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Beaux Arts hotel in Taipei (Daan) near Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall
With a stay at San Want Hotel Taipei, you'll be centrally located in Taipei, convenient to Cathay General Hospital and Taipei 101.
This eco-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Breeze Center and Songshand Cultural Park.
Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 268 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring fireplaces. Your memory foam bed comes with down comforters. Complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include direct-dial phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including concierge services and babysitting/childcare. Additional amenities at this Beaux Arts hotel include wedding services, a television in the lobby, and tour/ticket assistance. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite at one of the hotel's 4 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Meet other guests and eat at a complimentary reception. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a business center, and audiovisual equipment. Planning an event in Taipei? This hotel has 368 square feet (34 square meters) of space consisting of conference/meeting rooms, small meeting rooms, and a ballroom. Free parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
- General
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 4 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast and evening social are offered (may not be available daily). Wired high-speed Internet access is complimentary.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a business center, a technology helpdesk, and secretarial services. Event facilities measuring 368 square feet (34 square meters) include conference/meeting rooms, small meeting rooms, and a ballroom. This Beaux Arts hotel also offers a fitness center, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
San Want Hotel Taipei has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Bar/lounge
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Total number of rooms - 268
- Currency exchange
- Audiovisual equipment
- Babysitting or childcare
- Ballroom(s)
- Number of floors - 14
- Banquet facilities
- Business center
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Event catering
- Exhibit space
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Technology support staff
- Designated smoking areas
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Free parking (limited spaces)
- Luggage storage
- Elevator/lift
- Concierge services
- Laundry facilities
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Free parking
- Secure parking
- Valet parking
- Parking garage
- Porter/bellhop
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free guest parking during stay
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 34
- Number of meeting/conference rooms - 5
- Complimentary reception
- Number of restaurants - 4
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 368
- Secretarial services
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Technology helpdesk
- Television in lobby
- Translation services
- Wedding services
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free wired high-speed Internet
- Parking
Free parking, Free guest parking during stay, Secure parking, Valet parking, Parking garage, Free parking (limited spaces)
- Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Fireplace
- Premium bedding
- Ceiling fan
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Complimentary newspaper
- Direct-dial phone
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Separate dining area
- Daily housekeeping
- Down comforter
- Free movie channels
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Memory foam mattress
- Pillow menu
- Dining
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast. The hotel offers a complimentary evening social on select days.
San Want Hotel Taipei has 4 restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
- Recreation
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Aerobics nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Basketball nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Braille or raised signage
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
- Check-out
Check-out time is Noon
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No cribs (infant beds) available
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
- All citizens of Taiwan will be charged the national value-added tax
- Additional Details
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Awards & Affiliations
- Details
- A Green / Sustainable Property - Second Party CertifiedThis property participates in Energy Star For Hospitality, a second-party certification program. Second-party certification measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. An assessment of a company's sustainable tourism practices has been performed at this property by an assessor or auditor that is not independent of the second-party certification program.


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Address complex natural resource and climate change adaptation issues, with a focus on increasing resiliency in the face of drought and other external shocks.
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Poverty is widespread. Frequent drought, unpredictable harvests and sporadic conflicts put families and rural traditions at risk. Millions are still in urgent need of assistance after the worst drought the region has seen for 60 years.
Our work
- Emergency response: Treating malnourished children with mobile health units, distributing water, vaccinating livestock, and providing work rebuilding community assets
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You might hear it called a "slow onset" emergency because, unlike the sudden strike of an earthquake, drought builds gradually. But don't bother telling that to the mothers whose children are hanging on by a thread; slow isn't the word they would choose. Grueling, they might say. Nerve-wracking.
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Guy's Guide to Sexual HealthGuy's Guide to Sexual HealthHelp lower your risk of developing prostate cancer by maintaining an ideal weightLearn about natural options for the most common male sexual health concerns, including what to look out for and your best bets for all-natural treatments.
Erectile dysfunction (ED), or impotence, is the inability to obtain or maintain an erection for sexual activity.
Depression, anxiety, and stress can all play a role in ED, but for most men, ED is from physical causes, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, atherosclerosis, spinal cord injuries, neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, kidney disease, and overweight or obesity. Alcohol, some drugs, and treatment for prostate or bladder problems may also lead to ED.
Be sure to speak with your doctor about ED. Your doctor may discover an underlying condition that needs to be treated. In many cases, treatment can return you to normal sexual activity.
