Oprah's character in Color Purple
- Thread starter BrothaZay
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Sofia
Proud
Wild
Untameable
Fierce
Even her body language, the way she stands, with her hands on her hips, shoulders squared, and lifted peering eyes, exudes dominance.
Everything about her rejects the limitations society has put on her as a woman. Everything about her rejects the limitations society has put on her as a Negro.
She’s seen as a threat. To both men and women. Both white and black.
And as with anything that doesn’t operate in the system the way that it’s programmed, the system rejects it.
Sofia’s encounter with white supremacy eventually beats her into submission.
She becomes:
Docile
Acquiescent
Debilitated
Spiritless
She loses the fire inside and is a shadow of her former self. And although her character arc takes her back to an eventual liberation, her spirit, which was a wildfire before, has been contained.
Modern Black Americana - proud, dominant, and fierce, through our ongoing, steady, and unrelenting battle with white supremacy, has rendered us “slightly” debilitated, docile, and acquiescent. Our house is divided and we are without a moral compass. Although, we have seen some liberation, the wildfire that was once our spirit, has been contained.
I can get a sense of Sophia as a personification of modern black Americans.
Proud
Wild
Untameable
Fierce
Even her body language, the way she stands, with her hands on her hips, shoulders squared, and lifted peering eyes, exudes dominance.
Everything about her rejects the limitations society has put on her as a woman. Everything about her rejects the limitations society has put on her as a Negro.
She’s seen as a threat. To both men and women. Both white and black.
And as with anything that doesn’t operate in the system the way that it’s programmed, the system rejects it.
Sofia’s encounter with white supremacy eventually beats her into submission.
She becomes:
Docile
Acquiescent
Debilitated
Spiritless
She loses the fire inside and is a shadow of her former self. And although her character arc takes her back to an eventual liberation, her spirit, which was a wildfire before, has been contained.
Modern Black Americana - proud, dominant, and fierce, through our ongoing, steady, and unrelenting battle with white supremacy, has rendered us “slightly” debilitated, docile, and acquiescent. Our house is divided and we are without a moral compass. Although, we have seen some liberation, the wildfire that was once our spirit, has been contained.
I can get a sense of Sophia as a personification of modern black Americans.
@BrothaZay you try to hide behind faulty grammar and hood vernacular (even though I caught you slip up once or twice where your grammar and speech were precise) so I know it’s by choice but you are a really smart brotha. 
What would even bring you to recognize such parallels?
What would even bring you to recognize such parallels?
You rather mental illness?
Film was more edgy sirYou rather mental illness?
fckyoupayme
All Star
Whew y’all think some crazy stuff. Everything is not propaganda or critiquing a group of people. Sometimes it is telling someone’s story. The Color Purple is a great book.
You’re a true fool if you believe that shyt
30 years
Just something I noticed. The modern day African American isn't the same as the African American of 1910. Her character in the movie reminds me of the black women you see today, especially the ones from tougher economic backgroundsSofia
Proud
Wild
Untameable
Fierce
Even her body language, the way she stands, with her hands on her hips, shoulders squared, and lifted peering eyes, exudes dominance.
Everything about her rejects the limitations society has put on her as a woman. Everything about her rejects the limitations society has put on her as a Negro.
She’s seen as a threat. To both men and women. Both white and black.
And as with anything that doesn’t operate in the system the way that it’s programmed, the system rejects it.
Sofia’s encounter with white supremacy eventually beats her into submission.
She becomes:
Docile
Acquiescent
Debilitated
Spiritless
She loses the fire inside and is a shadow of her former self. And although her character arc takes her back to an eventual liberation, her spirit, which was a wildfire before, has been contained.
Modern Black Americana - proud, dominant, and fierce, through our ongoing, steady, and unrelenting battle with white supremacy, has rendered us “slightly” debilitated, docile, and acquiescent. Our house is divided and we are without a moral compass. Although, we have seen some liberation, the wildfire that was once our spirit, has been contained.
I can get a sense of Sophia as a personification of modern black Americans.
@BrothaZay you try to hide behind faulty grammar and hood vernacular (even though I caught you slip up once or twice where your grammar and speech were precise) so I know it’s by choice but you are a really smart brotha.
Would you rank it above raisin in the sun
Everyone's story needs to be told.
Taadow
The StarchBishop™️
False - there's a reason Movies and TV shows are called "programming"...everything in a movies' script is there for a reason; the filmmaker(s) want you to finish that movie thinking/feeling some way.
Taadow
The StarchBishop™️
While this is correct...
He's still right - that's a movie specifically crafted for Black women.
fckyoupayme
All Star
I wasn’t talking about the movie. I’m talking about the book
fckyoupayme
All Star
I have to be honest; I haven’t read Raisin in the Sun