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  Re: What Would Tyler Perry Do?: Compromised Christian Messages in Madea Goes to Jail

  Religion as a Punchline

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  Timeka N. Williams University of Michigan

  Tuesday, October 23, 2012 — 2:26 pm

  It is important to think about patterns of contradictions found in Perry's films and your post does just that. Of course, there are moments (in other films) where Madea is apart of less humorous "come-to-Jesus" moments where she is offering ...
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  Re: The Cost of a Home Outside of Hollywood: Tyler Perry and Oscar Micheaux

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  Timeka N. Williams University of Michigan

  Monday, October 22, 2012 — 8:11 pm

  Thank you for continuing the conversation. Mary, Perry's success has helped him bring Black stories from the creative minds of other filmmakers to life (e.g. Precious). Additionally, his feature role in the recently released Alex Cross film show that ...
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  Re: Performance Politics: The Subversive Pleasure of Perry

  Right On

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  Timeka N. Williams University of Michigan

  Wednesday, October 24, 2012 — 6:24 pm

  This post is right on target. Not only does Tyler Perry's audience take themselves seriously, but so does he. For example, when Perry reached out to fans following mistreatment during a promotional interview for "Why Did I Get Married?" the ...