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Feminism and Diversity

Neoma

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26. I was explaining exactly that...

Reply to Tunkamerica (Reply #25)

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 08:08 AM

Feb 2012

I don't see where you got that idea.

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Intersectionality in Movies: The Help [View all] obamanut2012 Feb 2012 OP

Interesting review, and I agree that the complete absence of the male was troubling Warpy Feb 2012 #1

I did like how some of the control and power was transferred to obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #4

Are you gonna make me watch this movie? justiceischeap Feb 2012 #2

Watch it for Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Jessica Chastain obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #5

I'm going to have to read the book, or... TreasonousBastard Feb 2012 #3

VERY interesting! obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #6

The book is well written and an interesting read Warpy Feb 2012 #7

I read the book and disliked it so much I avoided the movie. Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #8

The scary thing is, she thinks it's wonderful and all civil roghtsie obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #9

My take on it. Neoma Feb 2012 #10

If you want to better understand the perspective, you might try reading more written from it. laconicsax Feb 2012 #11

There's a lot to unpack there. Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #12

And also reactions from Southern whites knowing she was being crazy racist obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #13

Wow, I never thought about that. Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #14

You didn't threadjack at all obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #15

Not having read the book or seen the movie, I still have an opinion/question justiceischeap Feb 2012 #16

I think they saw $$$$$ and didn't care obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #17

I'll try to watch it over the weekend. justiceischeap Feb 2012 #18

It's old attitudes that are passed on. Neoma Feb 2012 #20

you're kidding right? Most white people don't come from priveleged backgrounds. Just like most Tunkamerica Feb 2012 #25

I was explaining exactly that... Neoma Feb 2012 #26

you implied through your language that not all but most were rich. Tunkamerica Feb 2012 #31

As I said in explanation: Neoma Feb 2012 #32

I never said they did obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #27

Meh, I was verging off topic. Neoma Feb 2012 #28

As I recall history, the ladder of inequality went something like this: justiceischeap Feb 2012 #29

Yep. Neoma Feb 2012 #30

You forgot Italians and Chinese immigrants Tx4obama Feb 2012 #35

Wow there are so many great posts in this thread Catherina Feb 2012 #19

Therein lies the problem. Neoma Feb 2012 #21

I knew about the lawsuit, which shows what a poser Stockett was obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #23

As history, the movie clearly fails. mistertrickster Feb 2012 #22

Skeeter's maid's name was Constantine obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #24

I did not like the movie JustAnotherGen Feb 2012 #33

You know...you've made me rethink my enjoyment of the book. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2012 #34

"Why now?" Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #36