Feb 26th, 2007 · Two recent film portrayals of African-American women have drawn huge audiences: Tyler Perry's Madea character, which has spawned a franchise; and Eddie Murphy's Rasputia in Norbit. The large, boisterous characters have sparked outrage along with ticket sales.
Keywords: outrage · African American · franchise · Racial · comic · stereotypes · Tyler Perry · Madea · Eddie Murphy · Norbit · Rasputia
Feb 16th, 2007 · Eddie Murphy's new movie Norbit raked in the big bucks at the box office last weekend, when it claimed the top money-making spot. But the portrayal of an overweight, bossy, mean black woman has many African-African women angry.
Keywords: officer · money · movies · overweight · Eddie Murphy · Norbit · bossy · African African
