Friday, February 6, 2009

On that Race Minstrelsy Madea Meme



Here are some clips relevant to our talk today about race minstrelsy, Madea, etc. This has come up a few times so I thought some pieces on the range of conversation on the topic would be helpful.







Harmless fun?



Some articles/magazines pieces:

Tyler Perry: Representative of Black Womankind, or Minstrel in Panty Hose?

from Salon.com--The funny thing about black men in dresses: Why do black comedians like Tyler Perry, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence don plus-size pantyhose and parade around as their feisty grandmas?

Interesting piece on Black Theater and Madea.

Next in line Experiencing the Madea effect

Madea Got a Dress on Point/Counterpoint

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