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Big Think, Is There Such a Thing as Selling Out? Why Maya Angelou Acted in a Tyler Perry Mo

Is There Such a Thing as Selling Out? Why Maya Angelou Acted in a Tyler Perry Mo

Maya and I had a wonderful relationship but we didn't always agree on everything.

And one of the things that we had a conversation about was her being in one of these Tyler Perry Madea movies. And Maya had always stayed on me to be careful about my choices and to make sure that I was doing work in that mattered and that I wouldn't connect myself to projects that didn't deserve my participation for whatever the reason might be. So we had these conversations all the time about valuing, she would never put it this way but about respecting my brand and valuing my brand. And so when I heard and learned that she was going to be in one of these Madea movies we had a chat about it one day. And I wanted to know why she would agree to be in one of these Madea films. The short end of the story is that she made a distinction for me that I had never really thought about.

There is some very beautiful and brilliant powerful high art that we should not deny ourselves and there is some run of the mill entertainment that makes us feel good, that makes us laugh, that brings us joy that we should not deny ourselves. And she acknowledged that the Tyler Perry movie wasn't high art, it was entertainment, but should I deny myself an opportunity to be in a film where I can speak to a generation of young people and share a poem as a grandmother in this film that might help some of these young people even though it's coming through an entertainment vehicle, in a movie with Madea in it I should not do that?

But it became a serious conversation, that again, allowed me to see this critical distinction between what I viewed as art and what I viewed as entertainment. That conundrum, that dilemma came full circle for me after she passed away when I had to make a decision about whether or not to appear on Dancing with the Stars.

And I found myself in this same space, art versus entertainment. Ultimately I decided to do Dancing with the Stars and I could kind of here Maya in the back of my head saying okay you get it now. I feel sometimes for those in the broader hip-hop community who seem to bear the brunt of every critique and every criticism that people feel comfortable leveling at it.

Hip-hop music is like any other form of music or any other form of entertainment. There's some good and there's some bad. And when people paint hip-hop, whether it's Ben Carson or my friend Geraldo Rivera where they paint hip-hop with a broad brush they get themselves in trouble again. It's about respecting people's individuality. And if you want to talk about a particular person or a particular song then let's have that conversation. But you cannot lump everybody into one broad category and demonize the entire art form.

Is There Such a Thing as Selling Out? Why Maya Angelou Acted in a Tyler Perry Mo Gibt es so etwas wie einen Ausverkauf? Warum Maya Angelou in einem Tyler Perry-Film mitspielte ¿Existe la traición? Por qué Maya Angelou actuó en una película de Tyler Perry Existe-t-il une telle chose que de se vendre ? Pourquoi Maya Angelou a joué dans un film de Tyler Perry Esiste il concetto di "svendita"? Perché Maya Angelou ha recitato in un film di Tyler Perry 売れ残りなんて存在するのか?マヤ・アンジェロウがタイラー・ペリーの映画に出演した理由 매진이라는 것이 존재할까요? 마야 안젤루가 타일러 페리 모에서 연기한 이유 Czy istnieje coś takiego jak sprzedawanie się? Dlaczego Maya Angelou zagrała w filmie Tylera Perry'ego? Existe algo como "vender-se"? Porque é que Maya Angelou actuou num filme de Tyler Perry Существует ли такое понятие, как "продажность"? Почему Майя Анжелу снялась в фильме Тайлера Перри Kendini Satmak Diye Bir Şey Var mı? Maya Angelou Neden Tyler Perry'nin Filminde Oynadı? Чи існує таке поняття, як "продатися"? Чому Майя Анджелоу знялася у фільмі Тайлера Перрі 有 "卖身 "这回事吗?玛雅-安杰洛为何出演泰勒-派瑞的电影?

Maya and I had a wonderful relationship but we didn’t always agree on everything. A Maya e eu tínhamos uma relação maravilhosa, mas nem sempre estávamos de acordo em tudo. У нас с Майей были прекрасные отношения, но мы не всегда во всем соглашались.

