It was rare back then because many people treated people like Minny like they weren't even human, it's sad and in some cases still happens Edit: It's not a RUclips comment without someone spewing crap down below
Oh yea that is so GREAT. She doesnt even "care" that she is black! How GOOD OF HER! It is like she does accept her as a REAL human eventhough she is nonwhite! What a humanitarian...
@@yeaokay8476 it’s actually pretty crazy that they really wanted Blk women to work so they made it difficult and passed laws. Blk women where stay at home moms due to their husbands having good jobs and they hybrids hated that
That bit hit home for me too. I really felt for that kid because something similar happened to my mother when she was thirteen and doing well at school. The family were dirt poor, so my grandmother got her a 'place' as a dogsbody maid in the local manor house, working stupidly long hours for little pay, and that was the end of her dreams of a career. Always made her sad to talk about it. 1940s rural England, btw - harsh, with the class system still in full flow, but thankfully not as harsh as the US was for black people.
Well the maids said most children they raise ended up like their real parents. So I feel nothing, base of their statements. That the child would get over it, and slowly adjust to be just like her peers.
@@yeaokay8476 Yeah I was thinking the same... which is even sadder in a way because it truly shows how these kids, that feel geniuned love towards their maids, get turned into their parents.
My mama was a private nurse back in the 80s for a sickly baby in Mississippi. They always treated us like family, and my mama even became the private nurse for the daughter’s son after she grew up. My mom passed away from cancer and couldn’t work anymore.
You're deluded, that's why. You probably blame "white" people too, right? A population of people who made up less than 2% of the US population were who operated the whole Atlantic slave trade & owned every single slave ship. Not a single one of them was a white person, they were all Jewish. They owned 78% of all of the slaves, while making up less than 2% of the population. This is all well documented, but white people don't own mass media or Hollywood. So the brainwashing obviously deludes people such as yourself into believing a false history with made up facts. You can listen to Professor Tony Martin talking about it if race matters for you on such a discussion, he's a black guy & was very intelligent & spoke a lot of the atlantic slave trade, as well as other topics. They also owned the Irish slave trade, which is another slave trade completely unheard of by most & not allowed to be discussed. People will outright call you a racist if you bring it up. Stop taking hollywood movies so seriously, they are made to brainwash people at a subconscious level :) Slavery at this point in time in our world is also much higher than it was back then. Most of the slavery happening is in Africa as well, did you know that? Did you know a lot of the jewish owned slaves that when freed by white people who fought in a war to end slavery, they went back to Africa & became slave owners themselves & used everything they had learned as a slave to do the same to their new slaves in Africa? This wasn't just a few who did this either.. it happened with a lot of people
Fr, I've thought about that ever since I've learned about racism and slavery back in kindergarten. It mentally doesn't click in my mind. Seriously, how the hell did things like this come to be? What in the human brain was so messed up that millions, if not billions, of ppl started treating ppl so violently over their race, THEIR SKIN COLOR, alone? It just doesn't add up to me, so many ppl were, and still are, violently treated for essentially no reason. It isn't even a specific race, ppl just hate ppl. Obviously tho, we're specifically talking about ppl who happened to be in this time period being specifically persecuted and hurt, but yk what i mean. I'm just questioning where in evolution did humans create racism? Why is racism as a whole a thing? It's made even more mind-boggling because it literally doesn't matter what race or skin color, black, white, Asian, etc., ppl will hate anyone for their race alone and that's scary af. It's as if being born as a human also with skin is something that triggers certain ppl to act I dunno, after all these years, no amount of science or hours of thinking or arguing can lead me to a conclusion. It's just not something we can understand.
You'd be surprised how many of those 60s children thought the black maids were their mothers compared to their biological mothers. Mae isn't alone in thinking that.
Even maids in today's age are more considered as moms than the actual moms they were working under by most kids. I once saw this video where the title was something like moms vs maids and in the video someone behind the camera would ask them questions related to their kids, and nearly every maid were correct whereas most of the moms weren't. And its even sadder during those 60s, imagine growing up always believing someone to be your mother only for you to grow up and realize that the only person who was always affectionate to you was a maid and that woman who was always in the background was your real mother. Not only that, but that woman also tells you that you should never repay the maid's kindness because she has dark skin.
I’d like to believe that a few women in her little socialite group are just scared of what she and her husband are capable of. She absolutely ruined Celia’s and Minny’s lives. Celia will never have friends in that town because of her. Minny would of been homeless and starving with her family because of what that woman did to her.
Cecilia was my favorite character in this movie. She was the definition of beautiful, inside and out. The fact that she was never horrible to Minny once, she treated her as her equal and friend. She was ahead of her time and the fact people treated her as an outcast because of one petty bitch, honesty Johnny and Minny were lucky people to have her in their lives.
Yea!! Celia was ahead of her time. People probably thought that she was a radical progressive liberal by be in the way she was back in the 1960s. But she was just ahead. One of my favorite characters. It reminds me that in these days being ahead and being correct politically is actually a good thing
Don't know if it was mentioned in the movie but in the book Cecilia came from a "white trash" background, which, in addition to dating and later marrying Johnny was why she was treated like an outcast. What's great about her is she sincerely married Johnny for love and didn't put on airs after she married into a higher social class. In fact, the most racist characters in The Help started acting more racist because they were class-insecure/trying to rise in class, Hilly pushing segregationist policies in her women's org was part of her husband's bid for governor, and Elizabeth bowing to Hilly's pressure to build an additional toilet was part of wanting to look like the (racist) wealthier women in her town despite not having a lot of money.
@@kiki.isme. Omfg, there is always that one person that says some dumb shit like you.. It doesn't matter if it is the "bare minimum".. There are so many people in this world that do not and will never do the bare minimum, ESPECIALLY in the 60s.. for the 60s it was rare to see a white person treating a black person with respect, and like an actual person.. doing the bare minimum still means A LOT in every situation and in every time period..
Hilly was horrible and hateful. But the character I hated most at the end was Elizabeth. She was spineless. She was so desperate to be on Hilly's good side that allowed her daughter's heart to be broken. That was the most unforgiveable act. And I adored Hilly's mother. You have to be a horrible person for your own mother to laugh at you eating to piece of shit pie. Telling Hilly she was a 'Godless woman' was the best insult Abilene could have dished out.
elizabeth also represents those who stay silent when injustice occurs, thinking that their "neutrality" is fair when they're just being cowards and actually siding with the bullies and oppressors. elizabeth doesn't outright treat people as badly as hilly does, but her inability to stand up for what's right (she knew no silver was stolen) is exactly how the oppressors get their way. in contrast, skeeter is outspoken about the disgusting things happening around her and is able to make some positive change because she spoke up.
As a black woman I never saw this movie, it seems to me that it is ment to maintain the narative that my history starts with slavery, eventhough most black people in the diaspora know that we are the true HEBREW ISREALITES and because we did not obey the rules given to us we ended up in slavery as is predicted in the book of Deuteronomy 28! As is writen we will have to fullfill the book Revelation 2:9 makes a statement about that too. In Christ we can overcome the satanist ruling that is trying to convince the dummies to get vaccinated.... Anyway about this propaganda film. I hope the black actors got paid well. And do not feel sorry for us blacks take care of the hate in your family and go looking for a way to manifest love in the generations to come. be blessed.
@@sistercirkel9125 Jesus christ, the hebrew shit. Its just as racist as whatever you are trying to fight against. You're in a cult. And your history i dont think is ever shifted to start in slavery. There is alot of diversity in Africa and history there aswell. Issue is alot of African Americans seem to be disconnected from their ethnic ties and then jump on the slavery aspect and use that. Every human race has been a slave at some point, even Irish white slaves at the same time were treated much harsher. redheaded people have a long history of being assumed to be demonic or bad in some way and killed or put down, even today in northwest europe or to many people, redheads are still seen as such. Theres always long lines of discrimination, and I highly doubt with the many many many various diverse black people in africa, suddenly theyre all from some hebrew people in a bible that takes place in the middle east. If theres black people that tie to the hebrew israelites, its likely specific tribes or ethnicities, and likely same for other races or ethnic groups.
This is literally how my great grandmother had to live, my grandmother would tell me stories on how her mother (my great grandmother) had to leave home (PA) and go work in New york as a maid. And she would tell me everything her Mother and Father had to go through. They had to move to the North from the south because of how bad the racism was..they were scared for they're lives and didn't want they're future children to live lives full of fear. So when I saw this movie it just brought all those painful memories of those stories back. We've come a long ways, and I only hope that we continue to grow and for the world to understand us even more.