Lifestyle recommendations for ED
- Lose some weight. Excess weight means less testosterone is available for getting and keeping an erection. Penile blood flow is also impeded in overweight men. ED can often be corrected by shedding some extra pounds.
- Quit smoking. Blood vessels, including those that supply the penis, are especially susceptible to damage from cigarette smoke. Quitting smoking may completely restore normal sexual function in men with ED.
- Drink less. Even though having a drink might help you relax, alcohol can interfere with maintaining an erection that allows sex. Alcohol abuse can decrease testosterone production and damage the nerves involved with getting an erection.
- Move more. As little as 30 minutes of walking three times per week can reduce the risk of ED by improving blood flow throughout the body.
Top-rated supplements for ED
- Asian ginseng. This traditional herb may be used to improve libido and the ability to maintain an erection. Suggested dose: 900 mg of concentrated extract 2 to 3 times per day.
- Yohimbe. Yohimbe and a derivative drug, yohimbine, appear to improve blood flow to the penis and help with ED related to any cause. Suggested dose: A tincture of yohimbe bark is often used in the amount of 5 to 10 drops three times per day. It is best to use yohimbe and yohimbine under a doctor's supervision.
- Arginine. This amino acid may help dilate blood vessels and improve blood flow especially in men whose ED is related to abnormal nitric oxide metabolism in the body. Suggested dose: 1,670 to 2,800 mg per day.
"Arginine has earned the nickname, herbal Viagra, as it has the ability to "pump up" the vascular system, including blood vessels in the penis," says Dr. James Mullane of Natural Family Medicine in Danbury, CT. It is not an "on-demand" treatment like true Viagra, but rather takes ongoing use for effects to be seen. According to Mullane, time-release arginine seems to have the dual effect of lowering blood pressure and improving ED symptoms.
A couple is considered infertile if they've had unprotected sex for more than one year without achieving pregnancy. Male and female causes are equally likely to contribute to infertility.
Sperm factors-including abnormal sperm movement (motility), quality, and quantity-account for most cases of male infertility. Environmental toxins, drug or alcohol abuse, chemotherapy or radiation to treat cancer, cigarette smoking, and overheating of the testicles can all affect male fertility.
Struggling with infertility?
Before trying different options to treat infertility, it's important to visit your doctor to get to the root of the issue.
Lifestyle recommendations for male infertility
- Keep cool. Wearing tight-fitting underwear or soaking in a hot tub for extended periods can decrease sperm function.
- Get clean. Limit alcohol consumption and avoid recreational drugs, smoking, and environmental toxins when you're trying to get pregnant. If your house has lead paint, you might want to consider having a lead abatement company do work for you so that you, your partner, and your future baby stay lead-free.
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- Zinc. Taking a zinc supplement may improve sperm count, motility, and quality in infertile men. Suggested dose: 30 mg of zinc two times per day, plus 2 mg of copper per day to prevent zinc-induced copper deficiency.
- Ginseng. Preliminary studies suggest that Asian ginseng may improve sperm count and motility. American ginseng may help protect against the toxic effects of some chemotherapy drugs on sperm quality. Suggested dose: 900 mg of concentrated extract 2 to 3 times per day.
Preventing and planning pregnancy often fall in women's hands, but there are lots of reasons and ways for men to be equally involved.
A vasectomy is a surgical procedure that involves cutting and sealing off the vas deferens so that sperm can't enter the ejaculate. The surgery is usually performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia. The average healing time after vasectomy is about one week.
Pros of vasectomy:
- It's permanent; there's no need for other contraception with that partner.
- The chance of pregnancy is close to zero.
- It provides freedom from condoms.
- It's less dangerous and costly than female sterilization.
Cons of vasectomy:
- Complications from surgery, including chronic pain, may occur. Other birth control is needed until sterility is guaranteed. Most doctors recommend two post-vasectomy semen samples (usually done two and three months post-surgery) to make sure that the procedure was successful.
- Reversals don't always work. Post-reversal pregnancy rates are about 50%.
- Vasectomy doesn't prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Barrier contraception in the form of male condoms is the most effective way to reduce the risk of STD transmission.
A male condom is a thin sheath made of rubber (latex), polyurethane, polyisoprene, or lambskin that is placed over the erect penis prior to penetration to prevent pregnancy.
Pros of condoms:
- The chance of pregnancy is between 3% and 14%, depending on usage.
