Over the past few months that this movie has been released, I have heard various feelings and opinions on the movie. Some I agree with, some I disagree with, while others are completely ignorant. I'm not saying that you have to love this movie, but there are things that people need to understand. This movie is in no way shape or form, stereotypical. It's a movie about a situation that happened to a girl, thats it. It has nothing to do with the fact that she is black, it deals with the fact that she is poor and abused... she just happens to be black. The story is heartbreaking and real, it could happen to a white person, black person, hispanic person etc. Some people live in a fairytale world where in there minds something like this could not possibly happen, but it does. An article was brought to my attention in my philosophy class in which the writer states "white people see this movie because of white guilt." That may possibly be the most nonsensical thing I have ever heard. People try to delve too deep into the movie instead of taking it for what it is. My philosophy teacher (who I believe is borderline retarded) even had the nerve to say "so everytime I see an obese black girl, I'm supposed to assume she's sleeping with her father," this conversation really got on my nerves because he, nor the rest of my class had seen this movie and yet they sit there and make assumptions. Everyone should see the movie and decide for themselves before they jump to conclusions. In my opinion it's a good movie, and I reccomend it to anybody.
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