The Help

http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-racist-or-raving-what-critics-are-saying-about-the-help/

 

Is is just me or is everyone incredibly offended by the film The Help? I wasn't even aware that it was supposed to be based on the Civil Rights movement. I was so disgusted by the images of Black maids being so chummy with their employers. And as someone who read Aint' I A Women (bell hooks), When and Where I Enter (Paula Giddings) and other numerous critiques of this period I just couldn't stand the trailers for another day without speaking out.

 

Sometime a movie is just a movie but this is definitely not one of these times. Sisters and Brothers what say you?

 

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