- Besides abstinence, condoms are the best way to prevent the transmission of STDs.
- They're easy to obtain.
Cons of condoms:
- Condoms may cause allergic reactions in either partner, especially latex condoms or those with spermicides or other additives.
- Some users claim decreased sensation.
- Condoms can slip off or break during intercourse.
Things to keep in mind:
- Lambskin condoms DO NOT prevent the transmission of STDs.
- Oil-based personal lubricants can break down condom material, rendering them less successful in preventing pregnancy and disease transmission.
- Male condoms cannot be used in conjunction with female condoms.
- Condoms with spermicide are no more effective for preventing pregnancy and may be more likely to cause irritation or allergy.
- Though some users claim that they can decrease sensation, it is not uncommon for a couple to be unaware when a condom breaks during intercourse, so it's important to check them.
The prostate gland surrounds the urethra and the lower portion of the bladder in men. The prostate's main function it to make and secrete seminal fluid.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a non-malignant enlargement of the prostate.
When the prostate enlarges, it puts pressure on the surrounding structures, causing symptoms like frequent urination (especially at night), dribbling stream, and inability to completely empty the bladder. Urinary obstruction may lead to bladder and kidney infections.
About one half of all 50-year-old men have BPH, and the number rises with the passing years.
Think you have BPH?
Other conditions may cause similar symptoms to BPH. See your doctor for an accurate diagnosis.
Lifestyle recommendations for BPH
- Take up exercise. Studies have shown that men who are physically active are less likely to develop BPH. Just two-to-three hours of walking each week may lower BPH risk by 25%.
Top rated products for BPH
- Beta-sitosterol: Taking this plant-derived compound may improve urinary flow and other symptoms in men with BPH. Suggested dose: 60-130 mg per day.
- Nettles: Men with early-stage BPH may increase their urinary volume and flow rate by taking nettles. Suggested dose: 120 mg of root extract (capsules or tablets) twice per day
- Saw palmetto: This herb may limit the amount of testosterone that can bind in the prostate, thereby lessening BPH symptoms. Saw palmetto seems to be especially helpful for reducing nighttime urination and improving urinary flow rates. In some studies, but not all, saw palmetto was as effective in relieving BPH symptoms as the prescription drug, finasteride, without the negative side effects. Suggested dose: 160 mg of saw palmetto extract standardized to contain 80 to 95% fatty acids, twice daily.
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, but most men who are diagnosed with it will not die from the disease.
Prostate cancer risk increases with advancing age and is greater in African American men, obese men, and those with a strong family history of the disease.
Early-stage prostate cancer is rarely accompanied by noticeable symptoms. In later stages of the disease, symptoms can be similar to those of BPH, including increased urinary frequency, dribbling, and inability to empty the bladder.
Concerned about prostate cancer?
To screen for prostate cancer, your doctor will perform a physical examination of your prostate and may order lab work.
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by cells in the prostate. Higher PSA levels may be associated with the presence of prostate cancer, but they can also be caused by other factors. The PSA test has fallen out of favor in recent years due to lack of sufficient evidence to support its widespread use.
Lifestyle recommendations for prostate cancer
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- Be trim. Help lower your risk of developing prostate cancer by maintaining an ideal weight.
- Go red. Tomatoes are high in the antioxidant nutrient, lycopene, which may reduce prostate cancer risk. Cooking tomatoes with some oil increases lycopene's absorption.
- Get crunchy. Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and Brussels sprouts may help prevent prostate cancer.
- Be sunny. Men with low vitamin D levels may be at higher risk of developing prostate cancer. Expose your face, arms, hands, and legs to the sun for about 15 minutes several times each week to help ensure adequate vitamin D levels.
- Go green. Drinking green tea may help prevent prostate cancer, especially in those at risk for the disease.
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On The Help, Viola Davis, And "Black Art" Vs. "Negro Respectability"
Tomorrow night, the Oscars take place, and film adaptation of The Help is expected to sweep the Oscars. I've already written about what I think about The Help, a movie I had hoped would go quietly into that good night. Instead, it's ignited many debates about the lack of roles for Black actresses, Black art, and once again, class in the Black community, even if no one wants to call it "class."
I don't dispute that, if things are tough for light- and medium-brown-skinned African American actresses in Hollywood, they are terrible for darker-skinned sisters, for colorism is still alive and dropping its stinking poop all through American society.
