‘Aren’t Y’all Sick of This Narrative?: Tyler Perry Hits Back at Folks Who Say His Films Exploit ‘Black Woman’s Struggles’ Amid ‘Straw’ Backlash and Success

For better or for worse, Tyler Perry stands by his work and the stories he tells about Black women in his movies. Despite years of criticism over how he portrays their pain, trauma, and relationships, the Emmy-winning filmmaker has remained unapologetic about his creative choices.

In many of his films, the Black female characters he creates deal with domestic abuse at the hands of their spouse (“Madea’s Family Reunion”). In many of his stories, the women are barely scraping by like the lead character in his new film “Straw.”

Taraji P. Henson stars as a struggling mother living in poverty with a sick child, who was accused of robbing a bank after she brings a gun in a desperate attempt to force employees to cash her check.

Immediately Perry got complaints from the public for continuing t