Damn. Is this what dressing in drag get you?
Your own goddamn movie studios!
So Coli, knowing the good that comes from this, was it worth it for him to sell out black masculinity?
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The ultimate "black man in a dress" built the 1st solely black owned movie full scale studio? Im going to try and not process it, my brain can't take it....
Let's be 1,000 when history books years from now mention this moment they'll note how he "portrayed a sassy older black woman in a dress" as the formula that generated his major success to becoming a billionaire and entertainment mogul.
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So my point is black boys in 2119 or even 2029 will be asked to write an essay on a black hero an they are going to evaluate different people and they will see Tyler Perry's name................
It is what it is, but the "pause" is still in there, for what it's worth.
Nonetheless, congrats to him for bringing this together and it should reap benefits for black TV and movies for decades to come.