Shout-out to your great grand mum,so happy that people finally opened their eyes,great mention to all other maids or slaves,they really didn’t deserved any of this,we were just being petty about it.but besides that glad they passed the law against racism,cause if they didn’t- (let’s just say the capitol wouldn’t look so good (again) )
Sorry,I get very angry and worked up when I see or even hear about racism or just racist ppl. Even though I’m white lol I guess that barely changes anything but still-
@@cerealkiller6663 I think it does change something, I actually appreciate you seeing how bad it is and feeling apologetic! I don't hold hard feelings against anyone who is white and is trying to make a change towards our societal norms. As long as we are working towards a change and new level of respect for each other. So don't feel bad for feeling frustrated, we have been angry about this for so long... and we just really want people to understand why we feel this way, and why we do the things we do. I appreciate when other people understand and feel the same anger as we do. So we really can make a break through. So you don't have to apologize, it's ok :)
Im always so shocked and disgusted by the way people were treated in the past, I cried from this, I hate seeing good people treated badly but I'm sure lots of us do hate to see it 😢
Not just the past, there are more slaves right now in Libya than than total slaves held in any other period in human history. China currently has the Ugyer Muslim population held in slaves labor camp's.
@@coledibiase5971 That's not true at all. The Fake Uyghur "genocide" was completely made up by Evil, Lying, Anti-Communist, Western Imperialist Adrian Zenz; who has never even been to the Xinjiang Province in China.
Probably made even worse (I'm conjecturing broadly based on general historical events, so if this film is based on more specific true stories than I realized, my bad) by the fact that the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments were still in full swing ... So, plenty of women in this period not only got infected over time themselves, but also were dealing with husbands and other community members whose bodies and brains were slowly being destroyed by a disease they weren't told they had and weren't receiving treatment for, one which is known for causing serious personality changes and behavior problems. I'll take any opportunity I can get to remind people of the history of medicalized abuse and torture that's happen to all sorts of underprivileged groups over time, including shockingly recent years.
right? sure lets have these nice people cook our food, clean our house, wash our clothes, and raise our kids but forbid them from using an indoor restroom because its gross? smh its so ridiculous. it reminds me of another based on true events movie ive been trying to find of a black woman helping nasa with the moon landing who had to travel into town just to pee instead of being allowed a restroom in the facility
@@senoritagriffiths5422 omfg thank you. I literally couldn't remember the title. It's been eons since I watched it. I'm def watching it again later now
I know this movie is not the best in that it falls into the white savior trope but Minny and Aibeleen's characters always give me the hope and strength to be resilient in an unjust world.
This being true, the fact remains though that white people in America were basically the only ones given the resources, Lee way, social acceptance and a myriad of opportunities that blacks weren't allowed to have. So a decent-minded white person could be used as a vessel and do more for a black Community than a whole group of black people could do for themselves because they're not afforded the same rights .
The shit in her pie was hilarious. I loved how she made sure the pie was given to the spoiled girl she basically raised. Mrs. Walters was laughing her ass off. Emma Stone did a good job along with everyone who plays the maids bc all of them are amazing actresses. Skeeter was an amazing girl and you can see the social construct being disruptive when someone doesn’t want to be a housewife and be someone bigger.
I agree. Except that Skeeter was over 18, so she is not a GIRL but a WOMAN. It is disrespectful for men to address adult women as 'girls'. We are 'women'. Please remember that. We don't call you boys either, do we? The argument that 'everyone does it' is the same argument during the racist eras. It still doesn't make it right.
@@mjremy2605 Why is it then that when women engage in conversation they say things like "Girl please I know you didn't just say that" "Girl you can't be doing that" " Girl you have got me rolling"
@@SigvaldtheMagnificentPrince Same reason Black people use the N word on themselves in a familiar way. If people want to affectionately refer to their friends as Girl or Boy or N--g--r, it is okay. What is NOT okay is for others to address them in this demeaning way. You can for example call your girlfriend anything you want as long as she is okay with that. It is between you both. It would not be okay to call her sister, aunt, niece, daughter, mother, or any other female by the same term.
There's nothing small or bad about being a housewife. It's a choice and option women should have without being afraid they'll be "lesser than" if they choose it. Anything's big as long as it's a choice and contributes to something and someone else other than the self.
That is not fine for a woman to hear. A 'twat' is a vulgar term for women's geni*tals. How about using some derogatory terms for male geni*talia to insult a man for a change, eh? Try co*ck, or pri*ck, or cho*de, or dipstick instead.
I know to a lot of people, this is the distant past, but this is basically MY GRANDMOTHER'S story. I'm only in my 30s, and I am the FIRST generation in my family not to be born under these types of laws and treatment. When my mom and dad were born, these laws were still in place, and the Civil Rights Act hadn't even been signed. People who thought like this shared those thoughts with their kids and grandkids. Those grandkids are cops now, doctors, teachers, business owners, etc. For some of us, those kids and grandkids are our parents. Food for thought.
More important to know is to hate on anyone is to live with hate within yourself. Therefore me a Black women I say Love Up even those who hate, so I can enjoy the melanin blessings of Joy, Fruitfullness and selhealing power. Enjoy the blessing brethrin.
@@kelsey2333 Kelsey, yes, my grandparents are from Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Virginia. My parents were born in California and New York. I've lived in 14 states and 5 countries, but much of my time has been in the South.
I grew up with a maid my whole life and I honestly, it may sound bad but loved her more than my parents She took care of me because both my parents are working She recently went back to her family but i will definitely visit her one day, infact she even offered to let me stay in her home at her country if i ever do visit
If I had to guess in my opinion its a mix between society & the parents, If your raised being told something all your life & society is backing those things unless people's eyes are opened in some way your gonna think that behavior is okay.
Different ? More like not white because we are different to the and they are different to us but in the end we are all equal , “ even if the colour of the cow is different in the end the milk is the same “ - Raja ram mohan roy
That is true. But in the context of Aibileen being free from working for the Leefolts, telling Hilly off because she's a vile creature, and Minnie finding family in Cecilia and her husband, there's silver lining you can see here after all. I love how the ending makes you imagine far into the future. Like how better can life be for both of them now that they're bona fide authors?
@@franklantic I always like to imagine that Minnie and her kids moved into the guest house on their property and that Cecilia and her husband doted on the kids as if they were own.
Cecilia reminded me so much of Marilyn Monroe.. kind hearted, beautiful and wasnt racist during a time when it was normalized but extremely self conscious, struggling with infertility and hate coming from other women
This movie made me respect Bryce Dallas Howard (referring to her acting, not the character she played). She sold her role so well it was like I could breathe her effort.
I remember watching this movie in the theatres when it was released. I bawled like a baby. I didn’t expect it to hit so hard. Such a deeply moving and important film. Everyone should watch it.
Tbh what I love about Skeeter’s and Hilly’s “friendship” is that Hilly is not your typical villain. If you notice, it seems like Hilly is taking Skeeter into her guardianship, often protecting her from her other friends, such as kicking Jolene on the table card for making unkind comments about Skeeter’s lack of marriage, and even standing up for her decision to get a job at the Jackson Journal. She defend Skeeter from her mother’s expectations (I forget which one is but it’s in line with “I wouldn’t let your mother’s opinion about you let this chance slipped by” when talking about Skeeter meeting her cousin Stuart). She’s initially not a Villain in Skeeter’s life, but as time progressed both of them changed. Skeeter got exposed to the bigger world from her education while Hilly settled into her life as a socialite with certain pressure to keep up the “standards” of her surroundings, which means embracing the “racism of the south” because that was the rule of the land, and they just didn’t fit in anymore, it’s not about good vs evil, but two person deciding which value they want to live by. It just seems real to me than the usual “my bully is happens to be a racist” trope.
I agree except for one part I don’t think that Hilly wants to fit in. I do think that she’s genuinely racist and a bad person at least toward black people or more specifically her maids
It actually was about good vs evil, simply this kind of evil was shown differently. In a way it exposed that there are different kinds. She was a bully, and she was racist, simply they didn't make the relationship revolve solely on that
I was born in the 70's and I'm also half Latino, my mother is Latino and my father is white and I grew up in Northern California. I never experienced racism that I was ever aware of. But it saddens and equally blows my mind that as little as 60 years ago that it was thought to be okay to treat people as though they're lesser than...Just because they have a different amount of melanin in their skin.
@@bastian9693 the is a different between help and do everything and be percived as the hero, a good example is Milk, so try to learn and read a little bit
The marking the toilet paper thing reminds me of how they cut the donuts into fours at after church functions. Like I don’t know how to put a donut back together.
The maids said most children they raised ended up being just evil like the parents. What's to stop Mae from being as such? Just because of one boo who scence. She would get over it, and slowly adjust, becoming like her peers.
