Comments on: Viola Davis To Investigate ‘The Personal History Of Rachel DuPree’ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-20110812/ Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: KatieHall https://staging2.theplaylist.net/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-20110812/#comment-90967 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:16 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-116944/#comment-90967 If you don\’t believe the film is racists in all of it\’s racist glory, then you are a little ignorant of the many subtle and wonderful ways Hollywood dishes out racism. The film has all of the hallmarks of a proper condescending Hollywood f-ck you black history! and black people! that it needs to meet the criteria for name calling. It makes me sad that you\’re missing it. To me, it\’s so obvious.

If you are curious and would like to understand why some of us feel justified in calling the film racist, please read the many critical thoughts of this wonderful blog here: http://acriticalreviewofthehelp.wordpress.com/

The arguments are thoughtful and fully realized. They are not lazy I promise.

]]> By: Kevin Jagernauth https://staging2.theplaylist.net/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-20110812/#comment-90968 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:16 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-116944/#comment-90968 Sorry dude, I\’m actually brown (but I\’m not quite sure what color my skin has to do with the legitimacy of my opinion).

I have nothing against well reasoned arguments to be made against \”The Help\” but saying it\’s \”racist\” is just kind of silly.

]]> By: racist lazy reactionary blogger https://staging2.theplaylist.net/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-20110812/#comment-90969 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:16 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-116944/#comment-90969 \”It’s a term that is so loaded that in this context is almost meaningless, but it’s great way for a bunch of people to furrow their brows and pretend to be concerned while the rest of the year they easily overlook far more egregious depictions of race (or lack thereof) in mainstream films. Yes, “The Help” has its issues, but “racist”? Give it a rest.\”

Let me guess – you\’re white.

also, isn\’t the \”lazy\” thing to do just dismiss the issue outright, like your doing, rather than reading up on some of the different opinions and sides and see where they\’re coming from? and just assuming anyone who has an issue with the movie is \”pretending to be concerned?\”

]]> By: racist lazy reactionary blogger https://staging2.theplaylist.net/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-20110812/#comment-90970 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:16 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-116944/#comment-90970 actually, it\’s not \”lazy reactionary bloggers\” it\’s the association of black woman historians:

http://www.abwh.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2:open-statement-the-help&catid=1:latest-news

i suggest reading their statement and giving it a second thought. not saying you have to change your mind, think the movie is racist or non-racist, but the debate is more about portraying a time period correctly, rather having millions of viewers get a false impression of what that time period was like.

which is why you sound stupid when you say \”the rest of the year they easily overlook far more egregious depictions of race (or lack thereof) in mainstream films.\”

the issue isn\’t whether or not a black guy can play spider-man or be a lead in \”horrible bosses\” or \”bridesmaids\” – it\’s about whether a movie/book like this gives people of this generation a false and distorted idea of what a very bad time in American history was like

]]> By: Kevin Jagernauth https://staging2.theplaylist.net/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-20110812/#comment-90971 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:16 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-116944/#comment-90971 That\’s racist.

]]> By: Kevin Klawitter https://staging2.theplaylist.net/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-20110812/#comment-90972 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:16 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-116944/#comment-90972 Wow. INDIEWIRE criticizing bloggers for being lazy and reactionary? Talk about pot calling the kettle black.

]]> By: BlakeW https://staging2.theplaylist.net/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-20110812/#comment-90973 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:16 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/viola-davis-to-investigate-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-116944/#comment-90973 she\’s beautiful and so talented..couldn\’t you have found a photo that didn\’t make her look cross eyed??

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