In a special addition
of “Farrakhan Speaks,” during which he is asked a wide-range of questions from the
staff of the Final Call, Minister Louis Farrakhan calls film-maker and humanitarian,Tyler Perry,
one of the most brilliant young entrepreneurs of our time, and says that he is
grateful to him for bringing ‘Madea’ to the forefront of America’s
consciousness:
“I have never seen his
portrayal of ‘Madea’ as a man cross-dressing. I saw his wonderful portrayal of
Madea as bringing to the forefront the strongest person in the history of our
sojourn in America, and that is Madea. That strong, Black woman who was the
cornerstone of her family. She always was that figure that guidance [of]
correction, reprimand, discipline, and Tyler Perry brought her to the screen in
funny ways, but what I was seeing was the greatness of the strong, Black woman
who saw us through, from yesterday until today.”
Minister Farrakhan goes on
to compare Perry to Imam W. Deen Muhammad, the
son of The Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the
revered spiritual leader who helmed the Nation of Islam after his father’s
death. Imam Muhammad, in addition to his transcendent spiritual leadership,
used a fusion of psychology and art to heal the Black community. And Minister
Farrakhan views Perry as traveling that same path.
“When you look at Tyler Perry’s movies, you see
the brilliance of T.D. Jakes, a
spiritual giant. You see the majesty of human problems acted out. So you could
sit in the theater and see yourself in your madness, in your gladness, in your
goodness, in your evil, then come out of that experience, for a $15 ticket and
some popcorn, and say, ‘Wow, I feel better.’
“So this New Year is a shout-out to the giant
called Tyler Perry. A spiritual giant, a magnificent human being, and I pray
that this year his art, his greatness, will shine even more in healing our
people through mass projection of drama through films and plays.”
Farrakhan’s assessment of
Perry is counter to the intense criticism that Perry has been subjected to
throughout his career from scholars and community leaders who feel that his
portrayal of Black men is emasculating. Film-maker Spike Lee has been
Perry’s chief detractor.
(Tyler Perry)
When asked by Final Call
staff writer, Starla Muhammad, how could single, Black women ensure that they
were raising their sons and not “babying” them, Minister Farrakhan said they
could be more like ‘Madea.’
I
didn’t have a father in my house. My mother was strong enough to be anybody’s
father. We’ve got strong Black women, but if they sit around watching stupid
television, if they watch that which makes them feel that their power is in
sex, rather than in the brilliance of their minds and their spiritual
connection to God, that was Madea. That was grandma. That was the hands of
grandma, that helped the children who produced children who rocked that cradle
well.
“So Black women need to stop thinking that you
necessarily need a weak man in your house…You’re strong enough to make a man.
My mother was and all she had was God and his Christ as a Christian woman and
the discipline that she put on me and brother. and I didn’t turn out too bad
for Black people. [That] may have been a helluva thing to the enemy of Black
people. Thank you, mom.
|
|
For
the leaders of this people cause [them] to err; and [they that are] led of
them [are] destroyed.
|
|
|||||
|
|
Let
them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
|
||||||
|
¶
|
The
woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man
put on a woman's garment: for all that do so [are] abomination unto the LORD
thy God.
|
||||||
Ecclesiasticus 3:24
For many are deceived by their own vain opinion and an evil suspicion hath overthrown their
judgment
_____________________________________________________________________________
No comments:
Post a Comment