I can see where you are coming from to an extent. When Precious came out people were complaining about Mo'nique's role because they thought that it perpetuated the fat, angry black woman trope and that it didn't need to be done. I didn't agree but I did understand where the frustration came from. If we had an even…

But that assertion was at least implied — you don't want to see depictions of Black characters as slaves or servants, which are roles they were forced to occupy for the majority of US history. And while I understand your position, I'll have to disagree that we shouldn't support a movie like this: the true story of a…

I understood your point perfectly, and then responded to it. You are the one who replied with insults.

So your point is that no films about black people in any historical context should be made? It's fine that we disagree, it's just disappointing that your view on what art can challenge people to do and think and learn is so limited.

I don't assume that Black women do anything in particular. I made an inference about you specifically, not the Black race as a whole.

I understand what you're saying. I get it. I'm a black male. But I've seen 12 Years a Slave and comparing it to white guilt-stroking tripe like The Help and The Butler is doing a tremendous disservice to this movie, which I do think is an American classic. Check this one out, then go see The Best Man Holiday in a…

Well, you could always go see the next Madea movie. I suppose Tyler Perry's dreck is right up your alley.

I understood what you were saying. My point is that I've seen the film and it is not exploitative in the way you think, as per your comparison to The Help and The Butler. I felt it was an important film for anyone to watch, and I immediately bought the book so that I could understand more of his story; it was…

You should really reconsider; this movie is nothing like The Help or The Butler. It is true to the book, which was written by Solomon Northup after his freedom was reinstated, and while it is brutal and devastating to watch, it is also incredibly honest and beautiful and moving. This movie is in a class of its own…

When I was a teenager, I was a major shoplifter (troubled home, etc., I've moved on since then!) Believe me when I say that one of my biggest advantages was shopping while white. I got away with a lot by looking like a little suburban girl who may just have a credit card from mommy or daddy (a far, far cry my my…

Oh well, now that she is Roma and poor, nobody cares, right? She is not the right kind of blonde angel.

Also, I think what I was reacting to is the constant viewing of everything non-whites do as pathological, as some kind of reflection of how we badly we feel about ourselves. This attitude is applied to who you date, what job you choose, how you speak, what you buy, etc. We can never just be average joes who are…

Who gives a fuck what he bought with HIS money? Funny how people are so blasé about judging what non-white people should or shouldn't be using THEIR OWN FUCKING MONEY for. This man legally bought an item for sale in a store. Period. End of story. No further speculation is necessary about how he spends his money.

So much yuck. His debit card was approved for the purchase, he showed ID, the store made its money.

Some people are such assholes.

Don't feed the trolls, dahling. This turd spews this shit on every rape-related article.

Perhaps I'm just a girl who doesn't understand factory production stuff but I am not quite sure what the problem is here. If the boys want to start assembling cars and have the body for it why not just let 'em go at it?

Not only that, how fucked up is it to make that assessment of a child.

If 14-year-olds want to be bartenders, why not just let 'em go at it?

a) Because they're expected to work 18 hour days without pay
b) Because Terry Richardson

Olivia Pope will be proud. And alllll over that dress.