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April 15, 2005
Jungle Fever
A question was debated in the discussion after the Spike Lee movie, "Jungle Fever," as to the use of stereotypes in portraying cultural groups and whether Spike was particularly sensitive or aware of women's issues in this and others of his films. I would like to quote from an article written by Yvonne Tasker in her article on Lee in "Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers."
"A longstanding feature of Lee's work is an awareness of the work performed by stereotypes together with a willingness to mobilize such types to his own ends."
And this from bell hooks:
"No matter how daring his films, how transgressive their subject matter, to have a predictable success he provides viewers with stock images. Uncompromising in his commitment to create images of black males that challenge shallow perceptions and bring the issue of racism to the screen, he conforms to the status quo when it comes to images of females." Any reactions to these views?
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