It still shocks me that at one point human beings were treated like this just because of the color of their skin. It was like they were seen as objects with no value. It’s so disgusting
@@whatever7588 and it's only going to get worse as those laws made in these times are being overturned for example women's right when It comes to roe va wade and public education
@@bunnywavyxx9524 Because at that moment, that little girl is innocent and she is losing the only mother she had. So yes, you bitter child, we do for sad, for the child (key word:child).
@@bunnywavyxx9524you don’t know that Skeeter turned out well and her parents weren’t as evil but still did bad things to the maid that loved them. The little girl may actually grow up to respect black people and resent her mother because her mother never cared for her
No, in the book, Constantine was married to a black man, but they had a daughter who looked white due to throwback genetics from one of their (probably non-consensual) ancestors. They sent the child away to the city to live a better life. When her daughter visited as an adult during the ladies' group function, the group (including Skeeter's mom) was unaware of who she was and talked to her about potentially joining. When Constantine came out to serve the food, the daughter addressed her as her mother, and Skeeter's mom was humiliated by the scandal of a black person nearly joining the group under her roof. She fired Constantine for "being put into that situation".
@@SystemofEleven I wish they added that into the movie. They made skeeter’s mom a little too good to be true but we don’t always have to root for all the characters. I would’ve wanted to see that side of her
I've watched this movie many times and enjoyed it so much. Cecilia was the kind soul to balance the movie out. Abilene was so kind to Mae, even the baby knew she was being mistreated by her mom and Abilene treated her with love and kindness.
Actually I think it’s the other way nurture overpowering nature. Or more accurately obedience overcoming moral. Or authority overcoming moral. I say this as someone who has done some research into psychology. If nature overpowered nurture then ur eluding to the idea that white people are born racist which is false for many reasons. Even in the movie at the end you can see the little girl (who was “just born” in comparison to the other women) was not racist and truly loved that maid. There have been some studies by Soloman Asch and another psychologist(inspired by Nazi compliance/genocide) of how people are willing to do very morally wrong things if under pressure from direct authority (ex: parents pressuring them to become racist/follow their ideal) or if under pressure from being in a group (conforming to group ideals).
@Giselle Jeanville I won’t be annoying nor fight you but just to be clear I did say that. At the very end I mentioned pressure from being in a group, conforming to group ideals (aka society)
What a horrifying but beautiful story to recap. The thought or reality that any life could be treated as such is completely abohorrent. Good choice for recap and I cried a lot for this mistreatment of life.
It’s a good movie, one of the only movies that can talk about racism and not be crazy about it. This movie told it like it was without any narrative and this will always be in my top 10
My grandma told me so many stories of the yt women she was a maid for... This movie hit me hard to know how hard she had it just trying to take care of her kids.. My aunt's, uncles, and mom.
The book is better. Abilene gets a job writting the miss Myrna column. Minnie leaves her husband cause he hit her when she was pregnant. But yes Cecelia and Minnie have a special relationship.
A person who drowns in 10 feet of water is just as dead as a person who drowned in 20 feet of water. Stop comparing trauma. Stop minimizing your own or anyone else's trauma because it wasn't "as bad" as someone else's. It's not a competition. Traumas may differ from person to person, but it's not a more or lesser thing. It ALL hurts and everyone deserves empathy & support.
HA HA HAAAAHA HA HA Black women laughing. I am happy it takes this propaganda movie to make you feel happy. I myself did not watch it... I do not want to hate and pass the hate down to my children through osmoses. Take care ok.
This is a great movie. So many these days try to say it’s a mighty whitey story or just something to please the conservatives but it’s not. It gets the point across on how these women were treated and how bad the housewives were, even if only one was malicious the others weren’t exactly defending the maids either, so it’s very heartwarming when someone does treat these ladies right like Skeeter and Cecilia. I mean Skeeter didn’t have to publish that book and pay all those women for sharing their stories but she did showing she at least didn’t believe herself as above them.
this movie is another chapter of white people exploiting black people, white people saving black people from other white people, and you are complicit with your ignorance on the subject
I love this movie! I can't imagine a person can't use a bathroom because of their color for real??!!! I'm sorry I thought everyone poop and pee was disgusting!! Sickening!! I also don't understand how the women need maids lol they don't do anything?!! I am so glad society has changed since then!! I am so glad my African princess can grow up to be anything she wants because of great heroic people fighting for human rights. ❤️
Don’t forget that every single day, Republicans are still fighting against them, and trying to reverse history. When the Supreme Court opinion was leaked striking down Roe v Wade, one Republican Ohio senator said the Supreme Court should now revisit Loving vs Va, which was the late 60s case where the Court ruled 9-0 that it was wrong to prevent whites from marrying blacks.
This was one of my favorite movies back when it was released. The writing was so good and the characters had stories that really made you care about them.
@@Aspect_6-9 Yeah it was sweet seeing her get her revenge after the horrible way she was treated. Then for it to end up in the book though, now that is some good fucking revenge.
I haven't seen this movie in years and this whole past week for whatever reason i just started to remember parts of the movie for no reason at all and today i stumble upon this video uploaded 16 minutes ago, life is strange.
I grew up in the 50's and 60's and was never taught how to treat anybody, black or white, because both of my parents were alcoholics. All through life I treated people just like those socialites treated their maids and it caused me great problems. People, please treat everyone around you with love and respect.
I mean was it important? Minus bay of pigs, Cuban missile crisis, and him potus. What changed, in true regards to the story. The people, blacks, maids where still treated like crap. Heck one of their own that man got murdered just for soeakimgbout, to be treated better. Important...lol
@@La-PetitMort one of America's presidents. He had a relationship with legendary actor Marilyn Monroe. He was a big deal. His death was considered a big deal because he was the first president in a long time assassinated, and he was beloved.
My siblings and I grew up in the first non-segregated school in the South (in the 1960s). Our parents did not even mention anything racist (except that my dad took a long time to get over what happened while he served in WWII in the Pacific, he had had awful experiences with the Japanese. He did get over it because my brother dated a Japanese girl while in college. Dad was ok with that). This film and the book are great and eye openers, for those who did not know or see this disgusting racism.
"Unfortunately, Stuart behaves like a twat." That's it. That does it. I officially no longer dislike bot-voice videos. I now understand why people say it adds charm in its own way lmao
I watched this movie, and I love it. It showed how racism affect people but at the same time showed how people can get up and get their equality back. I even cried with scenes when Abilene got her credits with Skeeters and how they treated Abilene's past son... I believe if it has second part Mae will be the next Skeeter, probably looking for Abilene
I’ve heard people say recently that this subject matter is problematic since it’s making Emma Stone’s character a white savior like Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. I see the similarities but Octavia and Viola made the characters their own and I think the movie focused on them
Loved this movie for what should be obvious reasons. most of these white women were absolutely horrible! I’m white, grew up in the 50’s in the south but was raised to respect all people. There was a black lady that worked in our home on a bi-weekly basis. Her name was Doris and I loved her so much. I felt like I could talk to her about anything. I was so proud when she was present at my wedding.
@@Psalm_27.4 I don’t know. I know we talked ‘some’. I think or hope she knew she could have if she desired to. I talked with her about typical teenage stuff. She was much more understanding than my mom. What she and my mom talked about while I was in school, I don’t know. I remember my mom making sandwiches for lunch and when she set the plates on the table she called Doris into the kitchen to eat with her. Doris was shocked and said it wasn’t right. Mom wouldn’t take no for an answer and whenever Doris was there, they ate lunch together. Doris rode the bus to come to our house but my dad put his foot down on her riding the bus home. He didn’t think it was safe for any woman to take the bus late in the day because it would be dark by the time the bus reached her stop. When my dad got home from work, he would drive her home all the way to her front door and insisted she sat in the front passenger seat. After Doris retired, we still kept in touch with her and her family.
@@rebeccabrown3898 your family sounds great. I don't wanna praise people for just being decent but considering the time period, its great you and your parents were like that
I watched this for the first time in school since then I've watched this so many times and it still makes me so emotional for the people who had to go through this type of treatment back them
The positive thing there were few who wanted to help all those women who faced discrimination. Because of those kind of people around humanity still alive
Living in the south for the past few years I hear this one thing from all my older white coworkers. “My parents didn’t have any hate towards black people”. I don’t believe all of you. There is a restaurant in my town that is a memorial to commemorate black activists who sat in the restaurant when it was whites only at the time. I imagine some of my coworkers parents were the ones sitting there feeling uneasy seeing a couple black people sit in their whites only restaurant.
I read this at work when i came across the book. I wasn't supposed to be reading but even my manager came over and said how good the book was along with heartbreaking
i love how they made a connection at 11:18 to wait in the kitchen while guests were over at the house like in Langston Hughes poem I too then Rachel stands up for herself just like lANGSTON DID
I never read this book or saw the movie, because I thought it was about something entirely different. But now that I have watched this, I can't wait to read the book. Thank you!
