So I'm white and I love Madea! I was watching Tyler Perry on 60 Minutes last night and I have a much greater appreciation for his body of work after hearing about his childhood and why he writes what he does. My favorite thing he said was in response to Spike Lee's complaint that he [Tyler Perry] is taking the world backwards by including so many racial stereotypes in his movies. Perry's response (not verbatim) was that he creates these funny characters in order to disarm the viewer so that he can talk about faith, God, abuse and other real problems. If anything, Tyler Perry is moving us forward by showing us how real these issues are, how they can be handled and how we can rise above. I say kudos to Tyler Perry for putting out movies and plays that we can all relate to, no matter what color or background we come from. Spike Lee could learn a thing or two from him!!
Some of my favorite Madea clips:
Madea's Math Problem
Madea's Version of the Bible
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