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- Although critics largely praised "The Help," and the film went on to receive four Oscar nominations – best picture, best actress for Davis and best supporting actress for both Jessica Chastain and Spencer (Spencer won the Academy Award) – the film came under harsh criticism for perpetuating the offensive "Mammy" stereotype for black women.
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Jun 8, 2020 · Following more than a week of global reckoning with systemic racism, police brutality, and the inhumane treatment of Black Americans at the hands of white people, the 2011 movie "The Help" is...
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Jun 9, 2020 · "The Help" has been trending on Netflix amid anti-racism protests following George Floyd's death, but that's not necessarily a good thing. Here's why.
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The Help was a white movie for white people. BP really did make kids feel empowered, that can’t be denied. It’s also part of a huge comic book franchise, so it’s hard for me to compare the two.
I think it’s a good movie, with a typical “happy ending twist”, which is what makes some people upset. For a lot of black people, there was no happy ending. The general portrayal of a positive outcome takes away from the severity of what the movie addresses.
Jun 9, 2020 · 'The Help,' starring Viola Davis, has become one of Netflix's most-watched movies as people work to educate themselves about racism. Here's why it's a problem.
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Jun 12, 2020 · The Help was written and directed by a white man based on a novel by a white woman and creates a fantasy version of race relations during the long era of segregation. Highly comedic scenes...
Aug 9, 2011 · “The Help” is a safe film about a volatile subject. Presenting itself as the story of how African-American maids in the South viewed their employers during Jim Crow days, it is equally the story of how they empowered a young white woman to write a best-seller about them, and how that book transformed the author’s mother.
