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jezebel.com - 11/19/2009

Precious : "Fairy Tale" Or Film With "As Much Redeeming Social Value As A Porn Flick"? [Precious Ones]

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The reactions to Lee Daniels' Precious keep coming, and the results are as varied as the writers. How can one film reinforce pathology, provide a fairy-tale ending, and upend the traditional stories...

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fourfour.typepad.com - 11/12/2009

We aren't all Precious

— fourfour.typepad.com — (I'm putting this under the jump because I get spoilery just a few sentences in.) Precious is... kind of an asshole. She steals, responds to insults using her fists, is casually homphobic and repeatedly rejects a much younger girl who lives ... We aren't all Precious

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incontention.com - 11/20/2009

New ‘Precious’ poster

— incontention.com — (Courtesy: Awards Campaign ) New ‘Precious’ poster

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mediaoutrage.com - 11/19/2009

Precious Family Time

— mediaoutrage.com — You have to love celebrity family time no matter who it is . Email This Article... Precious Family Time

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Oh No They Didn't!:  Precious: "Fairy Tale" Or Film With "As Much Redeeming Social Value As A Porn Flick"?

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Precious: "Fairy Tale" Or Film With "As Much Redeeming Social Value As A Porn Flick"?
Oh No They Didn't! — ... from being raped, exploited or abused. Yet when girls in economically stable families are hurt by sexual violence, the protective layers of functional schools, safe neighborhoods and access to mental-health services tend to buffer them from further exploitation. For girls at the margins, sexual violence often funnels them into the criminal justice system. So, what does one make of a film like Precious? It really depends on experiences within your own life. SOURCE: ...