I know that things are tough for Viola Davis to get a role. You're not going to hear me disagree with that. But I am going to say that, "I can't get a role" really translates into "I'm having a hard time paying my bills." And so, those of us Black folks who have loudly criticized The Help have been cast as Bourgie Villains who stand between a Sister and her money.
And that's not all. Not only do we Bourgie Villains want to keep a Sister from paying bills, we're also embarrassed by her playing a maid on screen.
And that's where I get mad.
See, my mama worked as a nanny back in college during the summers. And further, my granny–her mother–worked as a maid. And I took a job as a nanny once in college as well, but after I discovered that the White lady who hired me not only wanted me to see about her child but also, clean her 4000 square foot home (which was under construction and producing sawdust every ten minutes) while the little girl was sleeping, and I refused to do all that for five dollars an hour, I got fired. This is a true story.
We're coming to the close of Black History Month, so let me say that this sort of Black class debate has taken place in many realms of Black American life for over one hundred years. For example, W.E.B. DuBois was about what I will call Negro Respectability, an African American remix of the European concept of "The Politics of Respectability." Essentially, the "The Talented Tenth" theory set forth by DuBois was just an extension of his championing Negro Respectability.
And of course, inherent in those remixed "Politics of Respectability" notions were the following: marriage is good; homosexuality is bad (if even acknowledged); patriarchy—the man as head of the family, etc.— is good; higher education is required; and above all, Negroes must exhibit gentile behavior that does not "transgress" the social norms at that time for upwardly mobile behavior. And they had to do all that while wearing tailored, tweed suits.
Booker T. Washington, on the other hand, was the Black Working Class champion. In my opinion, his views evidenced a different, "red dirt" form of Negro Respectability, one that was about the survival of Black folks who didn't have access to higher education and so, they couldn't dress up in tweed suits and teach at Historically Black Colleges.
Publicly, Washington was an apologist for segregation and cautioned Black political patience and Black hard work; he did not believe in pushing for racial equality. His famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech set off the first Official Black Beef in the history of America—between W.E.B. DuBois and Washington—and from that point, it was on between the Black Working Class and the Black Middle Class/Black Bourgeoisie.
Depending upon whom you ask, one of these Brothers emerged victorious. Of course, DuBois won the intellectual battle. There is still plenty of shade thrown Washington's way by African American scholars and academics, but Down South when I grew up, plenty working class Black mothers were still giving their male children "Booker T" for their two first names, too. That ought to tell you something right there, so really, it's a tie.
There were contradictions in both men. W.E.B. DuBois was all for Negro Respectability to the point where he "fudged" parts of his early life when writing about them. Now, it's clear that he was not heir to a great family legacy, but rather born in very humble circumstances, essentially fatherless and raised in a 19th century version of the "hood."
Though publicly, Booker T. Washington was about digging in field dirt and skinning and grinning to white racists, the man built an institution of higher learning for the descendants of slaves—Tuskegee Institute which still stands today, now Tuskegee University—in the middle of racially terrorist Alabama, and unknown to his White benefactors, he was testing segregation laws in the court through his lawyers.
And so, things have never been clear about class in Black America and where Black folks stand. For example, I'm conservative when it comes to certain things—like public language, public dress, belief in God, and manners—and very radical when it comes to others—like feminism, sex, anti-homophobia, kindness, and art.
Sidebar: Yes, I said, "Sex." But what I mean by "sex" is none of your business. That's my conservative side coming back out.
As an artist—a writer—who has violated the "politics of respectability" in the service of my own art, I'm all for transgressing acceptable notions of behavior. I've talked about being a domestic violence survivor. I've talked about being a rape survivor. Heck, I even named my own father as my molester in print, much to my mother's and family's chagrin.
If anyone knows what it feels like to transgress acceptable behavior, I do.
Yet, my transgressions have occurred for a reason, and not to dissolve or exhibit my own pain. I had counseling for the pain. I write about my pain in my art not to examine the different kinds of lint in my own belly button, but to hopefully connect and heal a new generation of women, like Audre Lorde, June Jordan, Sonia Sanchez and Lucille Clifton did for me.
But transgression in art should be in service of something important and higher. Not in service of your financial hustle. Or in service of your ego. Or even, in service of the problems you had with your daddy who you still love like nobody knows and understands (even you). If not, all you are accomplishing with your transgression is enacting a public tantrum and running with scissors.
So what does this all have to do with Viola Davis and The Help?
