I think it spoke to the fact that whites had more access to education than blacks, which is true.

Haha I got 11, and without an answer key because I'm 100% positive of my eleven.

It's telling that your assumption was that I was distancing myself from my black heritage, and a bit insulting. I identify more with the black side of my family in general, the only reason I mentioned it was that in topics like this the background you come from colors your views, often people wonder who they are…

If I'm following you correctly, then yes, I think it would've been a stretch for any of the maids to have left the life they knew and their family knew for generations for a whole new life in another part of the country with barely any money.

You're talking about weight though. Im talking about overall health. If someone eats in moderation but isn’t active, sure, they may be thin but that doesn’t mean they’re healthy inside. Our bodies need movement, especially when we’re older, to stay healthy (not just in a proper weight range.) Logging meals usually…

There was ONE black man in the book portrayed as such as it was based on reality. Again, this is history. If you want it to be real you can't deny that men like that did and do exist. The husbands of the white women were worse in their beliefs and the way they treated black people.

I agree with the back story issue, she shouldve given credit where it was due.

Ok Im not sure where you're angling from but Ill try to answer your questions best I can,it seems you've gone on the defensive, which I expected.

Please give examples then. I know the husband of Minny was an abuser but the author wrote that from the experience of her own nanny, it’s not like no black man has ever been abusive. For the most part, the white people were the negatively portrayed group, as I said, rightfully so.

Yea, I agree, it was mentioned a lot in the book.

There was nothing negative about the portrayal of black people in this book/movie though. It’s a basis of reality, because these things really did happen. There was (is) racism, there was segregation, there were insane ideas that black people were diseased, unfortunately, it’s history. If you have an issue with…

I guess I should preface this, I did read the book, I will see the movie, I am half black and half white and there will be some spoilers in this post:

Don’t worry there’ll still be more than enough fodder for that, even with sex ed, the teenage hormone is too powerful.

This is a good thing, much better than telling kids to keep it in their pants, full stop. Then when they're pregnant tell them to suck it up and raise the kid.

Well, yes, I said that with the understanding that people actually know what the word "active" means and what eating in moderation means, but I think the theory still holds.

This is why I always say screw the scale, just eat in moderation, be active and your body will handle itself and regulate itself to the weight that it's happy at. When it does, if you're not the size 6 you yearn to be, oh well, you're not supposed to be a size 6.

Wow, you weren’t kidding, that carpet WAS a mess. Emma Stone looked like she was coaxed into that outfit by a stylist. Loved Garcelle Beauvais’ look.

I'm pretty well versed on the craziness of Jake and Vienna and they're clearly all famewhores but no one trumps Vienna, that girl is EVIL.

You'd be surprised how resilient the body is, some people abuse drugs daily for decades and are still standing. What's even more amazing is the transformation back that the body can make if the habit is kicked.

What are Ali's measurements? I'm just asking because I wasn't aware she has typical model proportions, is she tall? I'm not sure what would make her iconic?