
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I'm just gonna take a stab in the dark and assume that at least spike lee *may* be able to tell the difference between jews and transsexuals.
Submitted by stefystef on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 11:10am.
And Jamie Foxx's Big Lipped character (whose name I can't remember) is legend on "In Living Color".
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LaWanda?? And don't forget Sheneneh on "Martin".
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Thanks for the lesson (I mean it!) I was unfamiliar with both of these people!
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Yeah Perry's comedy is overdone and silly (kinda like Eddie Murphy's crappier movies), but Madea still makes me laugh. She's hardcore!
You know, maybe Spike Lee just hates Tyler Perry because the guy's a fucking hack. Because he really is. Wrapped in a big old bucket of fried chicken. The level of suck Perry brings to anything he touches cannot be overstated.
Submitted by IrishFury on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 1:18pm.
Let me break it down to you dlisted style (but here's a wiki link to The Harlem Renaissance):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Renaissance
Zane writes erotic fiction featuring bisexual characters who suck a lot of dick and cup a lot of nalgas, even more than MK. She's sort of like a more graphic Jackie Collins. Her books are bestsellers.
The title of Lorraine Hansberry's 195?? play "A Raisin in the Sun" is an allusion to Langston Hughes's famous poem "Harlem." He and Countee Cullen were like the John Travolta and Tommy Girl of their day. Hughes could be a nasty little queen.
Zora Neale Hurston (What? Come on, Irish, that's a great name) wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and was an important writer during The Harlem Renaissance (c. 1925 to about 1929 or so; cf Alain Locke's "The New Negro" [1925]), a period modeled after the Irish Renaissance. Zora was a hot slut who didn't take much shit (except from her racist benefactor). She died penniless and was buried in an unmarked grave until Alice Walker, as a young grad student, found her grave and gave her a tombstone. Now, the book is a staple in colleges (and some high schools), it was turned into a movie, and there are yearly Zora Neale Hurston conferences (Barnard, her former school, had a great one on her a few years ago).
Lesson over, Irish.
Submitted by babybunny: ""...the only black man I am interestd in seeing playing a large black woman is Martin Lawrence in Momma's House...Tyler seems like a pale comparison...after all Martin started it all...."
Nope, long before Perry and long before Lawrence, there was Flip Wilson who dressed up as Geraldine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCruefYl3FI
they both suck ass
Submitted by Helena on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 1:11pm.
Yeah, I was with Perry till he started comparing himself to Du Bois and Co.
I've never seen a single Madea movie; they look absolutely horrid and there are far too many of them. I'm a film snob, though, and I understand why these flicks appeal to the masses. And I probably would have loved them when I was in elementary / middle school (I used to love the crappiest stuff before I knew any better).
It isn't fair for Lee to attack Perry; they're completely different types of entertainers. Lee has made some groundbreaking films (and some sanctimonious clunkers), and Perry is just entertaining people. Perry needs to own that, though: you start to lose people when you imply that you're the second coming of Zora Neale Hurston. Sure, maybe he's making a social commentary, but it is low brow. And it doesn't matter what Hughes said about Hurston in the context of this argument, because Lee vs. Perry is not a reciprocal analogy. It's like comparing the works of Toni Morrison and Zane. Why bother?
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I don't know who half your references are: Zane? Who is that? Same with Zora Neale Hurston, although that name sounds pretentious as hell so I'm assuming some Grenwich Village or Tribeca arty type?
This is DListed, you need to speak like a whore. That way, we get it.
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Yeah, I was with Perry till he started comparing himself to Du Bois and Co.
I've never seen a single Madea movie; they look absolutely horrid and there are far too many of them. I'm a film snob, though, and I understand why these flicks appeal to the masses. And I probably would have loved them when I was in elementary / middle school (I used to love the crappiest stuff before I knew any better).
It isn't fair for Lee to attack Perry; they're completely different types of entertainers. Lee has made some groundbreaking films (and some sanctimonious clunkers), and Perry is just entertaining people. Perry needs to own that, though: you start to lose people when you imply that you're the second coming of Zora Neale Hurston. Sure, maybe he's making a social commentary, but it is low brow. And it doesn't matter what Hughes said about Hurston in the context of this argument, because Lee vs. Perry is not a reciprocal analogy. It's like comparing the works of Toni Morrison and Zane. Why bother?