As a middle class/Black bourgeoisie African American woman, I would love to see more depictions of Black people like me on the silver screen, depictions that don't make fun of or demonize Black middle class people, as we are wont to witness these days a la Tyler Perry.
That said, I'm a mixed class Black kid (and I've written about this before, too). Yes, my daddy was Black Bourgeoisie, but my mama was from the red dirt cotton fields of Georgia, and I'd also like to see more complex depictions of poor and working class Black folks, too.
For example, it would have been nice to have seen one Black man in The Help who stood up for a Black woman instead only a Brother like Minny's abusive husband, or another who left Abilene to fend for herself in the middle of the street during a burgeoning race riot.
I grew up with working class Black men who would die for the dignity and honor of a Black woman, like my uncles. I believe my mother's story of the time that a White man came to the house one day and cursed in front of my grandmother. When he wouldn't apologize, my papa Charlie told his son to get his gun. This was in the late 1940s when such an act in central Georgia could get him and possibly his entire family killed. And by the way, that White man got in his car and drove on home.
And I saw working class Black women, like my granny, who would cuss somebody like a sailor if they pissed her off, but only Monday through Saturday. (She was the cusser in the family, not Grandpa Charlie.) On Sunday, she was a dressed up, do-right acting, child of God.
But yes, I saw some in the outside community—who shall remain nameless—who would beat a woman in the middle of the street and mothers who abandoned their children to go Up North. I've seen much. I'd like to see that same "much" in films about working class Black people. I'd like to see some complexity.
I'm not upset with a "Black maid movie." I've seen a few I've loved, including A Long Walk Home starring Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg. But that movie featured a Black woman who had a rich life outside of her White folk's kitchens. The Help does not. And I do not believe that Viola Davis, a Black woman born in the early 1960s who is classically trained at Julliard, can believe what she said at the NAACP Image Awards, that Kathryn Stockett (the author of the book the movie is based on) told "the truth." Or that she wrote "art."
Child, please.
What bothers me most, is that Viola Davis is singing that well-worn spiritual of "I'm A Black Artist And I Have A Right To Work" in order to shut down criticism of her acting in The Help, like with Tavis Smiley on his show. And now, her "artistic choices" are being defended as transgressing Black Middle-Class values by others, instead of keeping on the real question.
And I'll ask it: Why is it that we Black folks must keep seeing these flat, one-dimensional depictions of Black people–supposedly ourselves– in the movies? Is this really the best Hollywood can do?
Sure, I enjoy having a reasonably good FICO score as much as the next Sister. But it's not that I need to see heroes or doctors or lawyers or Tuskegee Airmen as opposed to drug dealers or absent fathers or crack addicted sex-workers–or maids.
No, what I need is to see some real Black folks and real stories–whomever is on the screen.
Sidebar: And while we're at talking about what I need, I could do without that sweeping, emotionally manipulative soundtrack that reminds me of the Fisk Jubilee Singers in concert whenever I see Black folks on screen, too. Geez Louise in Heaven.
I'm not trying to knock Viola Davis's hustle, but in the final analysis, it is a hustle. Or maybe, in the final analysis, it's not a hustle, depending on which Black person in whichever socio-economic class that you ask.
But you cannot tell me in the ultimate final analysis that The Help is complex, good Black art simply because a complex Black artist acted in it. Sometimes, complex artists of whatever complexion make bad art. (I know I have.) And you cannot tell me that The Help is the best movie that any filmmaker, Black or White, could have made on working class Black life.
I think that both W.E.B. and Booker T. would agree with me on that.
February 25, 2012 5:38 pm
A thoughtful piece with the bottom line for me is that we are not a monolithic group of people and that there are variations within both classes. The working poor and the so-called middle and upper crust black folks overlapped in key areas. There were many in my neighborhood who were working class and had middle class or mainstream values and there was a continuum. I remember Dr. Jordon whose home was in the neighborhood and he made home visits. There were black professionals who attended the Baptist church and sat side by side with the working class and participated in the various meetings, the choir and community outreach projects. I lived in the upstate western region of New York and our environments and the way we viewed life via religion, politics and social were multifaceted–to say the least.
