Meet Norbit: Disgrace to Black Women

[pinkies up]

This movie is very coonabalistic. If you'd like to see what it's about, here's the link to the movie. www.meetnorbit.com I wouldn't be surprised if the Asian community weren't ouraged as well. Definately promoting stereotypes.

[DSTCHAOS]

I'm not your soror but I've seen the movie trailer before. The theater died laughing at it.

I can see the stereotypes in this movie. Comedies often play on stereotypes. Did the Jewish community protest Coming to America for the barbershop scene? The "what is it, velvet" dude.

Maybe obese, unattractive and overly aggressive black women who are obsessed with food and a man should feel offended and protest. But as long as Thandie Newton is a black woman who isn't poorly represented in this film, I don't see where black women are being misrepresented. Unless folks are arguing that a substantial segment of the black female population is obese, unattractive, overly aggressive, and obsessed with food and a man. If that's the case then there is serious work to be done and this movie is just a scapegoat.

[ladygreek]

I haven't seen the trailer, but my concern about the petition is that it is mainly about Eddie Murphy personally. So is the author really concerned about the depiction of Black women, or he is using that as a smoke screen to get at Eddie Murphy?

[jitterbug13]

All I see is a combo of Bowfinger/Nutty Professor/Big Mama's House/The Jerk/Coming To America. Maybe that's just me.

[pinkies up]

After really thinking about it, I guess it's the same as Little Man, Soul Plane, and White Chicks. Maybe it's not meant to offend people, but to purely entertain. I guess if people are laughing, they don't find anything offensive about it. The truth of the matter is that when there's "controversy", it'll make a lot of money.

[thesweetestone]

I saw the trailer during the previews last week when I saw Dreamgirls. I thought it was funny. I was not offended.

Did black men protest and get offened when Eddie did the Nutty Professor? If they didn't why should we?

[prettynatural]

I saw the trailer and it pulled laughs from me but I was offended at the same time. I don't know how I feel about it. I mean it is funny but on a deeper level Ithink it is wrong and is not a positive portrayal of black women. Each to his or her own.

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by jitterbug13

All I see is a combo of Bowfinger/Nutty Professor/Big Mama's House/The Jerk/Coming To America. Maybe that's just me.

No, its not just you, soror. This is exactly what I thought. This petition for THIS movie seems out of left field.

I can think of several other movies and artistic works that deserve this type of petition. In fact, I just signed one protesting the exclusion of Black girls from the pantheon of Disney princesses.

[SummerChild]

I'd like to sign this petition. Do you know where I can locate it?
SC

Originally Posted by mccoyred

No, its not just you, soror. This is exactly what I thought. This petition for THIS movie seems out of left field.

I can think of several other movies and artistic works that deserve this type of petition. In fact, I just signed one protesting the exclusion of Black girls from the pantheon of Disney princesses.

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by SummerChild

I'd like to sign this petition. Do you know where I can locate it?
SC

Its on the same petition website at http://www.petitiononline.com/disneybp/petition.html.