The Only Tyler Perry Think Piece You Will Ever Need

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Two black critics go long — like really long — about one of America’s most visionary and problematic filmmakers: “I think I finally get why Madea is so important to Perry, and why she might be harder to give up than Whitney’s crack: Tyler Perry is the victimized character in his films, and Madea is his personal superhero. She is what the therapist I go to for my own childhood traumas refers to as ‘a protector identity.’ In portraying this protector, Perry is saving himself.” File under must-read. [Odienator via @ebertchicago

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