Come Get Ya Girl: Here’s Why The Color Purple Is Trending Today
Here’s Why The Color Purple Is Trending
Actress Elizabeth Banks really tried to get woke on us. She talked about women in film and said that it’s ridiculous that Steven Spielberg never directed a movie with a female lead.
Elizabeth Banks Calls Out Steven Spielberg: 'He's Never Made a Movie With a Female Lead' https://t.co/4kj6TJOU76 pic.twitter.com/6F6bJTN6CH
— TheWrap (@TheWrap) June 14, 2017
But there’s one problem. He directed The Color Purple, which of course has Whoopi Goldberg as the lead. While many might see this as a regular oversight, it speaks to a larger problem. So often white feminism ignores the progress and existence of black women. So Elizabeth Banks, in trying to prop up feminism, ignored black women. Typical. Take a look at how Twitter got her together and went after people trying to diminish the movie’s impact.
"THE COLOR PURPLE WAS A FLOP!"
"Wait, didn't it make $93 million and get 10 Oscar nominations?"
"Yeah, but…but it didn't win any! FLOP!" pic.twitter.com/wiUEuhMoP3
— Eric Haywood (@EricHaywood) June 15, 2017
damn he needs to direct a film called the color purple. https://t.co/wQPlZTxc8a
— C.W. (@Chrisworldpeace) June 15, 2017
Someone please send Elizabeth Banks emergency copies of Sugarland Express, The BFG, and The Color Purple.
— Brian Collins (@BrianWCollins) June 15, 2017
ELIZABETH BANKS: Steven Spielberg never made a movie with a female lead
AUDIENCE MEMBER: He made "The Color Purple"
ELIZABETH BANKS: pic.twitter.com/gHTjKZS2C4
— Eric Haywood (@EricHaywood) June 15, 2017
Why did @ElizabethBanks "move on" after someone mentioned Color Purple? Because #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen. What a shame. #OscarsSoWhite https://t.co/eUuQytIJyx
— April (@ReignOfApril) June 15, 2017
Someone called The Color Purple a flop? In 2017? In this economy? pic.twitter.com/FlnHzi8i8A
— lauren warren™️ (@iamlaurenp) June 15, 2017
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To whomever called The Color Purple a flop.
Until you take that sh*t back everything you think about gonna fail pic.twitter.com/LcIeokZZk4— DKT (@darleneturner53) June 15, 2017
$155mm world wide, 88% on RT. Cult classic. Culturally relevant to this day. Flop how? Do you even know what that word means? pic.twitter.com/509bqwyvIx
— King Kali (@Kaliafornia) June 15, 2017
how white do you have to be to consider The Color Purple a flop?
— king crissle (@crissles) June 15, 2017
Live look at the TL coming together because of The Color Purple slander pic.twitter.com/7h6KJDP7rk
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) June 15, 2017
#BlackTwitter coming with receipts for all things The Color Purple related this morning like pic.twitter.com/HMkgu1Agzj
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) June 15, 2017
If I see ANY ONE trying to defend Elizabeth Banks statement about Spielberg and women by panning The Color Purple
I
WILL
FIGHT pic.twitter.com/ciGUA2fQqh— Ash-teroid Blues (@tokenblackchick) June 15, 2017
Checks to see why The Color Purple is trending pic.twitter.com/oYOvJLRs7m
— BGN@AwesomeCon🏳️🌈 (@BlackGirlNerds) June 15, 2017
All she had to do was acknowledge she was wrong after they brought up The Color Purple pic.twitter.com/QSJsYM5313
— Bit Bit (@searchforbetter) June 15, 2017
Girl did you just call the Color Purple a flop? pic.twitter.com/ajN5PUESh1
— Yondaime Hokage (@BlackNerdJade) June 15, 2017
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