Film/TV Aug 10, 2011 at 4:00 am

The Help: Oppression and Okra

Katherine Long
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1
A sassy black maid? Groundbreaking.
dwightmoodyforgetsthings on August 10, 2011 at 6:30 PM Report this
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To be fair, lots of real-life idealists manage to be completely blind to their own privilege and, yes, help perpetuate stereotypes.
on August 16, 2011 at 12:59 AM Report this
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I completely disagree with this review. The Help was a fantastic movie (as well as book) and The Stranger obviously doesn't know what a fabulous movie is made of.
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