And one of the things that we had a conversation about was her being in one of these Tyler Perry Madea movies. E uma das coisas que conversámos foi sobre ela entrar num desses filmes da Madea do Tyler Perry. И одна из вещей, о которой мы говорили, - это ее участие в одном из фильмов Тайлера Перри "Мадея". And Maya had always stayed on me to be careful about my choices and to make sure that I was doing work in that mattered and that I wouldn’t connect myself to projects that didn’t deserve my participation for whatever the reason might be. E a Maya sempre me incentivou a ter cuidado com as minhas escolhas e a certificar-me de que estava a fazer um trabalho importante e que não me ligava a projectos que não mereciam a minha participação por qualquer razão que fosse. И Майя всегда следила за тем, чтобы я был осторожен в своем выборе, чтобы убедиться, что я делаю работу, которая имеет значение, и чтобы я не связывал себя с проектами, которые не заслуживают моего участия по каким-либо причинам. So we had these conversations all the time about valuing, she would never put it this way but about respecting my brand and valuing my brand. Por isso, tivemos sempre estas conversas sobre a valorização, ela nunca o diria desta forma, mas sobre o respeito pela minha marca e a valorização da minha marca. Поэтому мы постоянно говорили о том, что нужно ценить - она никогда бы так не сказала - уважать мой бренд и ценить мой бренд. And so when I heard and learned that she was going to be in one of these Madea movies we had a chat about it one day. Por isso, quando ouvi e soube que ela ia entrar num destes filmes da Madea, um dia conversámos sobre isso. И когда я услышал и узнал, что она собирается сниматься в одном из этих фильмов о Мэдеа, мы как-то раз поболтали об этом. And I wanted to know why she would agree to be in one of these Madea films. E eu queria saber porque é que ela aceitaria entrar num destes filmes da Madea. И я хотел узнать, почему она согласилась сниматься в одном из этих фильмов с Мадеей. The short end of the story is that she made a distinction for me that I had never really thought about. 결론부터 말하자면, 그녀는 제가 미처 생각하지 못했던 차별화를 만들어주었습니다. Resumindo a história, ela fez-me uma distinção em que eu nunca tinha pensado. Короче говоря, она сделала для меня различие, о котором я никогда не задумывался.

There is some very beautiful and brilliant powerful high art that we should not deny ourselves and there is some run of the mill entertainment that makes us feel good, that makes us laugh, that brings us joy that we should not deny ourselves. 우리 자신을 부정해서는 안 되는 매우 아름답고 빛나는 강력한 고급 예술이 있고, 우리 자신을 부정해서는 안 되는 기분을 좋게 하고, 웃게 하고, 기쁨을 주는 평범한 오락이 있습니다. Há arte muito bela, brilhante e poderosa que não devemos negar a nós próprios e há algum entretenimento banal que nos faz sentir bem, que nos faz rir, que nos traz alegria e que não devemos negar a nós próprios. Есть очень красивое и блестящее, мощное высокое искусство, в котором мы не должны себе отказывать, а есть обычные развлечения, которые заставляют нас чувствовать себя хорошо, смеяться, приносят радость, в которых мы не должны себе отказывать. And she acknowledged that the Tyler Perry movie wasn’t high art, it was entertainment, but should I deny myself an opportunity to be in a film where I can speak to a generation of young people and share a poem as a grandmother in this film that might help some of these young people even though it’s coming through an entertainment vehicle, in a movie with Madea in it I should not do that? 그리고 그녀는 타일러 페리 영화가 고급 예술이 아니라 오락이라는 것을 인정했지만, 비록 오락이라는 수단을 통해서라도 이 영화에서 할머니로서 젊은 세대와 대화하고 시를 나눌 수 있는 영화에 출연할 수 있는 기회를, 마다가 출연하는 영화에서 이 젊은이들에게 조금이라도 도움이 될 수 있는 기회를 스스로 부정해야 하는 걸까, 그렇게 해서는 안 되는 걸까. E reconheceu que o filme de Tyler Perry não era arte, era entretenimento, mas será que devo negar a mim própria a oportunidade de participar num filme em que posso falar a uma geração de jovens e partilhar um poema como avó neste filme que pode ajudar alguns desses jovens, apesar de ser através de um veículo de entretenimento, num filme com a Madea, não o devo fazer? И она признала, что фильм Тайлера Перри не был высоким искусством, это было развлечение, но должна ли я отказывать себе в возможности сняться в фильме, где я могу обратиться к поколению молодых людей и поделиться стихотворением, как бабушка в этом фильме, которое может помочь некоторым из этих молодых людей, даже если это происходит через развлекательное средство, в фильме с участием Мэдеи, я не должна этого делать?