Celia (and later her husband) is such an MVP in this movie, those moments she shared with Minny are so wholesome. I remember Celia's character being portrayed as an innocent, yet tough woman. Her lack of "awareness" of black/white separation "Etiquette" showed in a scene where Minny was the one who told Celia that she couldn't sit with her on the table to celebrate after making fried chicken because it would be a bad look if they were seen eating together on the same table. One of my favourite scenes in this movie. phuc i wanna watch this movie again and bawl my eyes out
Good news! Its free on yt rn. Celia really is such a awesome character made me feel so warm and seeing her miscarry broke my heart in two she deserved a baby honestly
Watching all these stories while sitting in the other side of world 🇮🇳, it breaks me to see this was happening somewhere which we thought is more developed than us
Everywhere has pros and cons. As someone from Mexico and have traveled, there is no such thing as a perfect place. But we can all strive to be better no matter where we are at.
My grandmother was a nanny/maid to 2 white families. They treated her with love and respect. To the point, she stayed with the family and joined the daughters house when the daughter got married. When she passed, my dad informed her, and she said "My heart is truly broken and my girls are going to be devastated. But know this, you and your family have nothing to worry about. I will make sure everything is taking care of. Just like Mary used to make sure me or my girls always had what we needed from her as well. I really going to miss her."
"That Fool don't know I bring my own toilet paper"!!! Love this movie and I have watched it so many times. I know most of the lines. Just one of the best get back movies ever!
Okay WOW. I need to see this movie. You know a story is just plain excellent and powerful at its core when a frickin' RECAP video can make someone cry, sheesh
It's still hilarious after all these years that hilly had two slices of Minnie's chocolate pie that she made with her poop to get payback for all the BS she put Minnie through
My parents hired a "nanny," to help raise my brother and I. We called her a name that meant "grandma." We're white as fuck, she was from Trinidad. She became my second mom. In 1st grade, I was a white, blue eyed, pigtailed girl with a thick trinidad accent. I grew out of it but my spanish, that I learned from her, still has a trinidad lilt to it. Even after she stopped taking care of us as teenagers, we kept in touch almost weekly. When my own kid was born, even though she was in her 80s, she came and helped me for ~2 weeks. She passed away last year in her 90s, I still love her as much as I love my own parents. She was the best thing to happen to our family.
Sexism and Racism are still around today. I thank all who stand against discrimination. It is so easy to turn a blind eye and join the crowd. Moral values are tested all the time. What do you stand for? What would you have the courage to stand against?
I will always love how Cecilia was never rude to Minny. She treated her equally and with respect.
It was rare back then because many people treated people like Minny like they weren't even human, it's sad and in some cases still happens
Edit: It's not a RUclips comment without someone spewing crap down below
Oh yea that is so GREAT. She doesnt even "care" that she is black! How GOOD OF HER!
It is like she does accept her as a REAL human eventhough she is nonwhite! What a humanitarian...
@@juliaellman3273 Ma'am..........
@@juliaellman3273 what’s your problem?😂
@@juliaellman3273 Considering the time period? That *is* a big deal
I broke down when mini's daughter had to quit school and became a maid also and help with the bills. Such innocence brought into this cruel world.
Its quit
Of all the evil in the movie.....that's what broke you down? All of this, it, was cruel.
@@yeaokay8476 did you see the innocence in her face? Imagine her first day at work.
The tremors she experience later....!!
@@yeaokay8476 it’s actually pretty crazy that they really wanted Blk women to work so they made it difficult and passed laws. Blk women where stay at home moms due to their husbands having good jobs and they hybrids hated that
That bit hit home for me too. I really felt for that kid because something similar happened to my mother when she was thirteen and doing well at school. The family were dirt poor, so my grandmother got her a 'place' as a dogsbody maid in the local manor house, working stupidly long hours for little pay, and that was the end of her dreams of a career. Always made her sad to talk about it. 1940s rural England, btw - harsh, with the class system still in full flow, but thankfully not as harsh as the US was for black people.
You forgot to say that Mae (the little kid) was screaming “mom” to the maid, that had me sobbing.
She called her "Aibee" at the end, not "mom".
I think she said "No" in the windoe
@@Bloombaby99Close to the end the little girl does say to Aibee that she is her real mama.
Mae crying in the end was such pain. She truly believed Abilene was her mother.
Well the maids said most children they raise ended up like their real parents. So I feel nothing, base of their statements. That the child would get over it, and slowly adjust to be just like her peers.
@@yeaokay8476 Yeah I was thinking the same... which is even sadder in a way because it truly shows how these kids, that feel geniuned love towards their maids, get turned into their parents.
My mama was a private nurse back in the 80s for a sickly baby in Mississippi. They always treated us like family, and my mama even became the private nurse for the daughter’s son after she grew up. My mom passed away from cancer and couldn’t work anymore.
@@yeaokay8476 skeeter didn't turn out bad at all because she was raised by a good maid.
A huge difference though is that Constantine had raised Skeeter for a very long period of time, up until Skeeter was a teenager.
I still don’t understand how people in that time didn’t once think treating people like this was cruel?
You're deluded, that's why. You probably blame "white" people too, right?
A population of people who made up less than 2% of the US population were who operated the whole Atlantic slave trade & owned every single slave ship. Not a single one of them was a white person, they were all Jewish. They owned 78% of all of the slaves, while making up less than 2% of the population.
This is all well documented, but white people don't own mass media or Hollywood. So the brainwashing obviously deludes people such as yourself into believing a false history with made up facts.
You can listen to Professor Tony Martin talking about it if race matters for you on such a discussion, he's a black guy & was very intelligent & spoke a lot of the atlantic slave trade, as well as other topics.
They also owned the Irish slave trade, which is another slave trade completely unheard of by most & not allowed to be discussed. People will outright call you a racist if you bring it up.
Stop taking hollywood movies so seriously, they are made to brainwash people at a subconscious level :)
Slavery at this point in time in our world is also much higher than it was back then.
Most of the slavery happening is in Africa as well, did you know that?
Did you know a lot of the jewish owned slaves that when freed by white people who fought in a war to end slavery, they went back to Africa & became slave owners themselves & used everything they had learned as a slave to do the same to their new slaves in Africa? This wasn't just a few who did this either.. it happened with a lot of people
They probably didn't think they were people, or at least they thought of them as inferior.
They didn't think of black people as people at all. More like sentient animals.
Fr, I've thought about that ever since I've learned about racism and slavery back in kindergarten. It mentally doesn't click in my mind. Seriously, how the hell did things like this come to be? What in the human brain was so messed up that millions, if not billions, of ppl started treating ppl so violently over their race, THEIR SKIN COLOR, alone? It just doesn't add up to me, so many ppl were, and still are, violently treated for essentially no reason. It isn't even a specific race, ppl just hate ppl. Obviously tho, we're specifically talking about ppl who happened to be in this time period being specifically persecuted and hurt, but yk what i mean. I'm just questioning where in evolution did humans create racism? Why is racism as a whole a thing?
It's made even more mind-boggling because it literally doesn't matter what race or skin color, black, white, Asian, etc., ppl will hate anyone for their race alone and that's scary af. It's as if being born as a human also with skin is something that triggers certain ppl to act
I dunno, after all these years, no amount of science or hours of thinking or arguing can lead me to a conclusion.
It's just not something we can understand.
I've been waiting for someone to say this.
You'd be surprised how many of those 60s children thought the black maids were their mothers compared to their biological mothers. Mae isn't alone in thinking that.
I always knew Mattie was not my real Mama, but I still loved her like she was.
Michael Reagan thought the maid was his mother.
I can only imagine.
Even maids in today's age are more considered as moms than the actual moms they were working under by most kids. I once saw this video where the title was something like moms vs maids and in the video someone behind the camera would ask them questions related to their kids, and nearly every maid were correct whereas most of the moms weren't.
And its even sadder during those 60s, imagine growing up always believing someone to be your mother only for you to grow up and realize that the only person who was always affectionate to you was a maid and that woman who was always in the background was your real mother. Not only that, but that woman also tells you that you should never repay the maid's kindness because she has dark skin.
😂🤣🤣 you’d be surprised how many look down on them when they became adults
Imagine raising someone like your own child, only for that person to treat you like garbage and not seeing you as an equal human being...
I’d like to believe that a few women in her little socialite group are just scared of what she and her husband are capable of. She absolutely ruined Celia’s and Minny’s lives. Celia will never have friends in that town because of her. Minny would of been homeless and starving with her family because of what that woman did to her.
Unfortunately that was the reality back in the 1900’s…
@@pinkflo6769 this was the 60s, not that long ago
@@nursemain3174 The 60s were in the 1900s.
@@pinkflo6769 I work as a nanny in the bay area- we STILL get treated like this by some families
Cecilia was my favorite character in this movie. She was the definition of beautiful, inside and out. The fact that she was never horrible to Minny once, she treated her as her equal and friend.
