Journalist Chris Wallace puts Tyler Perry in an uncomfortable position on CNN/HBO Max’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace” when he reports that Perry’s Maddie character has been accused of promoting negative stereotypes of black men and women Is. Wallace also mentioned how fellow filmmaker Spike Lee called Medea a “counry buffoonery” in 2009 – a term urban dictionary defines “As the antics and behavior displayed by some underclass individuals in black culture, the end result is an embarrassment to the rest of the discerning black community.”
In nearly a dozen films since 2005, Perry, the producer and performer of Tough, Elderly Woman, admitted that she faced widespread criticism for her most popular creation. “I’ve heard it all, imitating black men. Yeah,” he told Wallace in an interview that began streaming Saturday.
“There is a certain part of our society, especially black people in the culture, that they see certain things within the culture,” he said, defending his work and explaining who and what inspired the character.
“For me, I love the movies I’ve done because they’re the people I grew up with that I represent and they’re, like, my mother takes me with her on projects on the weekends, she plays with them. played cards with women,” he said. “Most of them have 12th standard education but their stories and how much they loved each other and how when they get sad about something and other people Come and make a joke. I’m a 5 year old on the floor with my matchbox card.”
“I was in a masterclass for my life, so when someone says it’s coming back to a point in your life we don’t want to talk about, we don’t want the world to see, you’re a million more debunking the stories of millions of black people. And that’s why I think it’s been so successful because it resonates with so many of us who know these women in these experiences and Uncle Joe and so on and so forth. .
Perry’s first Madea film came in 2005 with “Diary of a Mad Black Woman”, based on the 2001 play of the same name, which she wrote, directed and starred in. He raised $5 million to finance the film, which was the only Maddie film. He also did not direct, and the film grossed over $50 million domestically. Adjusted for inflation, as of May 2019, Madea films have grossed over $614 million domestically, According to Forbes.
Back in 2009 appearance “60 minutes,” When he was first told about Lee’s criticism, Perry said, “I would love to read that”. [criticism] To my fan base. … it annoys me. This is so insulting. It’s this kind of attitude that makes Hollywood think these people don’t exist, and that’s why there’s no material to talk to them, talk to us. Two years later in an interview with hip hollywoodPerry suggests Lee to “go to hell”.
Perry told Wallace, “It is what it is.” “But what’s important to me is that I’m respecting the people who came and taught and made me who I am.”
“Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace” is currently streaming on HBO Max.
