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Tyler Perry wants people to know that he doesn't care about your criticisms of his movies, and he won't change his formula for making them.
Please make no mistake. Tyler Perry has helped many black actors find work in Hollywood thanks to his TV series and movies, and people appreciate him for that, but that doesn't mean he's above criticism.
After the release of his latest project, Divorce In The Black, starring Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict, which earned the rare honor of earning a whopping 0% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes while maintaining a 75% audience score, fans once again questioned Perry's writing.
For the most part, the director/actor has ignored criticism of his works, but during an appearance at “Baby, That's Keck Palmer” podcast, let the cleaver spray.
Tyler Perry defends his movies
“I know for a fact that what I'm doing is exactly what I'm supposed to be doing,” Perry told Palmer.
And he continued, “Because for everyone who is critical, I have thousands — once upon a time — of emails from people saying, 'This changed my life. Oh my God, you know me. God, you saw me. How did you know this about my life and my family?' That's the important thing.”
He let the “big niggers” who criticize his works have it, and let it be known that he makes his films for “a large portion of my fans” who are “required.” Who can't get into a Volvo and go for therapy at the weekend''
“Well, you got this tall nigger that's all up in the air with his nose up looking at everything, then you got people like where I come from, that's millers, that I really know what it's like, who The mothers took care of the white children, and they were maids, housekeepers… beauticians. Don't discount these people and say their stories don't matter. Who are you to say what Black history is important or needs to be told? Get out of here with this bullshit.”
Social media is clapping back at Tyler Perry
Predictably, users on X, formerly Twitter, didn't care about Perry's thoughts on their criticism of his innocent movies.
“How dare these niggas criticize me, a man who cares so much about the working class that I no longer work with the union that helps struggling writers stay alive in the entertainment industry,” a user on X he wrote in response in Perry's comments.
Journalist Jerry L. Barrow added, “He completely misses and/or dismisses real criticism, which is the WRITING, not the subjects or the audience. Good writing is not about class.
Tyler Perry's screenplay and movies have been the talk of the town for years. Shows like The Boondocks and Atlanta devote an entire episode to calling him out.
Loni Love, former The Talk co-host and comedian, blamed Perry for the poor quality of his films, saying he should hire more black writers in response to the unanimous row of film critics for Divorce in the Black.
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