Friday, April 19, 2013

13 Messages Tyler Perry's Movies send to Black Women


Tyler Perry's films are for the dogs and the messages in these films are the worst, especially to Black Women. I have created a list of reasons why his messages are no good, out of date and very insulting to all Black Women.
  1. Stay away from successful Black men because they are either an abuser, on the DL or have HIV.
  2. Dark skinned men are mean and full of rage.
  3. Most of you will end up single, drug addicted and a mother of kids with 3 different daddies.
  4. If you go to church you will always have a good man.
  5. Or if you don't go or stray away from the church, you will be an adulterer.
  6. Pray hard enough and a good man will come.
  7. If you want to be successful, you have to be cold and bougie.
  8. Every Black man has a criminal past.
  9. You have 8 out of 10 chances of being in a relationship with the wrong person for years.
  10. A Man will always save the day.
  11. If you are a Dark skinned woman more bad things will happen to you.
  12. You can never trust another Black woman.   
  13. You have to be Christian if you want a good life.

8 comments:

K. Clark said...

Ooh, you forgot "you can never be bisexual, transwoman or a lesbian. Because they don't exist." Good list. I'm surprise none of the cultural critics (Cornel West, Michael Eric Dyson, Bell Hooks and the like) have written a book about Perry.

behrmark said...

I've never intentionally watched a Tyler Perry film. Now I don't feel so bad.

Anonymous said...

I don't like the Medina movies but have watched a few others, recently Why Did I get Married Too and the tv series Meet the Browns and For Better or Worse, and have thought that I must be missing something. Apparently it is as it seems.

Jezza said...

Behrmark, they're all the same movie anyway, so if you've seen one - you've seen em all.

Anonymous said...

He makes sense to me.

Anonymous said...

Stop bashing Tyler Perry what he speaks is true for ALL races. Madea was based on his MOTHER & teaches us how to be strong women! LOVE HIM!!

Wonder Man said...

'teaches us how to be strong women?' Are you that daft?

Have a seat

BlackTsunami said...

Tyler Perry is merely following a formula some successful black authors of books follow - exploit the expectations and fears of black women and they will open up their pocketbooks.

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