why r oprah & tyler perry biggin up this film- precious

[rudemonk]

Re: why r oprah & tyler perry biggin up this film- precious

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wendy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">White men as Mafias?
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and two big name movies adored by practically everyone and constantly culturally cross referenced, feature incest.

Scarface, and Godfather. One more than the other.

[Peasie]

Re: why r oprah &amp; tyler perry biggin up this film- precious

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wendy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Peasie dis a gwaan lang time before yuh time .. bout mojo </div></div>
Well den. One out of two still noh too-too bad. Mi still batting .500

<span style="font-style: italic">carry on </span>

[Wendy]

Re: why r oprah &amp; tyler perry biggin up this film- precious

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: monk</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wendy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">White men as Mafias?
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and two big name movies adored by practically everyone and constantly culturally cross referenced, feature incest.

Scarface, and Godfather. One more than the other. </div></div>

Monk mi glad yuh pick up wey mi a sey .. It is not one sided as blugi a mek it out to be. Both races have been potrayed in a not so pleasant way. Entertainment both TV and big Screen is a mix bag of the good, the bad, and the ugly for male/female, black/white.

The only bad thing is black folks want it both ways - <span style="color: #3366FF">mek wi look good </span>- <span style="color: #660000">but noh mek wi look too good cause dat anoh reality </span>\o/

[diabolical_Tanya]

Re: why r oprah &amp; tyler perry biggin up this film- precious

http://gothamist.com/2009/10/01/woman_who_castrated_killed_abusive.php

[rudemonk]

Re: why r oprah &amp; tyler perry biggin up this film- precious

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Diabolical_Tanya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://gothamist.com/2009/10/01/woma...ed_abusive.php </div></div>

my god.

&quot;mankind cares not for his sisters anymore.&quot;

[sistactry]

Is 'Precious' racist?



wow, what a lot of differentiating view on a film....to me, its none of what they are saying bout racist? give me a break....this is just reality to some folks and it needs to be told, to be talked about....its not a film of all people, but of some people and what they are struggling with, wha dem want, we shoot film bout drug dealers all the time?? puleaseeeee!!! (I cant wait to see it)

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Is 'Precious' racist?
Is the acclaimed film, 'Precious,' about an obese African American teen an inspiring story—or just sensationalist &quot;poverty porn&quot;?
Monday, November 9, 2009


Gabourey Sidibe as &quot;Precious.&quot; (Anne Marie Fox/ Lions Gate Entertainment)

BEST OPINION: New York, New York Press, Newsweek, WSJ

With pivotal support from executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, &quot;Precious&quot;— the grim story of an illiterate, obese, abused black teen—prevailed at the box office this weekend with a record $1.8 million in limited release. Though most critics gave the &quot;resoundingly hopeful&quot; release two large thumbs up, dissenters say it just perpetuates negative stereotypes. Is &quot;Precious&quot; exploitative? (Watch a trailer for &quot;Precious&quot

&quot;Precious&quot; is a sociological horror show: Shame on Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey for endorsing this &quot;orgy of prurience,&quot; says Armond White in the New York Press. This &quot;post-hip-hop freak show&quot; demeans black American life more than it enlightens.
&quot;Pride &amp; Precious&quot;

Critics who cry &quot;racist&quot; are missing the point: &quot;I wish I could agree with those who say 'Precious' is just one more movie that feeds [African Americans'] vision of ourselves as victims,&quot; says Raina Kelley in Newsweek. What’s really outrageous is that the film, set in 1987, &quot;is a period piece that feels like a documentary.&quot; Hardly anything has changed in the 20 years since.
&quot;Precious&quot;: Has the Black Ghetto Changed?

The controversy is overshadowing the film: &quot;Precious&quot; was set to be &quot;this year’s requisite heartwarming movie story,&quot; says The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog. &quot;Ah, not so fast.&quot; Audiences might just avoid a film that raises such “thorny questions” about how Hollywood handles issues of race and class: Who wants to suffer through a &quot;downer&quot; movie if it’s not a &quot;must-see masterpiece”?
&quot;'Precious' Reviews Divided on Issues of Sex, Race and Class&quot;
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[jah_yout]

Re: Is 'Precious' racist?

hail up sista c;

we had a discussion on this wha day

http://www.jamaicans.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&amp;Number=1059180#Post1059180

[jah_yout]

Re: Is 'Precious' racist?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">THE UGLY: : As much as we liked the movie, <span style="font-weight: bold">we were EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED by the blatant colorism in the choice of casting. The three main &quot;good characters&quot; in the film, Miss Rain (Paula Patton), Mrs Weiss (Mariah Carey), and Nurse John (Lenny Kravitz) were all played by biracial actors. While all of the &quot;evil&quot; characters in the film including Precious' mom (Mo’Nique) and dad were dark skinned Black actors.</span>

We can't believe that this was just a coincidence, especially since it was directed by an African American. This is the kind of mess that we expect from Tyler Perry and Lee Daniels, but we're surprised that someone like Oprah would co-sign that mess.

Anyways, all in all, we think it's a very good movie that touches on some VERY relevant and important issues to the Black community. But unfortunately because of the BLATANT colorism in the movie, we can't recommend it to you guys. Sorry for being such a downer, but we gotta call it like we see it.</div></div>
http://www.mediatakeout.com/2009/36763-h...d_the_ugly.html

[sistactry]

Re: Is 'Precious' racist?

tonks babes, me haffe go read it when me get time, so wha u tink, what is this about being 'racist' racist??? me no get dat??????

me haffe go read it more~ later babes!!!

