No Thanks To Tyler Perry’s, “For Colors Girls
No thanks, to Tyler Perry’s new movie, “For Colors Girls”. It really is nothing new, and, it’s just another movie in the bucket for black male bashing, which always has been, since the black man’s arrival, from the shores of Africa. Some of the characters in the film were accurate descriptions of several African American men, but, there should have been a balance of both decent and not so decent black men. The movie spent too much time on the negative perceptions of black men and very little time on positive black men. However, I assumed that Mr. Perry, was keeping the movie in line with the play, ” When Colored Girls Commit Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf “. A play that I saw many years ago. Nevertheless, the film will probably make Mr. Perry millions, because there is a large poupation in our society, who feed off such movies, especially in the African American community, which brings me to a few questions. Why are the vast majority of movies produced or directed by African Americans, have the tendency to always focus on relationships? Can African American producers and directors think outside the box? Do African American producers and directors, believe that if they make a film outside of black male and black female relationships, it would not be a hit at the theaters? Denzel Washington and John Singleton, have directed a few films that did not focus on black male and black female conflict. Denzel directed “Antwone Fisher”, and ” The Great Debaters”, and, John Singleton directed, “Rosewood”, and ” Higher Learning”. I saw all four movies, and, they were not just entertaining, but, they were also very educational. Another question that I would like to raise is, what is the obsession with male actors wanting to dress up in drag? It seems to me, if a man is constantly dressing up like a woman, that spirit will eventually over take him. The late black comedian, Flip Wilson dressed in drag, as Geraldine, but, he had to because opportunities, for black male actors were not as available as they are today. Black men during Flip’s era, had to take the parts that they could get, or else, be without a job. This, however, is not the case for black male actors in our present culture. Maybe, male actors dressing up in drag, is just a popular thing to do, in the theater business. However, black men are not the only ones who have acted in films as drag queens. There are other males actors from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, who have done so as well. (See my articles on, ” The Effemination Of Males ” and ” The Diary Of A. M. B.M.). ” For Colored Girls “, is a film that will cause a great deal of debate, both in and outside the African American community.
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For Colored Girls was an amazing movie, even though it bashed men. the movie put out there what men do, and how they handle things. Everything that went on in the movie is true, but the things that were brought up in the movie happens in other races too. Men are all the same in some kind of way, matters what race they are. They all cheat, abuse women, sneak around, lie, and more. But we as women chose to still put up with them. We all could easily stop communicating with them, but we chose not to. I agree with you, movies about bashing black men will do wonders in the movie industry. producers and directors know what people want to watch, so they produce what they know will make money. But the movie was awesome, and i would watch it eigth more times if i could
In my honest opinion, the movie sucked. I don’t like the view that Tyler puts out on the big screen in general. They are all black church stereotypes of blacks period. For example, the men and women are classified as successful because they own a business or are lawyers, mainly, and have no specific gift besides being book smart. And the other side is very bland too, the men and women who are not fortune 500 business owners for lawyers are either broke, trying to make it, or are living with Madea, but they all seem to have something “special” about them. For Colored Girls is a mix between all of them, but makes it seem like women are being hurt so badly, when the majority of women hurt themselves through the mass media as it is. The movie was themed correctly, but the way it was directed and the actions and words of the characters made me go like, “what the fuck?” seeing that an C.E.O of a fashion organization has a husband that CLEARLY said that he likes men and admits in in such a disturbing and stupid way. The parts before that scene make it even worse when the crazy, drunk, jail bound husband in a VERY old apartment throws his 2 kids out of the window…. and they survived, I believe. But in general, if you watch the film, please don’t take it seriously, please.
So I watched “For Colored Girls” though I really enjoyed the movie because yes I’ve seen each and every character in real life situations. I understand that the movie does seem male bashing and seems to stay on the negative side,but truth is that these are unfortunately happening in the world today with not just black men or women but with other races as well ! this is what made me upset because it kind of gives the blacks even more of a bad name. As far as the men dressing up in drag I think is a disgrace!! in the entertainment buisiness I believe that to make it big they are forced to do something embarcing are uncomfortable in other words they need to make a fool of themselves first before they can make those millions.