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character. She played an obese, illiterate sixteen year old who had been molested by her father since she was a child. At twelve she gave birth to her first child and is determined to further her education. Clareece’s mother Mary, played by comedian Mo’Nique, is a walking symbol of hatred. She not only abuses Precious, but she also forces Precious to cook for her and use her daughter for Welfare. Paula Patton, who plays Ms. Rain, is the light at the end of the tunnel for Clareece. Director Lee Daniels

Have you ever noticed the recurring stereotypes of black women that is portrayed on reality television? Everyday you can look on television and tune into any network and see the madness that goes on. Whether it be Love and Hip Hop, Bad Girls Club, or The Real Housewives of Atlanta, you  can see the exaggerated confrontations and animated expressions given off by these women. Media stereotypes of the angry black women have become more persuasive in recent years than ever before. If we as a whole stop

The movie Precious is a 2009 American drama film directed by Lee Daniels. Precious is an adaptation of the 1996 novel “Push” by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourney Sidibe, Mariah Carey, Mo’Nique and Paula Patton. The film takes place in Harlem in 1987 where an obese, 16 year old female named Claireece P. “Precious” Jones lives in a Harlem ghetto with her dysfunctional and abusive mother Mary. The family resides in a Section 8 tenement and subsists on welfare. Precious has been “invisible” to the

Personal Response to the film “Precious” “Precious” is a film about a Harlem teen of the same name’s attempts of escape from her abusive mother and lustful father in order to live a new life and have a brighter future. The movie, in spite of cliché and problems with the plot, managed to win the viewers’ heart and took them up for an empathic and compassionate adventure of Precious, a 16-year-old teen who is slowly transforming into a mature and independent young woman. Coupled with a decent

Personal Response to the film “Precious” “Precious” is a film about a Harlem teen of the same name’s attempts of escape from her abusive mother and lustful father in order to live a new life and have a brighter future. The movie, in spite of cliché and problems with the plot, managed to win the viewers’ heart and took them up for an empathic and compassionate adventure of Precious, a 16-year-old teen who is slowly transforming into a mature and independent young woman. Coupled with a decent director

being sexually abused by her father. Her Mother Mary, played by comedian Mo’nique, is the personification of the angry Black women stereotype. She is always seen with a scowl on her face and sometimes even sports a head scarf. After being repeatedly beaten by her mother, Precious leaves home and moves in to government housing and tries to start a life of her own. Both Gabourey and Mo’nique were nominated for Academy Awards, Mo’Nique winning hers, for their roles in “Precious”. It seems that we are taking

W hat does it mean to be a Curvy and Confident Woman? What are her defining qualities? What distinguishes her from other women? Well, what sets a Curvy and Confident woman apart from other women is the size of her self-confidence, not the size her curves. A Curvy and Confident Woman is not defined by the size of her thighs, but by the size of her dreams. She isn’t defined by the size of her hips, but by the size of her hopes. The true measure of a Curvy and Confident Woman is not defined by her

Abuse is something that has been happening for a while now and seems to be a recurring problem. People are not aware of this problem because they do not step up and speak up for themselves. In almost every situation the victims wish they would have said something sooner but did not. There are many different kinds of abuse, but these are the most common. Domestic abuse is something that happens to a lot of people, and is very common. As stated by the department of justice “every 9 seconds a woman

When you think of the word “poverty” or “poor” what comes to mind? Some think of hunger, minorities, dirty areas, women, and homeless people. What about when you hear the term “abuse”? For most people, abuse means physical; getting beat up or hit. Although abuse can mean getting beat up or hit, there is far more that follows. Abuse can take on many forms like physical, emotional or sexual. The film Precious by Lee Daniels, based on the novel Push by Sapphire, encounters not only the obvious sexual

Everybody in the society has an identity. No one is born with identity. People work hard, gets education, gets job and by contributing to the society, they create their own identity. It is the self-image of who one is. As an example, if a person is helping the society by providing education in schools, he or she has an identity as a teacher. This identity does not just belong to them automatically. Their motivation of working hard, education status, having the dream carrier and dedication to the