The Masks We Wear

Like it or not, a realistic look back

When writers try to tell the details of the complex relationship dynamics and often shameful between blacks and whites in the pre-and post-South, Jim Crow, it is sure to cause a ruckus. "Aid," based on the book by Kathryn Stockett, is no exception. Unlike some close friends and African-American women scholars I admire, I really enjoyed the film and gives it four stars on the artistic performance and realism. I disagree with Dr. Melissa Harris Perry the movie is "ahistorical and deeply troubling" and that "reduced systematic, violent racism, sexism and the exploitation of labor in a cat fight can be won in cum cunning."I also respectfully disagree with the assertion made by the Association of Black Women Historians, who said:" Despite the marketing efforts of the book and the film as a triumph of progressive history of racial injustice, " assistance "distorts, ignores and trivializes the experiences of black domestic workers. "Like most works of art, even those inspired by the story, the truth is in the eye of the beholder. I support the" aid "simply tells one side of many stories. It does not represent all the experience of black folk. Granted, not too much original creativity went into the development of the characters; many people, no doubt, especially those of us who grew up in the South and especially in households headed by black women domestic workers, found the characters uncomfortably yet intimately familiar. I grew up in a small Southern town (Chapel Hill) in a household headed by strong black women domestic workers. Aibileen, Minny and even Yule Mae were far from "ahistorical" or "disturbing distortions." I and the women I know are familiar with lessons like learning how to code switch, persevere against the odds and indignities or to master what the great black poet Paul Laurence Dunbar expressed in his poem "We Wear the Mask": "We wear the mask that grins and lies, it hides our cheeks and shades our eyes.

“Máscara (Mask)” - A Juried Exhibition - Art Listings Professional

Projects Gallery is pleased to present Máscara (Mask), a juried exhibition exploring the contemporary use of the mask.  More than 25 artists will be featured, with works in a variety of media, including drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, print, sculpture and video.  Everyone wears a mask, whether literally or figurative.  What are we trying to hide or reveal?  Ancient man used the altered human form to represent the mysteries of his world.  Shaman or medicine men wear body paint or crafted objects to transform themselves into forms from the spirit world.  Halloween and Mardi Gras are two of today’s blends of religious and secular celebrations.  What does the mask represent for modern man?  We wear masks of all kinds – as part of religious rituals, in theater, in sports, in entertainment, in combat as well as in the face we present to others.  Juror, Henry Bermudez, has selected an eclectic group of artists to discuss this topic.  Mr. Bermudez is a Venice Biennale Venezuelan artist who has shown throughout the world and has had more than 30 solo exhibitions and has participated in more than 75 group exhibitions.  His works are included in several public and private collections, including National Museum of Catholic Art & History, New York; Museums of Contemporary Art, Caracas, Maracaibo, Merida, and Maracay, Venezuela; Modern Art Museum of Costa Rica; Puebla Cultural House, Puebla, Mexico; Museum of Art Ralli, Punta Del Este, Uruguay.  He currently lives in Philadelphia and has an installation at the Philadelphia International Airport.

my kind of revolution. the one where we all wear guy fawkes masks.

@ no mate, it only lasts for about 30 mins, so we just gotta get on with it. We have got those dust masks on that all the japs wear

In the future we will all wear surgical masks?

The Many Masks We Wear...

RT @: @ has my back with anything I remember we was thinking of running naked through the English graduation and wear black masks lol

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