Entertainment

Tyler Perry’s Madea Minstrel Show

Critical Pariah

The exploitation of historically exaggerated black caricatures is a fundamental feature of Tyler Perry’s work. The Madea films thrive on an ugly mix of minstrelsy and moralism.

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