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“Pariah” Vs. “Precious”: An Authentic Tale Vs. Poverty Porn

A movie about a Black teenage girl struggling with her identity, who suffers verbal abuse from her mother and struggles to fit in with her peers, is currently getting a strong Oscar buzz. No, the movie is not “Precious 2” it is “Pariah,” the story of a teenage lesbian coming to grips with her identity. Fortunately, “Pariah” differs with “Precious” in several key ways, making this offering a markedly better standout.

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Nov 4, 2011 at 1:45 pm

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Gabourey Sidibe “I Hate Being Called Precious”

Gabourey Sidibe called in to The Madd Hatta Morning Show in Houston, Texas to promote her new film “Tower Heist” out in theaters today. Gabby stars alongside Eddie Murphy in the Brett-Ratner-directed-Bernie-Madoff inspired action comedy. While on the line, Gabby admitted that she “hates being called Precious” and “feels bad for girls who look like me because they’ll be called Precious.”

She also confesses that her Precious-induced stardom took her by

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Jul 23, 2010 at 6:18 pm

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Settlement Reached In Lawsuit Over ‘Precious’

The fight over the rights to the movie “Precious” is finally over…. and the winner is???

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Donna Schiele

Mar 15, 2010 at 11:45 am

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GALLERY: Gabourey Sidibe Hits The NYC Streets

Oscar-nominated star of Precious, Gabourey Sidibe was spotted in NYC over the weekend.

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Mar 13, 2010 at 9:42 am

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Mary J. Believes ‘Precious’ Will Encourage Sex Abuse Victims To Speak Out

Mary J. Blige talks about the effect the movie “Precious” had on her.

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Mar 10, 2010 at 12:40 pm

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Vanessa Williams On “The Blind Side”: “White Family Saves The Day”

‘The Blind Side’ may have earned several Academy Award nominations and a Best Actress win for Sandra Bullock this past weekend, but Vanessa Williams is clearly no fan of the movie.

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Mar 8, 2010 at 3:45 pm

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“Precious” Director Begins Next Film, An MLK Biopic, With Kravitz

The film is said to largely center around the relationship between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Lyndon Johnson. Beyond the core relationship between King and Johnson, the film also features the voting rights and desegregation campaigns and civil rights marches that centered in Selma, Alabama in the mid-’60s.

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