She was ahead of her time and the fact people treated her as an outcast because of one petty bitch, honesty Johnny and Minny were lucky people to have her in their lives.
Yea!! Celia was ahead of her time. People probably thought that she was a radical progressive liberal by be in the way she was back in the 1960s. But she was just ahead. One of my favorite characters. It reminds me that in these days being ahead and being correct politically is actually a good thing
Don't know if it was mentioned in the movie but in the book Cecilia came from a "white trash" background, which, in addition to dating and later marrying Johnny was why she was treated like an outcast. What's great about her is she sincerely married Johnny for love and didn't put on airs after she married into a higher social class. In fact, the most racist characters in The Help started acting more racist because they were class-insecure/trying to rise in class, Hilly pushing segregationist policies in her women's org was part of her husband's bid for governor, and Elizabeth bowing to Hilly's pressure to build an additional toilet was part of wanting to look like the (racist) wealthier women in her town despite not having a lot of money.
lol Cecilia doing the bare minimum
@@kiki.isme. Omfg, there is always that one person that says some dumb shit like you.. It doesn't matter if it is the "bare minimum".. There are so many people in this world that do not and will never do the bare minimum, ESPECIALLY in the 60s.. for the 60s it was rare to see a white person treating a black person with respect, and like an actual person.. doing the bare minimum still means A LOT in every situation and in every time period..
@@kiki.isme. true
"You're not clean enough to use my bathroom but you can totally feed, change, bathe, clothe and cuddle my child." 🤔
And cook my food. Racists aren't smart, lol.
💯💯
yup
They were so lazy and obtuse. Quite baffling to the least.
The intimacy of racism. You can't get in the same pool as me, but you can raise my child.
Hilly was horrible and hateful. But the character I hated most at the end was Elizabeth. She was spineless. She was so desperate to be on Hilly's good side that allowed her daughter's heart to be broken. That was the most unforgiveable act.
And I adored Hilly's mother. You have to be a horrible person for your own mother to laugh at you eating to piece of shit pie.
Telling Hilly she was a 'Godless woman' was the best insult Abilene could have dished out.
Hilly an atheist so gesture is moot
@@Kopie0830 Does it say that in the movie I can't recall.
@@greeneyelove2003 nah, it was just a joke, sorry
elizabeth also represents those who stay silent when injustice occurs, thinking that their "neutrality" is fair when they're just being cowards and actually siding with the bullies and oppressors. elizabeth doesn't outright treat people as badly as hilly does, but her inability to stand up for what's right (she knew no silver was stolen) is exactly how the oppressors get their way. in contrast, skeeter is outspoken about the disgusting things happening around her and is able to make some positive change because she spoke up.
Hilly is proof that Karens aren’t just a recent occurrence; they’ve existed all throughout history.
I will never forget this movie. I might forget the dialogue, the plot, the characters, most of the scenes but the pie part will forever be remembered.
Name of the movie?
@@yash2285 The Help
Lmaooo yeah the pie scene, it was the best.
As a black woman I never saw this movie, it seems to me that it is ment to maintain the narative that my history starts with slavery, eventhough most black people in the diaspora know that we are the true HEBREW ISREALITES and because we did not obey the rules given to us we ended up in slavery as is predicted in the book of Deuteronomy 28! As is writen we will have to fullfill the book Revelation 2:9 makes a statement about that too. In Christ we can overcome the satanist ruling that is trying to convince the dummies to get vaccinated.... Anyway about this propaganda film. I hope the black actors got paid well. And do not feel sorry for us blacks take care of the hate in your family and go looking for a way to manifest love in the generations to come. be blessed.
@@sistercirkel9125 Jesus christ, the hebrew shit. Its just as racist as whatever you are trying to fight against. You're in a cult. And your history i dont think is ever shifted to start in slavery. There is alot of diversity in Africa and history there aswell. Issue is alot of African Americans seem to be disconnected from their ethnic ties and then jump on the slavery aspect and use that. Every human race has been a slave at some point, even Irish white slaves at the same time were treated much harsher. redheaded people have a long history of being assumed to be demonic or bad in some way and killed or put down, even today in northwest europe or to many people, redheads are still seen as such. Theres always long lines of discrimination, and I highly doubt with the many many many various diverse black people in africa, suddenly theyre all from some hebrew people in a bible that takes place in the middle east. If theres black people that tie to the hebrew israelites, its likely specific tribes or ethnicities, and likely same for other races or ethnic groups.
This is literally how my great grandmother had to live, my grandmother would tell me stories on how her mother (my great grandmother) had to leave home (PA) and go work in New york as a maid. And she would tell me everything her Mother and Father had to go through. They had to move to the North from the south because of how bad the racism was..they were scared for they're lives and didn't want they're future children to live lives full of fear. So when I saw this movie it just brought all those painful memories of those stories back. We've come a long ways, and I only hope that we continue to grow and for the world to understand us even more.
Shout-out to your great grand mum,so happy that people finally opened their eyes,great mention to all other maids or slaves,they really didn’t deserved any of this,we were just being petty about it.but besides that glad they passed the law against racism,cause if they didn’t- (let’s just say the capitol wouldn’t look so good (again) )
Sorry,I get very angry and worked up when I see or even hear about racism or just racist ppl. Even though I’m white lol I guess that barely changes anything but still-
@@cerealkiller6663 I think it does change something, I actually appreciate you seeing how bad it is and feeling apologetic! I don't hold hard feelings against anyone who is white and is trying to make a change towards our societal norms. As long as we are working towards a change and new level of respect for each other. So don't feel bad for feeling frustrated, we have been angry about this for so long... and we just really want people to understand why we feel this way, and why we do the things we do. I appreciate when other people understand and feel the same anger as we do. So we really can make a break through. So you don't have to apologize, it's ok :)
Write and publish your family's stories.
Im always so shocked and disgusted by the way people were treated in the past, I cried from this, I hate seeing good people treated badly but I'm sure lots of us do hate to see it 😢
Not just the past, there are more slaves right now in Libya than than total slaves held in any other period in human history.
China currently has the Ugyer Muslim population held in slaves labor camp's.
Unfortunately people still get treated like this today, hatred for people for no reason at all.
What I hate the most is people DEFEND them saying it was a different time. No one deserves what those poor women went through..
You're shocked because you've never been through it. This is nothing new.
@@coledibiase5971 That's not true at all. The Fake Uyghur "genocide" was completely made up by Evil, Lying, Anti-Communist, Western Imperialist Adrian Zenz; who has never even been to the Xinjiang Province in China.
I feel sad knowing the some of stories said to be published in the movie might actually be true. People are just awful.
Oh honey, it's beyond true...
You would be surprised to know African slavery is still alive and well in the USA we just call it the prison industrial complex now.
Lol “are said to be” oh sweet summer child
It is very sad to think this was the way it used to be.
@@Ancientneutrality Yeah that i know. They names them "correction facilities"
Imagine having to deal with such evil, racism and the discrimination of those times whilst at work, only to finish and go home to a violent husband.
Poor soul.
Probably made even worse (I'm conjecturing broadly based on general historical events, so if this film is based on more specific true stories than I realized, my bad) by the fact that the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments were still in full swing ... So, plenty of women in this period not only got infected over time themselves, but also were dealing with husbands and other community members whose bodies and brains were slowly being destroyed by a disease they weren't told they had and weren't receiving treatment for, one which is known for causing serious personality changes and behavior problems.
I'll take any opportunity I can get to remind people of the history of medicalized abuse and torture that's happen to all sorts of underprivileged groups over time, including shockingly recent years.
Still happens today.
@@kiwimusumeEvery SINGLE day...😢
"They" were so concern about "blacks" using their bathroom yet thought nothing about their meals. Such ignorance is quite baffling.
right? sure lets have these nice people cook our food, clean our house, wash our clothes, and raise our kids but forbid them from using an indoor restroom because its gross? smh its so ridiculous. it reminds me of another based on true events movie ive been trying to find of a black woman helping nasa with the moon landing who had to travel into town just to pee instead of being allowed a restroom in the facility
@@LionWithAGun Ikr. ^_^. I think I've watch that one too. It's called "Hidden Figures".
@@senoritagriffiths5422 omfg thank you. I literally couldn't remember the title. It's been eons since I watched it. I'm def watching it again later now
@@LionWithAGun Lol,you're welcome. I've rewatched at least 2x myself. Enjoy!
@@senoritagriffiths5422 def a favorite of mine too!
I know this movie is not the best in that it falls into the white savior trope but Minny and Aibeleen's characters always give me the hope and strength to be resilient in an unjust world.
That’s why I dislike this film.
