Just a few weeks back a friend and I were having an argument about whether or not Tyler Perry’s movies were Blacksploitation or not. Me personally I love Tyler Perry as a person and what he has done for black movie stars. Not to mention the inspirational road that he took to get to where he is now. He gives true meaning to Rags to Riches. Maybe some of the rappers and athletes should take note.

Well anyway, during an interview with 60 Minutes that aired this weekend, Tyler Perry addressed comments by Spike Lee about the “demeaning characters” and racial stereotypes in his films.

Spike Lee said

“I think there is alot of stuff that’s out today that’s coonery and buffoonery. I see ads for “House of Payne” and “Meet The Browns” and I’m scratching my head. We got a black president and we are going back. The image is troubling and we are going back to Amos & Andrews”

John Singleton also voiced his opinion in an interview a few years ago:

There’s nothing but comedies, and I’m tired of all these Black men in dresses. Every other movie has a Black man in a dress, from the Madea movies to Norbit to Big Momma. How come nobody’s protesting that? They call them family movies, and nobody’s telling the little kids that it’s kind of different for a man to wear a dress. I’m just saying that it comes to a point where, if that’s the only types of images they’re seeing, how is that informing upon Black men in America? It’s as if all we can do is make people laugh and play basketball.

Go to Creativityisme.com for the full video.