Kind of said to see that state of "black cinema" nowadays. Shrill black women, the same dry stereotypes, the below par flimmaking. Nevermind Racist Stereotypes, just bad all the way around.

To read Tyler Perry and see his "success" makes you long for the days of John Singleton and "Do the Right Thing Era" Spike Lee, or hell even the days of "Badasssss" and "SHAFT".

Tyler Perry is a genius! I have watched his plays on dvd about a million times and each time it's just as funny. My family, friends, and other black coworkers all know about Medea but not many white people do....but hey, I have only recently watched one episode of Friends and I just don't understand the humor...but unlike that really harsh critic from Boston, I won't trash what so many clearly love and enjoy (Friends is popular, right? lol).

Nice article!

On Oprah he implied he was straight. But he did that very artfully, and didn't actually address the sexuality issue, which was clearly on the audience's mind. All of them wondered, "is he or isn't he" and when he said he was "lookin to get married", the entire audience breathed a sigh of relief, swooned--and then got a little giddy. As if this was all just too good to be true---good looking guy who GETS Black women!

My suspicion is that Tyler Perry KNOWS that to keep his Christian Black female audience coming in droves, he has got to keep that fantasy going. When the jig is finally up, though, will Oprah call him om the carpet like she did James Frey?

THAT I would pay to see....

Odd that you didn't address the conversation in the gay community regarding not only Perry's questionable sexuality but also how he's stolen much of his act from a well-known Atlanta drag queen.

What would be the church's response if they thought Perry was gay? Would his message carry the same relevance or weight?