But it became a serious conversation, that again, allowed me to see this critical distinction between what I viewed as art and what I viewed as entertainment. 하지만 진지한 대화가 이어지면서 제가 예술로 여기는 것과 엔터테인먼트로 여기는 것 사이에 중요한 차이가 있음을 다시 한 번 깨닫게 되었습니다. Mas tornou-se uma conversa séria que, mais uma vez, me permitiu ver esta distinção crítica entre o que eu via como arte e o que eu via como entretenimento. Но это стало серьезным разговором, который, опять же, позволил мне увидеть критическое различие между тем, что я считал искусством, и тем, что я считал развлечением. That conundrum, that dilemma came full circle for me after she passed away when I had to make a decision about whether or not to appear on Dancing with the Stars. 이 딜레마는 그녀가 세상을 떠난 후 '댄싱 위드 더 스타'에 출연할지 여부를 결정해야 했을 때 다시금 떠올랐어요. Esse enigma, esse dilema, completou-se para mim depois de ela ter falecido, quando tive de tomar uma decisão sobre a minha participação ou não no programa Dancing with the Stars. Эта загадка, эта дилемма встала передо мной после ее смерти, когда мне пришлось принимать решение о том, участвовать или нет в шоу "Танцы со звездами".

And I found myself in this same space, art versus entertainment. E dei por mim neste mesmo espaço, arte versus entretenimento. И я оказался в том же пространстве: искусство против развлечений. Ultimately I decided to do Dancing with the Stars and I could kind of here Maya in the back of my head saying okay you get it now. 결국 <댄싱 위드 더 스타>에 출연하기로 결정했고, 마야가 제 뒤에서 이제 알았다고 말하는 것 같았어요. Acabei por decidir fazer o programa Dancing with the Stars e conseguia ouvir a Maya a dizer: "Já percebeste? В конце концов я решила принять участие в "Танцах со звездами", и Майя как бы говорила мне, что теперь ты все поняла. I feel sometimes for those in the broader hip-hop community who seem to bear the brunt of every critique and every criticism that people feel comfortable leveling at it. I feel sometimes for those in the broader hip-hop community who seem to bear the brunt of every critique and every criticism that people feel comfortable leveling at it. 저는 때때로 모든 비평과 비난을 감수하는 것처럼 보이는 힙합 커뮤니티의 사람들을 보면서 사람들이 힙합에 대해 편안하게 생각하는 것 같다는 생각이 들 때가 있습니다. Por vezes, sinto pena daqueles que fazem parte da comunidade hip-hop em geral, que parecem suportar o peso de todas as críticas que as pessoas se sentem à vontade para lhe fazer. Иногда я сочувствую тем представителям хип-хоп сообщества, которые, кажется, несут на себе всю тяжесть критики, которую люди считают нужным направлять в их адрес.

Hip-hop music is like any other form of music or any other form of entertainment. A música hip-hop é como qualquer outra forma de música ou qualquer outra forma de entretenimento. Хип-хоп музыка - это как любая другая музыка или любая другая форма развлечения. There’s some good and there’s some bad. Há algumas coisas boas e outras más. Есть хорошие и есть плохие. And when people paint hip-hop, whether it’s Ben Carson or my friend Geraldo Rivera where they paint hip-hop with a broad brush they get themselves in trouble again. 벤 카슨이나 제 친구 헤랄도 리베라처럼 넓은 붓으로 힙합을 그리는 사람들은 또다시 곤경에 처하게 됩니다. E quando as pessoas pintam o hip-hop, quer se trate de Ben Carson ou do meu amigo Geraldo Rivera, quando pintam o hip-hop com um pincel largo, voltam a meter-se em sarilhos. И когда люди рисуют хип-хоп, будь то Бен Карсон или мой друг Джеральдо Ривера, когда они рисуют хип-хоп широкой кистью, они снова попадают в беду. It’s about respecting people’s individuality. Trata-se de respeitar a individualidade das pessoas. Это уважение к индивидуальности людей. And if you want to talk about a particular person or a particular song then let’s have that conversation. E se quiserem falar sobre uma pessoa em particular ou uma canção em particular, então vamos ter essa conversa. И если вы хотите поговорить о конкретном человеке или конкретной песне, давайте поговорим об этом. But you cannot lump everybody into one broad category and demonize the entire art form. 하지만 모든 사람을 하나의 큰 카테고리로 묶어 전체 예술 형식을 악마화할 수는 없습니다. Mas não se pode juntar toda a gente numa única categoria e demonizar toda a forma de arte. Но нельзя объединять всех в одну широкую категорию и демонизировать весь вид искусства.