This being true, the fact remains though that white people in America were basically the only ones given the resources, Lee way, social acceptance and a myriad of opportunities that blacks weren't allowed to have. So a decent-minded white person could be used as a vessel and do more for a black Community than a whole group of black people could do for themselves because they're not afforded the same rights .
it gave too much credit to that white woman!!!
Tbh this is honestly my favorite Viola Davis and Emma stone movie but I do get the criticisms for it
@@christiangado1832 Well considering the time period, you would need help from a white person to stop white people.
The shit in her pie was hilarious. I loved how she made sure the pie was given to the spoiled girl she basically raised. Mrs. Walters was laughing her ass off. Emma Stone did a good job along with everyone who plays the maids bc all of them are amazing actresses. Skeeter was an amazing girl and you can see the social construct being disruptive when someone doesn’t want to be a housewife and be someone bigger.
I agree. Except that Skeeter was over 18, so she is not a GIRL but a WOMAN. It is disrespectful for men to address adult women as 'girls'. We are 'women'. Please remember that. We don't call you boys either, do we? The argument that 'everyone does it' is the same argument during the racist eras. It still doesn't make it right.
@@mjremy2605 Why is it then that when women engage in conversation they say things like "Girl please I know you didn't just say that" "Girl you can't be doing that" " Girl you have got me rolling"
@@SigvaldtheMagnificentPrince Same reason Black people use the N word on themselves in a familiar way. If people want to affectionately refer to their friends as Girl or Boy or N--g--r, it is okay. What is NOT okay is for others to address them in this demeaning way. You can for example call your girlfriend anything you want as long as she is okay with that. It is between you both. It would not be okay to call her sister, aunt, niece, daughter, mother, or any other female by the same term.
@@mjremy2605Gawd aren't you tired looking reasons to be offended?
There's nothing small or bad about being a housewife. It's a choice and option women should have without being afraid they'll be "lesser than" if they choose it. Anything's big as long as it's a choice and contributes to something and someone else other than the self.
I love how clinical it sounds. “Unfortunately, he acts like a twat”
That cracked me up
That is not fine for a woman to hear. A 'twat' is a vulgar term for women's geni*tals. How about using some derogatory terms for male geni*talia to insult a man for a change, eh? Try co*ck, or pri*ck, or cho*de, or dipstick instead.
I know to a lot of people, this is the distant past, but this is basically MY GRANDMOTHER'S story.
I'm only in my 30s, and I am the FIRST generation in my family not to be born under these types of laws and treatment. When my mom and dad were born, these laws were still in place, and the Civil Rights Act hadn't even been signed.
People who thought like this shared those thoughts with their kids and grandkids. Those grandkids are cops now, doctors, teachers, business owners, etc. For some of us, those kids and grandkids are our parents.
Food for thought.
More important to know is to hate on anyone is to live with hate within yourself. Therefore me a Black women I say Love Up even those who hate, so I can enjoy the melanin blessings of Joy, Fruitfullness and selhealing power. Enjoy the blessing brethrin.
Are you and your family from the south?
@@kelsey2333 Kelsey, yes, my grandparents are from Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Virginia. My parents were born in California and New York. I've lived in 14 states and 5 countries, but much of my time has been in the South.
@@adultpowers8327 Mississippi yikes
Isn't a distant past at all, doesn't even complete a century old
I grew up with a maid my whole life and I honestly, it may sound bad but loved her more than my parents
She took care of me because both my parents are working
She recently went back to her family but i will definitely visit her one day, infact she even offered to let me stay in her home at her country if i ever do visit
To this day I still don’t understand why people of a different color were treated with so much disrespect and inequality. I just don’t get it…
If I had to guess in my opinion its a mix between society & the parents, If your raised being told something all your life & society is backing those things unless people's eyes are opened in some way your gonna think that behavior is okay.
I know right, it's not the aryans' fault that they are chosen by god and are the superior race why can't the other lesser races understand that?
Amerikkkans
@@justicedemocrat9357 That's the funny part, according to Bible aryans were not chosen XD
Different ? More like not white because we are different to the and they are different to us but in the end we are all equal ,
“ even if the colour of the cow is different in the end the milk is the same “
- Raja ram mohan roy
The end is so sad, those poor woman struggled and were abused so badly just evil
That is true. But in the context of Aibileen being free from working for the Leefolts, telling Hilly off because she's a vile creature, and Minnie finding family in Cecilia and her husband, there's silver lining you can see here after all. I love how the ending makes you imagine far into the future. Like how better can life be for both of them now that they're bona fide authors?
The baby part makes me sad because you know that baby truly loves her. To that baby she’s basically being ripped from her Mother’s arms.
@@thelilartzy 😭😭😭😭
@@franklantic I always like to imagine that Minnie and her kids moved into the guest house on their property and that Cecilia and her husband doted on the kids as if they were own.
@@littlesongbird1 'Knowing' Miss Celia and her Johnny, they definitely would!
Cecilia reminded me so much of Marilyn Monroe..
kind hearted, beautiful and wasnt racist during a time when it was normalized but extremely self conscious, struggling with infertility and hate coming from other women
“unfortunately, stuart behaves like a twat” is probably one of the best sentences i’ve ever heard from one of these things
I agree with that assessment about Stuart. Although I would call him something worse.
This movie made me respect Bryce Dallas Howard (referring to her acting, not the character she played). She sold her role so well it was like I could breathe her effort.
Especially compared to her character in Black Mirror so vastly different
You know someone is a brilliant actress when you hate them because of their character. She played the role brilliantly.
Being a racist is natural for her
I still have hate boiling for her, cause she looked like she enjoyed it..if she were human she would've done the role of racism..
@@Ace-ke7fq You're... You're joking, right?
I remember watching this movie in the theatres when it was released. I bawled like a baby. I didn’t expect it to hit so hard. Such a deeply moving and important film. Everyone should watch it.
Tbh what I love about Skeeter’s and Hilly’s “friendship” is that Hilly is not your typical villain. If you notice, it seems like Hilly is taking Skeeter into her guardianship, often protecting her from her other friends, such as kicking Jolene on the table card for making unkind comments about Skeeter’s lack of marriage, and even standing up for her decision to get a job at the Jackson Journal. She defend Skeeter from her mother’s expectations (I forget which one is but it’s in line with “I wouldn’t let your mother’s opinion about you let this chance slipped by” when talking about Skeeter meeting her cousin Stuart). She’s initially not a Villain in Skeeter’s life, but as time progressed both of them changed. Skeeter got exposed to the bigger world from her education while Hilly settled into her life as a socialite with certain pressure to keep up the “standards” of her surroundings, which means embracing the “racism of the south” because that was the rule of the land, and they just didn’t fit in anymore, it’s not about good vs evil, but two person deciding which value they want to live by. It just seems real to me than the usual “my bully is happens to be a racist” trope.
hilly said black ppl carry diseases wat 😭
yea still she sucks
I agree except for one part
I don’t think that Hilly wants to fit in. I do think that she’s genuinely racist and a bad person at least toward black people or more specifically her maids
It actually was about good vs evil, simply this kind of evil was shown differently. In a way it exposed that there are different kinds. She was a bully, and she was racist, simply they didn't make the relationship revolve solely on that
Great comment, didn't notice that!
I was born in the 70's and I'm also half Latino, my mother is Latino and my father is white and I grew up in Northern California. I never experienced racism that I was ever aware of. But it saddens and equally blows my mind that as little as 60 years ago that it was thought to be okay to treat people as though they're lesser than...Just because they have a different amount of melanin in their skin.
Melanin
In your defense, it was Northern California....I wouldn't expect it to play out like it would in good ol Mississippi.
If this shocked you, the actual slavery for centuries prior to this would blow your mind
@@oogabooga9939 My apologoies, I meant melanin I'll fix it.
Yet nobody supports black people when it comes to reparations ! I'm tired of you other groups and your fake Empathy 🙄
Our ancestors had it so bad. This wasn’t even that long ago, these are our grandparents
The White Savior Trope is a cinematic and literary device where a white central character rescues non-white characters from unfortunate circumstances
@@TheFantasticlublol yeah…when you’re a small minority of people how do you expect them to gain anything without help from some of the majority
@@bastian9693 the is a different between help and do everything and be percived as the hero, a good example is Milk, so try to learn and read a little bit
The marking the toilet paper thing reminds me of how they cut the donuts into fours at after church functions. Like I don’t know how to put a donut back together.
If they were cut to make sure the black kids got the smaller pieces then yeah I could totally see why that would remind you of that
Idk what lame ass church you went to, they always gave us full sized donuts
Lol what church you go to my always had excess
you stole this joke from the simpsons
They do it to make sure there is enough cor everyone
I remember crying with the scene with Mae crying
some parents do not ever deserve to be parents
"Abiiiiii" 😢😭😭😭💔
The maids said most children they raised ended up being just evil like the parents. What's to stop Mae from being as such? Just because of one boo who scence. She would get over it, and slowly adjust, becoming like her peers.
