Monday, January 30, 2012

Does Tyler Perry Films Make it Seem As Though Black Women Need a Man To Bring Them Out of Their Circumstance

Diary of a Mad Black Woman. I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Meet The Browns. Madea Goes To Jail. *pops strawberry in mouth* Now, Good Deeds. Why is it that all Tyler Perry films plot around a black woman down on her luck, struggling to make ends meet when a handsome rich black man comes along and lifts her up. Doesn't this make black women kind of look bad? I mean, it makes it seem as though black woman do not have what it takes to make it on their own, to get back on their feet when they have fallen off. Don't get me wrong, I love TP because he is a very positive person and loves to help people. I also love his films and plays because they put a smile on my face and are very entertaining. But after watching the trailer for "Good Deeds", I am beginning to wonder if TP and America actually believe that black women that are in a bad season, really need a man to lift them up.
 These storylines are starting to get a little offensive to me. It is bad enough gold diggers are out here sleeping around to keep Christian Louboutins on their feet and Coach on their arms. So to make films like these makes me feel like black women no longer knows what it takes to be independent anymore. Heck, I had to check myself because I found myself wishing that a tall, dark, handsome man with a lot of money will roll up beside me in his Mercedes and take me away from all the stuff I have been going through. It wouldn't hurt for that to happen but still, nine times out of ten no fine man is going to roll up on me in a luxury car and take me away to a mansion, where we will live happily ever after.
  Why should it ake a man to help us get our finances together, our lives in order, our mentality in check. Just like a woman can't teach a man how to be a man, a man can't teach a woman how to be a strong woman. The only man we should look forward to, to save us is Jesus. This is why women are out here seeking a earthly man to do so much for us when we don't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of. Because of these stupid books about how to find the perfect rich man, and these movies about broke down, busted and disgusted single moms, who are about to be evicted and out on the streets, when Prince Charming shows up on their back porches talking about how he knew he was in love with her when he saw her in the food bank line where he volunteers at.
  Its starting to get disgusting and down right degrading. We don't need a man to wisk us off to Rich Land where we never have to worry about a bill and get spoiled to death by King Handsome. This is beginning to make us look bad. Not just black women. ALL WOMEN. Think about it.

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