With time and integration in the north as well as the south-our communities are more defined now and separated with a burgeoning class division that would be shocking to the adults of my young years. This labeled "underclass" confounds us and is frankly overwhelming–thus further estrangement. We've got enough to deal with now without the nostalgic reruns of the past …like "The Help". I think about what reportedly, Hattie McDaniels who was a civic leader in her own right and whose personal life didn't reflect her roles-said to Lena Horne. She had invited the latter over to her beautiful home for tea to discuss the flak regarding Ms. Horne's refusal to play maid roles. To Ms. Horne's surprise Ms. McDaniels was quite supportive of her stance and further stated in the final analysis she would rather 'play a maid' instead of being one. (not a direct quote)
I'd like to add Marcus Garvey in the above mix–for I've had some heated debates with a childhood friend who is an academic now regarding the triad. Marcus Garvey fought against dependency and encouraged black folks to build their own institutions and businesses and broke with Dr. Dubois on the colorism and elitism issues. For he saw the same color strata that was played out in mainstream society among the black elite and "talented tenth" towards the working class and the poor. It was quite ironic that Dr. Dubois made fun of Mr. Garvey especially about the back to Africa movement or the empowerment of black people to be self-sufficient wherever they lived and at the end, the former moved to Ghana and resided there until his death.
'The Help" and all the pros and cons regarding this movie and the actresses involved have again disturbed the scabs that formed from the past and with ambivalent feelings…I won't view the Academy Awards. They are generally boring to me and frankly I don't want to see the tears, running noses and deferential ramblings of either one of the actresses should they win. I've viewed that already when they were afforded other awards for their roles. Peace, love and blessings to them and in my mind we just have to agree to disagree on this one and move on.
Barbara Soloski Albin permalinkFebruary 25, 2012 7:14 pm
Dear Miss Honoree, I hope to say this correctly, but what I think I am hearing is that there are ways of getting jobs, acting is after all just a job, with out selling your soul. Sometimes when I see Miss Whoopie take a silly role, I realize that although she is a magnificent actress, she is taking what is available to her, which is a shame, although I notice she takes these roles quietly. (I am not taking about the View) There is a fine line you cross, African American, White, Native American, Hispanic, Asian as to whether you are going to take the role for the money or still keep your dignity. Of course, the role was Viola Davis's choice, and not my business to say a thing, but I think I know what you are talking about, and it is a matter of working but still being proud of yourself. Years ago a White actress in Hollywood turned down a role that she had signed on for because she felt the role was – I will politely just say undignified! She was sued and lost, but to me, I thought, how proud she should be of herself not to sell her soul. Love, Barbara
February 25, 2012 7:27 pm
I love your blog. I do not completely agree and it doesn't matter. Who cares, right. You make me think and I don't even have to pay/ You have a gift and I look forward to reading your take on things.
Gayle Lin permalinkFebruary 25, 2012 7:35 pm
I know that several of my black author friends agree with you on this. In support of them, I chose not to see the movie "The Help".
I'm very interested in where your opinions will lie with the newly released book The Healing by Jonathan O'Dell. I had read enough before it was out to know that he did extensive research and it was not done in the underhanded way that Stockett did hers.
David Hicks permalinkFebruary 26, 2012 11:45 am
As a writer, what I want to see, above all, is complexity, and characters who are real and dynamic (the main characters, anyway), especially Black characters, who have for so long been stereotypes of one kind or another. That movie fell flat for me, and I didn't quite know why, but you articulated it perfectly. Ultimately we're getting far too many books and films about Black characters written or endorsed by whites, or seen through the lens of a (typically liberal and "well-meaning") white narrator, that make it to Hollywood precisely because (unconsciously, probably, but sometimes quite consciously) they reinforce stereotypes, and then white men like me enjoy them because we don't have to think too hard about "the Negro problem." (After all, it's just a matter of "uplift," right?) As Ms. Moon says, there is no monolithic way of portraying Black Americans, or (I would add) any other people for that matter, so we might as well shoot for complexity and truth no matter what race or class or gender. But since we've had plenty of that with white characters, and but a paltry selection of that with Black characters, a post like yours, Honoree, feels necessary. Perhaps someday–my God, I've been saying this for decades now–there will be such a wide variety of bestsellers and films featuring Black characters that all variations and complexities of character will be end up being represented, as is the case now with white characters; but until then, this case needs to be made.
February 26, 2012 5:54 pm
Haha. I never thought about it before, but you are right. Much of Tyler Perry's work does portray middle class black folk negatively. The good men in his films are often emasculated too, and I find that tiresome, but I still enjoy watching his films. I think that it's perfectly okay that there's a variety of perspectives and voices out there being creative, even when I don't agree with them.
