Sophia's own fault

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Or maybe it was not the day she felt like being polite. We all have days like it.

What in the *beep* is wrong with you?

Sophia had a rough life, she was black, she was a woman, she was poor. It was *beep* TOUGH. She had to suffer all different types of discrimination, and she said it herself - she had to fight her whole life.

Some ridiculous white woman speaks to her offensively and in a discriminatory and rude manner - and just because it was the early 1900s and all black people were being treated like *beep* does not mean they should have had to lie down and *beep* TAKE it because, oh you know, THAT'S JUST THE WAY THINGS WERE and all the other black people were taking it and the other white people happily instigating it! People who make that disgusting argument like so many of you here have are the kind of people that keep morally repugnant and outdated social norms in fashion. Go the *beep* to hell and before you do, make sure you let other people think for you because you sure can't *beep* do it for yourselves.

Where was I? Oh yes. Some ridiculous white woman speaks to her degradingly and naturally Sophia answers in an offended manner, (so sorry to those of you who think she should have stayed in her place like a good little black woman did back in those days, how dare she have a sense of pride, how dare she feel she is worth something!).

Then she gets slapped by some total pig, and then she answers in kind!

HER FAULT? HER FAULT?

Go back to the early 1900s, morons, you're archaic and most of your kind are dead by now, wish their mindset had died with them.

Best post of the thread.

well said
Its clear to me Sofia's reaction was one based on pride and not an act of defiance. She explained to Ceelie earlier on in the film she had spent her whole life fighting against men. We see many examples of these kind of men in the film MISTER being the main one Her initial reaction was slightly over the top but to say she had no options at all in the 20's is rubbish as there are no other female characters in this movie that are maids at the time

When he hit her she didn't see the problematic situation she would find herself in she saw another man hitting her and reacted accordingly

Also there were no legal lynchings at the that period of time not even in the deep south

Your point is kind of unclear, and I'm interested.
What do you mean to say?

damn right!

Who says in life you have to pick and choose your battles? Why not battle every thing you think is wrong? Just because you live your life by compromise does not mean others do or should.

The woman asking her was very disrespectful and got the answer she so rightly deserved. That man hit her first and she struck back and was then clubbed in the head and jailed.

It may have been '20's or 40''s' but that doesn't make it any more right.

you were amazing in this post <3

Do you know the time they were in? What kind of pressure they had? You think it was alright the way black people were looked down upon. Mrs Millie was full of it!

What I try to think of is how stifling life was for black women in those times, black folks in general. There's so much you have to swallow, just accept until it gets to the point you just can't anymore. I'm surprised, no I'm in awe of how they so many times, just looked the other way. I think some people just don't understand the climate back then, not that I do fully, it's hard for many of us to relate because we just didn't grow up with that. It's easier for us to say what she should have done. People today (to a certain point) have outlets to deal with injustices done to them, or problems they have. Well, moreso than in the past.




Hey tell me, is it stalking if I follow her like all the way home without her knowing?

Whats so offensive about offering employment. I know people right now that clean buildings, hospitals, homes, whatever to feed their children. I really don't see anything so degrading about that. Especially for someone to react in that way. What's degrading is standing on a corner half dressed in 40 degree weather and selling your body or undressing and showing your goodies to men who only paid maybe $10 to see 10 females. So when you think about it he's actually paying a dollar to see you. That's degrading to me. Some one offering me a job as a maid is not worth me, even now, going off and getting so angry.

People should stop getting offended and reacting so fast.

Jacinta, Why do you have so many replies? You could have said what you had to say with one reply. Then you and every other person who disagrees with me wants to bring up Martin Luther King as if he's the only civil rights leader that you've heard of. And since you keep bringing up Martin Luther King, do you really think that he would have handled that situation by saying "hell no"? No, because that would be an ignorant way to handle that situation and he was more intelligent than that.

Like I have said before, for all of you people who say that you would have done the same, it's not too late to exercise your freedom of speech. Tonight or any night in the near future, why don't you walk thru the most drug, and gang infested area in your city? Make sure that you are alone, or better yet, take your kids with you and wear your most expensive jewelry with the wrong color clothes? If a group of thugs approach you then take the same attitude as Sofia and stand up for your rights. Tell those thugs that you have the right to be in their neighborhood. If they try to rob you, tell them "hell no" and tell them all about your constitutional rights as an American citizen. Then conclude your encounter by throwing up a rival gang sign. See what your freedom of speech will get you. If you decide not to do so then whatever reason or excuse you have should have been the same reason Sofia should have had to simply say "no" and walk away. If you decide to do so (which I doubt) and make it out alive (which I doubt), then let me know how that works out for you.

Before trying cookies for the first time, Cookie Monster's name was Sid.

There is absolutely no hope for you.

'Realistically' she shouldn't have expected respect?

TYou're one of those people who just shrug and say, 'oh, that's how it is, oh well'. By that logic, Martin Luther King would never have had his way, no revolution would ever have had it's way, Celie should've just stayed with her abusive husband, people in abusive relationships should just stay in them, people who are treated unfairly should just accept it. THAT is what you are saying, do you even realise that?

By your line of logic, societal norms would be the same now as they were hundreds of years ago.

You are pathetic, incredibly stupid, and really, really offensive. Stop talking, stop even trying to think.