Tyler Perry has a new movie coming out titled, "For Colored Girls." This movies stars the most heavy hitting African-American actresses and actors of our time. While many are praising the movie for its innovative themes, I beg the question, if the movie was called "For white women," would the reaction still be the same?
If the movie title was for any other race other than African-American, I believe there would be a huge backlash against the movie. The movie would be dubbed racists and most likely wouldn't event be made by a mainstream production company.
This movie has a central theme of "Black pride" yet, it poses the thought that if the movie was for "White" pride it would be linked to white supremacy.
Why is there a double-standard for having pride for your race if you are white, yet for minorities it is completely accepted and even encouraged? While I am definitely not one to support white supremacy, I do think that having pride for your race should be encouraged. It helps establish a sense of self and pride in ones background.
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