Side note: I love (most of) Lee's films, but he is such a catty bitch; always has been.
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team spike lee is right.
Oh, by the way...
Bill Maher is an asshole and he hates women.
Just wanted to point that out.
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Submitted by babybunny on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 7:59am.
Tyler Perry really needs to give Madea a rest...as Bill Maher says he should just go ahead and get the operation...the only black man I am interestd in seeing playing a large black woman is Martin Lawrence in Momma's House...Tyler seems like a pale comparison...after all Martin started it all....
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For you youngsters, actually it was Milton Berle who made it popular for men to dress up like women and act stupid back in the 1950s with his Texco Show staring Milton Berle.
Then Flip Wilson created the character "Geraldine" when he had the Flip Wilson Show (I LOVED that show as a little girl).
The guys from Monty Pyton made better women than men in their skits.
And Jamie Foxx's Big Lipped character (whose name I can't remember) is legend on "In Living Color".
Tyler aint the first, he won't be the last... *LOL*
Oh, and Bill Maher still SUCKS!!!!
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One minute you're crying on their shoulders, the next minute you're using your tears as lube to ride that shit and fuck the hurt away.- The Brilliant MichaelK- 3/10/11
yes a lot of Italians did complain about The Sopranos
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I want to slap the black right off of the skinny ass Spike.....Jane want's to slap him into next week....Blanche Hudson.
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Submitted by happyface on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 7:31pm.
Mrs. Doubtfire?! Robin Williams is NOT Jewish.
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GOOD GRIEF. His character in the movie was jewish. Doesn't anyone remember his brother (played by Harvey Firestein) who made his prosthetic mask for him? They were singing Barbra Streisand songs and refered to their jewish mother.
Actually, Tyler Perry has wanted to drop the "Madea" character for a while, but his fans have been RABIED about him keep the character going.
For those of you who haven't been to a black stage play or show, understand that Perry built his career on corny-ass stage plays that satirizes black culture and social mores WHILE promoting togetherness, understanding and the Black Family. I've been in crowded, sold-out productions at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan many times and I can tell you, Perry was da bomb for everyone who was there.
It might seem coon-ish to some, but that's because they fail to understand what Black people find funny and that we can laugh at ourselves even at the worse times.
I'm sure Perry is working hard on other projects to start moving away from Madea, but until then, he knows his "bread and butter"
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One minute you're crying on their shoulders, the next minute you're using your tears as lube to ride that shit and fuck the hurt away.- The Brilliant MichaelK- 3/10/11
Submitted by Morbidosity on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 8:10am.
Submitted by babybunny on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 7:59am.
Tyler Perry really needs to give Madea a rest...as Bill Maher says he should just go ahead and get the operation..
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For once I would agree with Maher. Perry really does seem to enjoy wearing those dresses just a *tad* too much, doesn't he?
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Bill Maher is in no position to be telling anyone to get any operation with that face. Maybe if he weren't so hideous and bitter about said fugliness, he wouldn't have to pay skanky drag-queen looking women to put up with his even uglier personality. Men like him think they're entitled to be total dicks to everybody, including "God," because they were born cute but somewhere after hitting puberty, their face, body and dick never grew out of that ugly awkward teenage stage like most.
i'm not mad for tyler making that money, but i cannot stand his movies...
i refuse to waste my eyes and money on any of these movies that show grown ass men dressed as big fat women for laughs...not funny...
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Submitted by TheBreakdown on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 1:59am.
Tyler Perry movies are just not that good.
That is all.
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And I'd pay damn good money to see the movie version of VH1's, Behind The Music: Skandal Dust.
I can't stand all of Tyler Perry's craptastic movies, but I gotta side with him on this one.
Helps that I can't stand Spike Lee's pipsqueak racist ass.
Submitted by Bjork You on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 11:51pm.
Anyway, to any possible haters out there, leave short white women with glasses alone!! Meanwhile, See You Next Tuesday, Velma from "Scooby Doo" and I got your back. Trust.
LMAO!!!
And yes, Italian-Americans were VERY pissed about the Sopranos when it first came on. When it became a hit, they shut up. Hmmm. you do the math.
Okay, Tyler, just come out of the closet already. You have more women's clothes and wigs than Gay Al. Seriously, dude, does anyone besides Oprah think you're straight?
