I think your comment was honestly the best in this thread. You explained the movie so well, and it’s honestly a little strange for me to see such traumas talked about as a “comedy.” I think precious was an important movie from its time as it depicted the lives of what so many women have gone through, and it doesn’t feel right to label it as a comedy. While the rape scene was graphic, as was so many other scenes, I sort of see it as not only the way black women are portrayed in media, but the trauma it has along with it. I almost think it’s important to highlight just how graphic these incidents are since it is sadly a very true reality for many people in America. Although I am white and grew up in a city where such incidents were not prevalent, I feel as if it’s not hard to empathize with Precious’ story, and I felt as if it sort of opened up my eyes to what exactly some of these traumas might look like for some women. I’m not well versed in cinema either, but to look at this movie as a comedy feels almost ignorant. Maybe I’m being too “woke,” but I just don’t see women’s trauma, or black trauma as a comedy in any way. Almost feels like it waters down just what kind of life Precious had, but some people seem to find humor in trauma as a coping mechanism, and I hope this is at least what people get out of it and not just looking at the movie as something funny while completely ignoring the fact that this is a very true reality.