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Revisiting 'The Color Purple' Wars

Revisiting 'The Color Purple' Wars

Released Sunday, 18th December 2022
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Revisiting 'The Color Purple' Wars

Revisiting 'The Color Purple' Wars

Revisiting 'The Color Purple' Wars

Revisiting 'The Color Purple' Wars

Sunday, 18th December 2022
 1 person rated this episode
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Criticism about representation and misrepresentation in film are nothing new. In this episode, Aisha Harris, co-host of the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, traces the debates ignited by Steven Spielberg's 1985 film, "The Color Purple." The adaptation of Alice Walker's novel is remembered as a fan-favorite that centers Black women's lives, but got markedly different reactions from male and female viewers.

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