@@yeaokay8476 you legit said the same thing in a diff comment. You're just as bad as the racist my guy.
@@yeaokay8476 Maybe. Abi leaving sure makes that a more likely outcome, though.
It still shocks me that at one point human beings were treated like this just because of the color of their skin. It was like they were seen as objects with no value. It’s so disgusting
People are still treated like this based on the color of their skin
@@whatever7588 and it's only going to get worse as those laws made in these times are being overturned for example women's right when It comes to roe va wade and public education
@@whatever7588 Yeah and in some cases, poc get treated even worse than what’s depicted here 😔
It still happens to me at school from other kids because I’m black :(
@@tumainikamau2570 i’m so sorry honey
I feel really bad for that little girl at the end.
she will grow up to resent the black mother that raised her and everyone is feeling bad for her??
@@bunnywavyxx9524 Because at that moment, that little girl is innocent and she is losing the only mother she had. So yes, you bitter child, we do for sad, for the child (key word:child).
Exactly, breaks my heart knowing this happens today too.
@@bunnywavyxx9524
Or she grows up resenting her biological mother for being a terrible person and taking her only loving mother away from her.
@@bunnywavyxx9524you don’t know that Skeeter turned out well and her parents weren’t as evil but still did bad things to the maid that loved them. The little girl may actually grow up to respect black people and resent her mother because her mother never cared for her
In the book this movie was based on, I think I remember Constantine was fired because they found out she had a daughter with a white man.
Makes sense
No, in the book, Constantine was married to a black man, but they had a daughter who looked white due to throwback genetics from one of their (probably non-consensual) ancestors. They sent the child away to the city to live a better life.
When her daughter visited as an adult during the ladies' group function, the group (including Skeeter's mom) was unaware of who she was and talked to her about potentially joining.
When Constantine came out to serve the food, the daughter addressed her as her mother, and Skeeter's mom was humiliated by the scandal of a black person nearly joining the group under her roof.
She fired Constantine for "being put into that situation".
@@SystemofEleven thank you for the clarification, I read it a long time ago ^^'.
@@SystemofEleven I wish they added that into the movie. They made skeeter’s mom a little too good to be true but we don’t always have to root for all the characters. I would’ve wanted to see that side of her
Who is Constantine?
I've watched this movie many times and enjoyed it so much. Cecilia was the kind soul to balance the movie out. Abilene was so kind to Mae, even the baby knew she was being mistreated by her mom and Abilene treated her with love and kindness.
CELIA, not CECILIA.
What is the movie name? Please
"the kids they raised grew up to be as mean as their parents" nature overpowering nurture basically, that speaks volumes.
Actually I think it’s the other way nurture overpowering nature. Or more accurately obedience overcoming moral. Or authority overcoming moral. I say this as someone who has done some research into psychology. If nature overpowered nurture then ur eluding to the idea that white people are born racist which is false for many reasons. Even in the movie at the end you can see the little girl (who was “just born” in comparison to the other women) was not racist and truly loved that maid.
There have been some studies by Soloman Asch and another psychologist(inspired by Nazi compliance/genocide) of how people are willing to do very morally wrong things if under pressure from direct authority (ex: parents pressuring them to become racist/follow their ideal) or if under pressure from being in a group (conforming to group ideals).
What are you trying to say lad? Nature?
@@RK-cj4oc lmao
@@sparkyboomboomboi7051 everyone is racist, there isn’t enough resources to feed everyone
@Giselle Jeanville I won’t be annoying nor fight you but just to be clear I did say that. At the very end I mentioned pressure from being in a group, conforming to group ideals (aka society)
This movie is so good, and scene where celia and her husband invite minnie to eat together is really touching and sweet for me
Movie name?😊
I cried when Skeeter’s mom humiliated Constantine. It was probably the saddest part in the movie.
What a horrifying but beautiful story to recap. The thought or reality that any life could be treated as such is completely abohorrent. Good choice for recap and I cried a lot for this mistreatment of life.
It’s a good movie, one of the only movies that can talk about racism and not be crazy about it. This movie told it like it was without any narrative and this will always be in my top 10
My grandma told me so many stories of the yt women she was a maid for... This movie hit me hard to know how hard she had it just trying to take care of her kids.. My aunt's, uncles, and mom.
@Brylan the censor is necessary yes .
@Brylan just use cracker then. Those crackers her grandma use to maid for were fucked up. Better?
I've watched this movie so many times. It's not only a great story with funny, sad, and great moments, but it's so aesthetically pleasing too.
Broke my heart to pieces when that precious baby was crying for Abilene 😭😣
The book is better. Abilene gets a job writting the miss Myrna column. Minnie leaves her husband cause he hit her when she was pregnant. But yes Cecelia and Minnie have a special relationship.
The ending always made me sad because Abilene loved that little girl. Mae’s mother was terrible to her and didn’t know how to be a mom.
Whenever I have a bad day…watching movies like this reminds me the issues I deal with are so trivial compared to what other dealt with…
Combine sad with more sad to cure sad
A person who drowns in 10 feet of water is just as dead as a person who drowned in 20 feet of water. Stop comparing trauma. Stop minimizing your own or anyone else's trauma because it wasn't "as bad" as someone else's. It's not a competition. Traumas may differ from person to person, but it's not a more or lesser thing. It ALL hurts and everyone deserves empathy & support.
HA HA HAAAAHA HA HA Black women laughing. I am happy it takes this propaganda movie to make you feel happy. I myself did not watch it... I do not want to hate and pass the hate down to my children through osmoses. Take care ok.
@@LittleBlueOwl318 horrible comparison. Not all trauma is equal.
@@whatever7588 whatever
when he said she got the courage to leave her husband i got goosebumps :) im so happy for her
This is a great movie. So many these days try to say it’s a mighty whitey story or just something to please the conservatives but it’s not. It gets the point across on how these women were treated and how bad the housewives were, even if only one was malicious the others weren’t exactly defending the maids either, so it’s very heartwarming when someone does treat these ladies right like Skeeter and Cecilia. I mean Skeeter didn’t have to publish that book and pay all those women for sharing their stories but she did showing she at least didn’t believe herself as above them.
this movie is another chapter of white people exploiting black people, white people saving black people from other white people, and you are complicit with your ignorance on the subject
I love this movie! I can't imagine a person can't use a bathroom because of their color for real??!!! I'm sorry I thought everyone poop and pee was disgusting!! Sickening!! I also don't understand how the women need maids lol they don't do anything?!! I am so glad society has changed since then!! I am so glad my African princess can grow up to be anything she wants because of great heroic people fighting for human rights. ❤️
Don’t forget that every single day, Republicans are still fighting against them, and trying to reverse history. When the Supreme Court opinion was leaked striking down Roe v Wade, one Republican Ohio senator said the Supreme Court should now revisit Loving vs Va, which was the late 60s case where the Court ruled 9-0 that it was wrong to prevent whites from marrying blacks.
Things haven't changed, they are hidden , under different titles.
Was your daughter born in Africa? If not, she isn't African. She's American. Period.
@@shelleythompson-brock6412who tf asked 🤣😂
The white women are too busy planning parties gossiping and organizing socialite events
You know the book is good when the summary alone makes you tear up
This was one of my favorite movies back when it was released. The writing was so good and the characters had stories that really made you care about them.
That one scene with Minny's pie will always be an awesome and memorable one.
"EAT MY SHIT"
Bruh I died laughing watching that one
@@Aspect_6-9 Yeah it was sweet seeing her get her revenge after the horrible way she was treated. Then for it to end up in the book though, now that is some good fucking revenge.
My question is how could someone doesn't realize that it's made from poop? How skillful she cook that pie to get rid of the odor?
It grossed me out
@@whiterose-kb9lk oh well
I haven't seen this movie in years and this whole past week for whatever reason i just started to remember parts of the movie for no reason at all and today i stumble upon this video uploaded 16 minutes ago, life is strange.
I grew up in the 50's and 60's and was never taught how to treat anybody, black or white, because both of my parents were alcoholics. All through life I treated people just like those socialites treated their maids and it caused me great problems. People, please treat everyone around you with love and respect.
i love how they just say " a few days later, kennedy is assasinated" and left it at that as if it wasnt important lol
I mean was it important? Minus bay of pigs, Cuban missile crisis, and him potus. What changed, in true regards to the story. The people, blacks, maids where still treated like crap. Heck one of their own that man got murdered just for soeakimgbout, to be treated better. Important...lol
Who is Kennedy
@@La-PetitMort one of America's presidents. He had a relationship with legendary actor Marilyn Monroe. He was a big deal. His death was considered a big deal because he was the first president in a long time assassinated, and he was beloved.
