Be forewarned. This is a rant. I’ve seen my fair share of “African-American” comedies (or as Dr. Abdul Hakim Jackson would say, Blackamerican comedies). Actually, I’m not even going to limit this to comedies, because I’ve seen quite serious dramas deteriorate in a similar fashion. What I’m referring to here is “the booty factor.” It seems we cannot escape it, except by avoiding most Blackamerican movies.
Every time a black woman comes on the screen in one of these movies, the men are awestruck. They stare, drool, and pant. This is not surprising, as most men actually do this (present company excluded). Where these movies differ is all in the camera angle. Suddenly, the camera zooms in on the woman’s rear end, and we’re “moonstruck” by the footage. There is usually no warning for this and no justifiable reason.
You’re probably thinking that it’s my own fault for watching these low-class movies. You are right. It’s just that, ever so often, I’d like to see someone with color (who’s not Tyler Perry in a gray wig) on the screen . Furthermore, movies that, in some cases, are otherwise quite wholesome are completely demoralized and cheapened by two or three bootyzooms. It’s sickening!
The only Blackamerican movies that do not include such exploits are extremely heavy dramas, such as Rosewood. Don’t get me wrong, I love Rosewood, but it’s from a rare class.
Black women, who are much more than just round objects that move from side to side (I should know, I was raised by one and am married to one), should be outraged every time they see it, every time they’re asked to do it, and every time a man watches it and enjoys it. Why do we even need to complain about the oppression to which we’re subjected when we have become the main catalysts? It must come to an end, even if the only black face I ever see in a movie again is Samuel L. Jackson playing someone’s sidekick or an angry cop holding white people hostage. Hey, he was probably just upset from the bootylicious movie that he watched the night before, so who could blame him?
