tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2778684822583958333.post3598970655432395111..comments2023-06-15T04:58:18.270-04:00Comments on THE HIDDEN PARTS OF MY SOUL: TYLER LYNCH TURNS SMART PEOPLE DUMBI AM GVG®http://www.blogger.com/profile/10800372193060909731noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2778684822583958333.post-33327242519061196302007-07-04T14:11:00.000-04:002007-07-04T14:11:00.000-04:00I LOVE The Wire!! I'm like Bubs feenin' for the n...I LOVE The Wire!! I'm like Bubs feenin' for the next season. Stringer Bell's character did NOT play to black male stereotypes! Mmmm, Idris Elba. Yummy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772368459525442783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2778684822583958333.post-11829421911931297672007-07-04T14:06:00.000-04:002007-07-04T14:06:00.000-04:00I have both laughed at and been disturbed by Tyler...I have both laughed at and been disturbed by Tyler Perry's work. Since I'm not a fan, I've only seen a bits of a really bad video bootleg of his play (not even sure which one) during a friend's family gathering and Diary of Mad Black Woman (the DVD). I would not go as far as to give him the moniker, Lynch, but he does signify several messages that make me nervous: 1) modern black face 2) conservative black christian morality, and 3) his ability to touch masses by combining 1 & 2. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate the youtube with the critique of his work. Someone in the video used the term low brow. His work is low brow. I LOVE low brow comedy (Dave Chappelle is genious!). What was lacking in the video critique was any explanation of why his low browness was offensive (I know it was just a clip). Madea's character spits in the face of progressive black media images. S/he is used to deliver a message about where Perry thinks black people should go but is rooted, uncritically, in the neck rolling, finger snapping overweight, what should be archaic, black mammy image. Oprah's support of Perry perplexes me, but she also confuses me about a whole host of issues so I won't go there. We are a complex people but mass media images of us are more than often crass rehashed representations of old stereotypes. People, can we be over it already!?!?! <BR/><BR/>I get Perry's motivations. The formula for him is simple. Christian message + comedy. He is delivering his sermon through entertainment. The Madea character makes his moral agenda palatable. Take Madea out and you have a drama so poorly written it makes you cringe for the good talent he is able to recruit. It is as simple minded as the afterschool special that lectures you to just say no to drugs. There is no push and pull with the moral line. Perry has decided for you. It is accept his message (i.e. go to church and get saved); no alternative is legitimate. Characters are one dimensional with no psychological motivation; no past that makes them whole. Yet, the lack of sophistication in his work is not what bothers me. Instead, it is that he does not trust the sophistication of his audience. I will admit that I think he gets one thing right. Black American masses applaud him for the very same reason we won't boo someone screeching like a whining cat singing a gospel song on Showtime at the Apollo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772368459525442783noreply@blogger.com