I have mixed feelings about most films and TV shows that depict black folks' lives, and that includes The Help. I wrote a bit about it on my blog: http://fromthoughtsintowords.blogspot.com/2012/02/salvaging-help-film-worth-watching.html
March 11, 2012 1:49 pm
Does anyone remember the role and film for which Sidney Poitier received an Oscar? Does anyone remember Spike Lee's "Malcolm X"? Instead of a diatribe about an actor's choices, how about some scripts, directors and executive producers they can sink their creative teeth into AND earn a living?


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Curmudgeon's Corner
cur-mud-geon: anyone who hates hypocrisy and pretense and has the temerity to say so; anyone with the habit of pointing out unpleasant facts in an engaging and humorous manner
Walker Recall
It was interesting to hear what one of the independent groups has found in its review of the 152,508 pages of signatures submitted to recall Governor Walker.
Interesting point #1: There were only 819,233 signatures contrary to the Democrat party's ballyhooing about "over a million". Obviously that number is a large number but far short of what was claimed in the media blitz. The requirement is that some 540,000+ signatures must be filed (25% of the total vote in the preceeding gubernatorial election).
Qur'an Incident Apologies
The incident of the burning of two copies of the Qur'an has resulted in the killing of several U.S. military personnel and has also resulted in the masking of what happened originally. The Qur'ans in question were being used by captives to communicate with their fellow captives against the rules of which they were aware. Those captives had defaced their own holy books. I suspect most of us would agree that the act of burning was wrong and that those who did it need to be properly reprimanded for the act. That can quite easily be handled, and should be handled, within the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) which is the governing document applying to all members of the United States military branches.
Our government has permitted this incident to become the out-of-control situation we see today. We quickly "fall on our sword" in such situations and should know, by now, that this posture only exacerbates the problem. The idea that we are always wrong and the Muslims are always right is something we feed by the actions we take. We will never make everyone love us in these kinds of situations. But we have senior members of our government who appear to be only too happy to feed the hate directed at us. We are not engaged in religious persecution, contrary to what our press seems to want us all to believe.
Volt Jolt
General Electric announced a tough new program that required its employees with company vehicles to use Chevrolet Volts or lose their company auto privilege. This involved GE buying tens of millions of dollars worth of these electric vehicles.
That GE's chairman is solidly in President Obama's camp is no secret. That the President's decisions favoring GE have made all this psychic largess possible is no secret. Many thought this was GE's contribution to the President's ability to brag about his wisdom in pushing us toward using no fossil fuels to power our vehicles even as gasoline prices continue their upward tick.
Village Buzz - March 5th
Blackstone Creek/MMSD/Village Proposed Deal:
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel carries a story today about a potentially major deal involving the owners of the Blackstone Creek Golf Course, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District and The Village of Germantown.
Iran, Israel & Us
The latest step in the dance that has been ongoing for a long time took place yesterday in the Whitehouse when President Obama met with Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu.
This seems to have been a repeat of the last meeting possibly with a bit stronger talking line from our President. He had earlier this week told us and the world that he "doesn't bluff" and that he "had Israel's back". That 'bravado' didn't appear to impress Netanyahu who stood his ground by repeating that Israel reserved its right to defend itself as it saw fit.
Rant Time...Again
I awakened this morning to newspaper stories telling me that a Dane County Judge who signed a Walker recall petition has declared the voter ID law is likely costing some 220,000 people to lose their right to vote because they do not have ID cards and therefore has ruled that it cannot be enforced in the coming April elections. I also read of the decision by Democrat Senators in conjunction with one Republican "moderate" Senator who have decided many people in Northern Wisconsin will continue to hover near poverty. I read that Gogebic will withdraw from its efforts to develop mining operations that would employ several hundreds of Northern Wisconsin folks and uncounted hundreds more in Southeastern Wisconsin who would've built the mining equipment.
Where to begin?
The Newest Republican Senate Candidate
Eric Hovde is officially in the race to replace Sen. Herb Kohl (D) who is not running for re-election. Hovde has a lot of competition and will take his lumps as the long-time politicians who are his opponents in the Republican primary work him over. Hovde has made a lot of money, so he is similar to our other Senator, Ron Johnson (R), in that he can provide a lot of funding from his own bank account if need be, and that is likely to be needed given the number of hands already reaching out for contributions.