@@lonelyronin2428 Bet he couldn't hit high notes like Jihyo
@@La-PetitMort you could have chosen so many other kpop idols who can hit higher notes than Jihyo
My siblings and I grew up in the first non-segregated school in the South (in the 1960s). Our parents did not even mention anything racist (except that my dad took a long time to get over what happened while he served in WWII in the Pacific, he had had awful experiences with the Japanese. He did get over it because my brother dated a Japanese girl while in college. Dad was ok with that). This film and the book are great and eye openers, for those who did not know or see this disgusting racism.
"Unfortunately, Stuart behaves like a twat."
That's it. That does it. I officially no longer dislike bot-voice videos. I now understand why people say it adds charm in its own way lmao
The movie that made me fell in love with Viola Davis's acting
Watch DOUBT, she had a smaller role but my my she was fantastic in that.
@@dlilwon cool, I'll do that, thanks ❤️
this will always be the EAT MAH SHIET movie. and i love it
I watched this movie, and I love it. It showed how racism affect people but at the same time showed how people can get up and get their equality back. I even cried with scenes when Abilene got her credits with Skeeters and how they treated Abilene's past son... I believe if it has second part Mae will be the next Skeeter, probably looking for Abilene
I’ve heard people say recently that this subject matter is problematic since it’s making Emma Stone’s character a white savior like Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. I see the similarities but Octavia and Viola made the characters their own and I think the movie focused on them
But that’s how it was back then
How is Scout a white saviour?
@@whatever7588 so this is a documentary ?
Loved this movie for what should be obvious reasons. most of these white women were absolutely horrible! I’m white, grew up in the 50’s in the south but was raised to respect all people. There was a black lady that worked in our home on a bi-weekly basis. Her name was Doris and I loved her so much. I felt like I could talk to her about anything. I was so proud when she was present at my wedding.
Bless your heart, Rebecca! You have such a positive mindset ❤
@Rebecca Brown But could SHE talk to YOU or your mother about everything????????!!!!!!!?????
@@Psalm_27.4 I don’t know. I know we talked ‘some’. I think or hope she knew she could have if she desired to. I talked with her about typical teenage stuff. She was much more understanding than my mom. What she and my mom talked about while I was in school, I don’t know. I remember my mom making sandwiches for lunch and when she set the plates on the table she called Doris into the kitchen to eat with her. Doris was shocked and said it wasn’t right. Mom wouldn’t take no for an answer and whenever Doris was there, they ate lunch together. Doris rode the bus to come to our house but my dad put his foot down on her riding the bus home. He didn’t think it was safe for any woman to take the bus late in the day because it would be dark by the time the bus reached her stop. When my dad got home from work, he would drive her home all the way to her front door and insisted she sat in the front passenger seat. After Doris retired, we still kept in touch with her and her family.
@@rebeccabrown3898 your family sounds great. I don't wanna praise people for just being decent but considering the time period, its great you and your parents were like that
I watched this for the first time in school since then I've watched this so many times and it still makes me so emotional for the people who had to go through this type of treatment back them
One of my favorite movies! “I said EAT. MY. SHIT!” 😂😂😂😂 Hilly deserved it
The White Savior Trope is a cinematic and literary device where a white central character rescues non-white characters from unfortunate circumstances
I watched this movie years ago. It was a great movie. My favorite part was when the mom laughed at her daughter for eating the poo pie.
Mae crying in the end was so sad and I felt so bad for her she basically lost her Mother
I cant remember the last time I sobbed when watching a movie, this is really touching indeed. I purpose to treat my help with love and patience,
The positive thing there were few who wanted to help all those women who faced discrimination. Because of those kind of people around humanity still alive
The pie scene was the funniest part 🤣
This movie, along with The Green mile and Pay it Forward, it's impossible for me not to be in tears at the end
This is one of my favorite books and films. I'm crying just watching this. Amazing acting from the entire cast. Incredible story.
Living in the south for the past few years I hear this one thing from all my older white coworkers. “My parents didn’t have any hate towards black people”. I don’t believe all of you. There is a restaurant in my town that is a memorial to commemorate black activists who sat in the restaurant when it was whites only at the time. I imagine some of my coworkers parents were the ones sitting there feeling uneasy seeing a couple black people sit in their whites only restaurant.
Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain’s chemistry in this film is impeccable
I break down in tears every time I watch the ending. I know it’s not her mother but the child’s mother isn’t very nice.
I read this at work when i came across the book. I wasn't supposed to be reading but even my manager came over and said how good the book was along with heartbreaking
i love how they made a connection at 11:18 to wait in the kitchen while guests were over at the house like in Langston Hughes poem I too then Rachel stands up for herself just like lANGSTON DID
I never read this book or saw the movie, because I thought it was about something entirely different. But now that I have watched this, I can't wait to read the book. Thank you!
The Help - Book is amazing
Funny at the same time filled with emotions
I loved it. It deserves an oscar. And the look when she was eating that pie PRICELESS
Celia (and later her husband) is such an MVP in this movie, those moments she shared with Minny are so wholesome.
I remember Celia's character being portrayed as an innocent, yet tough woman. Her lack of "awareness" of black/white separation "Etiquette" showed in a scene where Minny was the one who told Celia that she couldn't sit with her on the table to celebrate after making fried chicken because it would be a bad look if they were seen eating together on the same table. One of my favourite scenes in this movie.
phuc i wanna watch this movie again and bawl my eyes out
Good news! Its free on yt rn. Celia really is such a awesome character made me feel so warm and seeing her miscarry broke my heart in two she deserved a baby honestly
i started crying at the end when the kid was calling for her, kids are so pure suck how they turn out sometimes
This is one of the only voices my brain can tolerate
Yeah robots are great
That last part tore my heart out, every single time😭
You some interesting titles my guy 😂
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It's apart of this channels success really
Yes right sjsjjsj
it is true though, i'm just surprised he didn't use the pie scene for the title
Why not put in parentheses the real name just a suggestion
I remember watching this movie while in residential, and we all cried after hearing cecilias story.
This whole story brought nothing but tears to my eyes 😪
One of my favorite books and movie adaptations! For real...very few movies from books hit the nail on the head...this one does! 😭😭😭😍😍😍
Whouu 😰😰😰 I cried while watching this . Thank you for posting it 🙏🏾
all the characters of this movie are good, good story , good directing , great message of hope.
Watching all these stories while sitting in the other side of world 🇮🇳, it breaks me to see this was happening somewhere which we thought is more developed than us
@shruti Agarwal Not the same
Everywhere has pros and cons. As someone from Mexico and have traveled, there is no such thing as a perfect place. But we can all strive to be better no matter where we are at.
@@iammar1159 it was the same !! u were subjugated maybe for a shorter period of time. But you are not better and Indians are very racist too.
My grandmother was a nanny/maid to 2 white families. They treated her with love and respect. To the point, she stayed with the family and joined the daughters house when the daughter got married. When she passed, my dad informed her, and she said "My heart is truly broken and my girls are going to be devastated. But know this, you and your family have nothing to worry about. I will make sure everything is taking care of. Just like Mary used to make sure me or my girls always had what we needed from her as well. I really going to miss her."
"That Fool don't know I bring my own toilet paper"!!! Love this movie and I have watched it so many times. I know most of the lines. Just one of the best get back movies ever!
This is honestly the best movie ever. All the actors did a great job, making the movie entertaining
Oh I love the help. Mostly Minny’s chocolate pie..😂
Okay WOW. I need to see this movie. You know a story is just plain excellent and powerful at its core when a frickin' RECAP video can make someone cry, sheesh
The narrater using the word "tw*t" had me laughing so much. 🤣
It's still hilarious after all these years that hilly had two slices of Minnie's chocolate pie that she made with her poop to get payback for all the BS she put Minnie through
My parents hired a "nanny," to help raise my brother and I. We called her a name that meant "grandma." We're white as fuck, she was from Trinidad. She became my second mom. In 1st grade, I was a white, blue eyed, pigtailed girl with a thick trinidad accent. I grew out of it but my spanish, that I learned from her, still has a trinidad lilt to it. Even after she stopped taking care of us as teenagers, we kept in touch almost weekly. When my own kid was born, even though she was in her 80s, she came and helped me for ~2 weeks.
She passed away last year in her 90s, I still love her as much as I love my own parents. She was the best thing to happen to our family.
Ohhh I remember watching this movie, I remember liking it a lot, especially the pie part 😂
Is there any nudity from the hot white chicks?
Haha samee
The best bit😂
Sexism and Racism are still around today. I thank all who stand against discrimination. It is so easy to turn a blind eye and join the crowd. Moral values are tested all the time. What do you stand for? What would you have the courage to stand against?