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    whynotshesaid: Did that reviewer say Sidibe looked like a ZEPPELIN?! *jaw drop* #preciousfilm more »
    WickedWitchoftheEast: Mr. Singularly Garish can come have dinner with my mother any time. You might think your safe at first, but you learn when to duck really quickly. #pr... more »
    embarcadero13: All of this reminds me of an eternal struggle of Black people: Can anything really be "for us" and not be made to represent all of us? We must realiz... more »
    RockyMay: I am now recruiting members for the "I Don't Speak Like A White Girl, I Speak Like The Educated Black Woman That I Am Club" aka IDSLAWGISLTEBWTIAC. ... more »
    Gumbina80: "[T]oo singularly garish to be universal." I wish I could introduce Edelstein to my mother, who demanded that I make up for her lost welfare payments ... more »
    KikiCanuck: Without getting into the worldview and background that would prompt the "too singularly garish to be universal" characterization, I'm not sure that th... more »
    hamburgerhotdog: I'm curious if your opinion has changed since reading the book and seeing the movie (vs. going by word of review on your last post) and what your tho... more »
    awinoforever: it would be one thing to do a thoughtful commentary on how some audiences might not find the subject matter of the film approachable or the protagonas... more »
    thenewmrssalazar: A little OT, but a 13 year old student of mine just told me that her step mother recommended this book to her. I am in SHOCK! I read the book and th... more »
    likepenguins: "too singularly garish to be universal." I envy someone who does not believe that systemic, ingrained abuse and living in hopelessness and fear is no... more »
    Maggita: Let me get this straight: David Edelstein watched Sibide's powerful, groundbreaking performance as a physically and sexually abused, bullied, and igno... more »
    candleflame: I'm not at all surprised that the reviews are full of WTF moments because the movie, based on the trailers I've seen, looks like it has plenty of WTF ... more »
    Trulymadlyme: The New York Magazine article confirmed my opinion of magazine and well, uh, all print media. Namely, the shockingly broad de-humanization of black pe... more »
    PilgrimSoul: OK, it's buried in-thread, but I wanted to highlight this particular line in Edelstein's review for y'all: She’s also sexually molested by her jeal... more »
    Kivrin: I wonder if this movie will be traumatizing or cathartic (or both?) for those of us who have "watched one of [our] parents lose their mind…and prepa... more »
  • #filmschooled

    Precious Reactions Interesting, Infuriating

    I finished reading Push last Thursday and saw Precious the following day. Although the latter opens this Friday, I'm already horrified at a lot of the discussion prompted by the film. Did these people watch the same movie I did? More »
  • #maybemaybenot

    Study On Men, Women, And Tentativeness Causes Spiral Of Self-Doubt

    A new study tackles the myth that "men are direct while women are tentative." I have to confess, it's one gender stereotype I used to believe. More »
  • #womenofletters

    R.I.P Judith Krug, Librarian, Free Speech Activist, Founder of Banned Books Week

    As mentioned briefly last night, Judith Krug, the founder of Banned Book Week and champion of the First Amendment, died Saturday in Evanston, Illinois. She was 69. More »
  • #nuts

    British Lad Mags: Root Of All Ills Or Symptom Of The Bigger, Sexist Picture?

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