As for SPike Lee--- shheeeeit. Thinking he's doing all good things for his "people" when he's telling black kids to skip school to go see his revisionist history of Malcolm X when it came out? Way to take away from your own "people" to line your own pockets.
That being said, Spike, I agree with Tyler. First you hate whitey, and now you rip down your own people as well. WTF? Who's next?
Love Diary of a Mad Black Woman....love, love, love. Cryin' and laughin' in one flick.
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Mrs. Doubtfire was Jewish??
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Submitted by babybunny on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 7:59am.
Tyler Perry really needs to give Madea a rest...as Bill Maher says he should just go ahead and get the operation..
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For once I would agree with Maher. Perry really does seem to enjoy wearing those dresses just a *tad* too much, doesn't he?
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Yeah, Fuck it.
Two queens and only one town to rule? Sad.
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Yeah, Fuck it.
Tyler Perry really needs to give Madea a rest...as Bill Maher says he should just go ahead and get the operation...the only black man I am interestd in seeing playing a large black woman is Martin Lawrence in Momma's House...Tyler seems like a pale comparison...after all Martin started it all....
Dave Chapelle's comments about Tyler Perry/Oprah/black guys in drag were spot on.
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Submitted by See You Next Tuesday on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 1:43am.
I read your long post. Firstly, you're lucky to live where you do. Secondly, if you're not one of those folks who doesn't know U.S. history or only knows about Others via tv, then no need to get defensive.
The kind of history that you're talking about was not "shoved down" young Americans' throats. There was and still is a battle about history and how it's told, hence women's studies, black studies, Asian studies, etc. Too often, American history was very white, and black history was just about how black folks were slaves (rather than enslaved). We have a historical narrative that is something like this: black folks were slaves, then Lincoln freed them, then Martin Luther King, Jr., fought and won for their Civil Rights, then black folks got mad when he was shot so they burned a lot of shit up (all caught up with that Black Power thing), and then they got Affirmative Action (which, according to some, is a policy that allows any black person with a "C" average to attend Harvard over the many white people who have "A" averages), and then America elected a black president so now we're all post racial. Sigh.
We read history to remember the past so that we don't repeat the same mistakes. You're in the south; surely you know about the neo-Confederate movement (Governor Barbour of MS talking about how racism in MS when he was growing up "wasn't that bad." James Meredith and others, not just black, might beg to differ).
Also, after reading your post, I'm surprised that you made that earlier statement comparing short white women with glasses being offended by images with black Americans turning on the telly and seeing not buffoonery but a type of buffoonery. And since you know so much about history, you might be a little sympathetic to those who find Perry's films offensive, or, to quote Amiri Baraka, just more of the changing same.
And one last thing. It's great that you have exes who are black, but just because someone marries someone from another "race" doesn't mean that they are not racist. The "peculiar institution of slavery," hello. There are quite a few men out there who date, fuck, and marry women (even have kids with them) and guess what, they don't like women.
Anyway, Velma and I still have your back.
Bjork You standing by:
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Velma standing by:
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Oh, and Matt Lucas joined for ocular solidarity:
http://www.thewrap.com/files/u3568/matt-lucas.jpg
Submitted by CharlieHorse on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 6:43am.
We cannot dismiss the personal history of either of these two men precisely because it is what shapes and forms.. Until we are all color blind our individual experiences will continue to inform our biases. Artists can only draw from that inner well and show us what is there. If it pisses us off/entertains us, haven’t they done their jobs?
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THIS.
Having married into an all black family i see the differences in how i was accepted into the family. One uncle hated "that white girl", cause some white chick broke his heart before. Mama loves me cause her experiences with white people were mostly pleasant. Sister hates me cause my husband can hold a job, her boyfriends cant, so white girls snatching up all the "good black men"...
Dont underestimate the power of ones experiences. Even the small ones.....
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Have you ever been followed in a store? Have you ever woke up to find your property vandalized simply because of the color of your skin? You can read all you want about slavery, racism and what not, but until you experience it first hand, you have no idea how it feels. Mr. Bizness is a gringo of Irish descent. He used to go on and on about race being a "social construct" and living in a color blind world till we got our tire slashed on a road trip. While waiting for the tire to be repaired, he decided to go to a hardware store and make copies of his key. He was shocked when no one would help him because he showed up to the store with a black girl. There were 4 employees and the store was empty, but they just kind of oggled him as he stood at the counter for what seemed like an eternity.