[jah_yout]

Re: why r oprah &amp; tyler perry biggin up this film- precious

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Oh - ok.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">have not seen the film</span></div></div> </div></div>

finally saw the film....

have you?

for the record it sukked big time

[Wendy]

Re: why r oprah &amp; tyler perry biggin up this film- precious

J_Yout mi noh si it yet . a Friday mi ago see it. Di paas weekend sinting come up mi had to skip it. Mi wi share mi reviews of it.

But mi did tink yuh nena go si it none a tall An yuh wasen suppose to wait fi mi an treat mi

[Marilyn]

Re: why r oprah &amp; tyler perry biggin up this film- precious

I can't speak to the various shades of the actors yada yada, but did have a discussion with a cousin about this movie this morning....she was speaking of the &quot;ghetto
factor of it, and all I have to say is I KNOW girls who had to go through what this character did and more...so it's no one's fiction.

[jah_yout]

Re: why r oprah &amp; tyler perry biggin up this film- precious

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wendy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">J_Yout mi noh si it yet . a Friday mi ago see it. Di paas weekend sinting come up mi had to skip it. Mi wi share mi reviews of it.

But mi did tink yuh nena go si it none a tall An yuh wasen suppose to wait fi mi an treat mi </div></div>

this was just a critic's screening caw yuri chrow word pon mi bout how mi fi discuss it when mi neva seet;

next time mi watch it is for fun wid mi date

[Emperah]

Re: why r oprah &amp; tyler perry biggin up this film- precious

Mi agree 102 Jah Yute and blublackgiant, unno gwaan like dis is just a movie.
Dis ha nuttin fi duh wid just showing what is in de &quot;AA&quot; family.
Dis is pure racism and have everyting fi duh wid yt supremacy.
When hitlah wanted to exterminate de jews he put out all kinda propaganda bout de ppl in order to have de ppl believe de images dem si, have dem get used tuh and believe wah dem si. So that when it is time to exterminate de ppl all seh dis is good cah look at de kinda ppl we're getting rid of, dis is good for all of us.

Dis is de very same ting de movie industry is doing wid blk ppl an as long as dem cyan fine sell out blks like tyler an oprah an who eva else de ppl will believe even more de images dat dem put up tuh de world bout wi.
As long as unno support dem foolishness ya an gwaan believe seh is just a movie tings cyaan get bettah fi wi.

Look how it is now cool fi blk yutes to wear dem pants down showing dem draws, a weh unno tink dat come from, look how de yutes dem cyan kill life widout feelin, weh unno tink dat come from...nuh movie an video games...

unno tandeh believe seh a just a movie an it hawmless.

Why yuh tink nuff blk ooman love str8 hair, yuh tink is cah dem cyan tink fidemself ar is smaddy a put out de info fi dem an how dem need fi be to succeed etc...?

Hollywierd

[jah_yout]

Re: Is 'Precious' racist?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

wow, what a lot of differentiating view on a film....to me, its none of what they are saying bout racist? give me a break....this is just reality to some folks and it needs to be told, to be talked about....its not a film of all people, but of some people and what they are struggling with, wha dem want, we shoot film bout drug dealers all the time?? puleaseeeee!!! (I cant wait to see it)

<span style="font-weight: bold">

Is 'Precious' racist?
Is the acclaimed film, 'Precious,' about an obese African American teen an inspiring story—or just sensationalist &quot;poverty porn&quot;?
Monday, November 9, 2009


Gabourey Sidibe as &quot;Precious.&quot; (Anne Marie Fox/ Lions Gate Entertainment)

BEST OPINION: New York, New York Press, Newsweek, WSJ

With pivotal support from executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, &quot;Precious&quot;— the grim story of an illiterate, obese, abused black teen—prevailed at the box office this weekend with a record $1.8 million in limited release. Though most critics gave the &quot;resoundingly hopeful&quot; release two large thumbs up, dissenters say it just perpetuates negative stereotypes. Is &quot;Precious&quot; exploitative? (Watch a trailer for &quot;Precious&quot

&quot;Precious&quot; is a sociological horror show: Shame on Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey for endorsing this &quot;orgy of prurience,&quot; says Armond White in the New York Press. This &quot;post-hip-hop freak show&quot; demeans black American life more than it enlightens.
&quot;Pride &amp; Precious&quot;

Critics who cry &quot;racist&quot; are missing the point: &quot;I wish I could agree with those who say 'Precious' is just one more movie that feeds [African Americans'] vision of ourselves as victims,&quot; says Raina Kelley in Newsweek. What’s really outrageous is that the film, set in 1987, &quot;is a period piece that feels like a documentary.&quot; Hardly anything has changed in the 20 years since.
&quot;Precious&quot;: Has the Black Ghetto Changed?

The controversy is overshadowing the film: &quot;Precious&quot; was set to be &quot;this year’s requisite heartwarming movie story,&quot; says The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog. &quot;Ah, not so fast.&quot; Audiences might just avoid a film that raises such “thorny questions” about how Hollywood handles issues of race and class: Who wants to suffer through a &quot;downer&quot; movie if it’s not a &quot;must-see masterpiece”?
&quot;'Precious' Reviews Divided on Issues of Sex, Race and Class&quot;
</span> </div></div>

this from the author:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">And, Sapphire says, she hopes that her film will inspire people to have more understanding and compassion for girls like Precious. Recently <span style="font-weight: bold">she was approached by a white woman in Utah who told her that after seeing the film that she would never look at an overweight black woman again with the same judgment</span>:</div></div>