We cannot dismiss the personal history of either of these two men precisely because it is what shapes and forms.. Until we are all color blind our individual experiences will continue to inform our biases. Artists can only draw from that inner well and show us what is there. If it pisses us off/entertains us, haven’t they done their jobs?
I agree with smokeybaconflavour about television. I don't watch it and when I go somewhere that it's on all the time it seems like Charles Manson must be writing all the scripts. And the funny shows are stupid. They try to teach you about some stupid issue. The last funny sitcom was Perfect Strangers. I think they were supposed to be gay and not cousins but tv wasn't ready. Balki actually met Cousin Larry down at the docks.
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When there's over 200 years of discrimination against short white women with glasses, give me a call, especially when this group is continually marginalized and when shown on stage or screen, denied the opportunity to portray themselves and must watch others (men, tall women without glasses, martians) play short white women with glasses. Lee might be a jerk, but there's a reason his company is called 40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks. There are times, many times, when I read the posts here and sadly realize that quite a few on here only know about black people (and others) through what they see on tv (and they are quite content with that).
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For all of his faults, Spike is capable of releasing, intelligent, thought-provoking movies. Tyler Perry is pretty much the nightmare that Spike Lee envisioned in Bamboozled.
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Pretty sure Italian Americans were really pissed over the Sopranos. Ditto Jersey Shore.
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I've never seen one second of a Tyler Perry anything. I don't know if it's because it's targeted at black people and I'm a glowingly-ultra white white person or if it's because it's targeted at middle america. I have no interest in "glee" or "modern family" or "dancing with the stars" or "csi suv crime scene whatever" middle america type shows either.
Spike Lee is upthight and has a 'my way or no way' attitude. But there is no way I will every choose Tyler Perry's side. You can make great comedies with no layered shallow message telling us to live this superficial spirtual life. Make us laugh or do a unique kind of comedy where you can get away with putting a message out there. Not that cheesy ass shit that Tyler keeps putting out there. The fact that Oprah loves his ass says enough. Spike made Crooklyn,Malcolm X,Jungle,Do the Right Thing and some pretty amazing documentary's. No way Tyler will ever come close to any of the things Spike made. But hey whoever wants to pay money for crap can. I like my superficial shit without the taste of Tyler's preachiness.
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Submitted by See You Next Tuesday on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 1:43am.
You are missing the point. When 40 year old men who live with their mothers are judged solely based off their appearance let me know. Let me know when you can find a 40 year old man who lived with his mother, who was lynched for that reason. Mkay.
I really hate the whole color blind rhetoric. If you choose to be color blind, you are actively ignoring the fact that race is a big deal in America, and how it affects society in a multitude of ways. I hate it, but I'm not going to pretend that race isn't a problem. I live in a relatively liberal area of CA, and race still is a problem here.
I really hope that one day, civilization can get over race. I hope that no one is judged for the melanin or lack thereof in their skin. Maybe the next generation of kids (the ones you mentioned) will be the start, but it's not happening now.
Tyler Perry movies are just not that good.
That is all.
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Hmmm, I don't post as often as I'd like, but this one...I just couldn't let go. I am a fan of both film makers, but Spike is speaking the truth. I didn't read all of the comments, so if someone already touched on this, my apologies but what Tyler does in some of his movies is exactly why Spike made the movie "Bamboozled". For anyone who hasn't seen it, it is the truest summation/analysis of the state of how blacks are portrayed and how we react to that portrayal. While I usually like Tyler's movies, "Why Did I Get Married Too?" was so abysmal I wanted to un-watch it, I'm talking Eternal Sunshine that 2 hours of my life, it was an exercise in chicanery. It set black folks back at least 15 years, not in general, but in terms of how others view us, because if someone black is offering this, then it must be accurate. I was so afraid that "For Colored Girls" would be just as terrible, but it was good, sans Janet. I'm saying that because you have two film makers that have a huge forum at their disposal and one makes thought provoking films and the other is capable (as he proved with "Precious" and "The Family That Prays") but he just won't do it consistently. I think he should be held accountable, you have two shows on tv, the ability to make films and instead of offering positive examples, or hell at least accurate social commentary, you opt for the cheap entertainment, Spike was right to knock him for that. Don't even get me started on BET!
"Joe Perry, you are a man of many colors. But I, motherfucker, am the rainbow!”~Steven Tyler
They both have good points. Tyler's movies are just for fun, but there is kind of a "Mammy" aspect to them that doesn't sit right with me. A white stereotype of black people used to entertain black people. But Spike needs to widen his aim, because the popularity of the Madea movies are a symptom of the dumbing down of the culture, not the disease. Popular culture as a whole, music, movies, TV, makes it bread and butter appealing to the lowest denominator. This is nothing new.
I am offended by the whole reality TV genre because it celebrates the worst of humanity in most cases. But people are buying it, so what are you going to do? Instead of talking about it to the media, Spike should concentrate on making thought-provoking films and continue to lead by example, hopefully inspiring other filmmakers to make important movies that tell the truth about what it's like to be black in America. There is room for art, and there is room for entertainment, and the best movies are a combination of both.
*ETA: I've only seen a few of Perry's movies and I don't really watch sitcoms, so I've never watched more than a few minutes of his tv shows. And I kind of wish that Lee and Perry could put their differences aside long enough to collaborate on a project. I bet Spike could help move Tyler away from the Madea franchise and make a movie that would appeal to the heart and the brain.
Hey, Bjork You..... Only know about black people and their history from what's on tv? Hon, I live in Charleston, SC. The civil war started here. We just "celebrated" the anniversary of the first shots fired on Ft. Sumpter. And had the protests covered.... Hell, didnt you know that the sole reason for the war was slavery? The only reason. (NAACP speech) I'm surrounded by plantations. I've read the slave narrative collections, and heard stories from both sides from the fight for civil rights era. History and racism are shoved down everyone's throats since we come out of the womb. I live in a mixed neighborhood, our schools are pretty evenly mixed, everything is black or white here. Interracial couples and their children are everywhere. Our children are growing up color blind. Over half of my neighbors are black, our kids all play together; some of my exes were black, we've shared many dinners and holidays with our black friends... For the most part, we coexist quite nicely. I've ended long term friendships over racism. And, yeah, short people have had our own problems for years. There was even that song about how we didn't have any reason to live :(. It's not oppression, but it's not funny either. I just don't see the difference in Perry's characters and someone like Will Ferrell's. It's like caricatures. I don't recall Perry's characters ever pandering to a white person. I just fail to see what's so wrong with it. I like both of their movies; Lee's tend to be more serious and lean towards social commentary. He doesn't always have characters that portray black people in a positive light, such as crackheads, adulters, etc. It's different genres. At least Perry hasn't portrayed a whiny man/child that puts his balls on things and has to lick white dog poop off of the ground. That could be offensive to 40 year old men that still live with their moms everywhere. Maybe I sound ignorant, I don't care if I do. I just thought that we were all making progress here.
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Oh and hotmami I think GazingBeauty was just trying to say that Perry's movies are harmful to the black community. His movies do present a low grade, stereotypical view on black people.
Of course it's not as bad as crack, but it's certainly not good.
Bravo Bjork You!
You articulated what I couldn't say. When I read the post you responded to my jaw dropped. How blind to racial problems in America can you be?
Anyways I agree with Spike, Perry's movies are nothing more than modern day minstrel shows. I wish that there were more black directors (actually just people in color in general) out there who would be like fuck it and just make movies with minorities who had normal lives. I hate how movies with minorities always show the strife in our lives...I'm black and I have a normal life, I want to see a movie that reflects that.
I like Precious, but shit not all black people have issues like that. But you wouldn't know if you relied on media for information, and I think a lot of people do that.
Sadly just by reading race related threads on dlisted, I can tell that a lot of people have huge misconceptions about black people due to the media.
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Spike Lee is notoriously anti-white. He really needs to get that log off his shoulder. Several members of my family lost homes in Katrina. In fact, 90 percent of the people in their small Mississippi town lost their homes. You don't hear about people crying over them and helping like they did for New Orleans where the mayor refused to use the buses to bus people out. New Orleans' mayor was re elected after blaming all of the disasterous aftermath on Bush. Did Spike Lee criticize him? Nope, he was black.
Oh and btw Spike, New Orleans has whites living there too. And many suffered as well. Shocking, I know.