Hovde was interviewed this morning by Jay Weber (WISN) and reminded me of Sen. Ron Johnson as I listened to his answers to Jay's questions. He is very concerned about the state of our country's finances. He is articulate in his responses to questions on that subject. He seems able to provide answers that are understandable to those of us who are not involved in high finance. There is not the too often heard sound of political-speak when he answers questions.
Lipstick On A Pig
Private sector adds 233,000 jobs was the headline on the story in the morning Journal Sentinel. Then followed the statement: Unemployment rate unchanged at 8.3% after 3 strong months.
The unpleasant fact underlying this article is that the rate isn't even reflective of those who have recently left the ranks of people who seek the jobs that are available. The government has conveniently forgotten about enough people to get the rate down from the more-nearly accurate 10.8% to the current ballyhooed rate of 8.3% which it admits hasn't changed even with the hiring of 233,000 people. Add to that the people who have simply tired of searching for jobs or who are classified as 'under-employed' and the rate climbs to nearly 15%. We must be nearing a presidential election or something.
Tommy Leads
The "Energizer bunny" of Wisconsin politics just keeps on running. Tommy Thompson has been out of office for 13 years according to an article yesterday, but leads the field of candidates running to replace Sen. Kohl (D).
Tommy has been spending a lot of time in recent years making a lot of money for self and family, and he has been quite successful in that endeavor. He is now 70 years old but appears to have just as much 'vim and vigor' as was always the case.
Another Judge Heard From...
Circuit Judge Richard Niess of Dane County ruled yesterday on another challenge to the Voter ID law. He didn't mess around with a 'temporary' restraining order; he issued a 'permanent' injunction.
Before going further, Judge Niess wrote a very well drafted opinion unlike the first Dane County Circuit Judge to render an opinion.
Good Ole Joe...
You just have to love our Vice President, Joe Biden (D). He seldom passes up an opportunity to mis-speak in one or another forum. The latest is priceless, from my perspective.
VP Biden was the featured speaker to a group of very well-heeled liberals that were gathered in the D.C. mansion of Theresa Heinz-Kerry, the ketsup heiress who took pity on Sen. Kerry and adopted him so she could stay connected.
Pink Slime...
I heard a commentary by Jay Weber (WISN radio) last week on the topic of Pink Slime. Obviously, the name caught my attention and the subject made me wonder to what level we had devolved as a society.
Pink Slime is a gelatin-like substance made from beef byproducts. These 'byproducts' include the trimmings that stuck to the bone, the product of boiling those left-over bones, etc. This cooked substance had received approval from the U.S. FDA as a food additive. This changed the useage pattern significantly since to that point Pink Slime had only been authorized for use in things such as dog food and by cooking oil manufacturers.
Can You Even Begin to Imagine?
"Can you even begin to imagine the size of the crowd cramming itself into Erin on this St. Patty's Day?"
That was what my wife asked me a few minutes ago. I said that I hadn't even thought about it since I never have been in attendance at that event, but she reminded me of this:
Prosser Farce Continues
Ethics allegations against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser were unveiled yesterday in a continuation of what, to me, is among the more farcical things to come out of Madison. Admittedly, there is a wide selection of things farcial that eminate in Madison from which to choose, but at least for now...this takes the Most Farcical award.
That Justice Ann Walsh Bradley made threatening physical moves toward Prosser causing him to raise his hands in defense seems to matter not. That he didn't apply a "choke hold" as she originally claimed seems to matter not. That this has been among the more dysfunctional state bodies for some time seems to matter not.
Village Buzz - March 19th (Updated)
The Wisconsin Boys Division 1 High School Basketball Title resides in Germantown and most deservedly so!
The Cost of Uncertainty
Uncertainty is at the root of much of the disruption we face today in the various markets that exist in our economy. When that is coupled with energy costs, we have the makings of a tough summer and fall right when we will elect or re-elect a president.
Employers are uncertain about many things but a major uncertainty is that concerning health care and whether or not PPACA (a/k/a ObamaCare) will survive the coming U.S. Supreme Court case hearing arguments for and against that law. The two sides see victory but it seems that one will be disappointed, unless there is some "wisdom of Soloman" thing that comes from this decision. In that case, both sides might be disappointed.
Village Buzz - March 21st
St. Patrick's Day resulted in less-than-expected incidents from the Germantown Police Department's perspective according to Chief Hoell. He described the activity level as "manageable but steady" throughout the day, but the department did have extra staff on duty using state grant traffic enforcement funding. There were officers held over from the second shift to the third shift given the number and magnitude of incidents escalating that night as could be expected.
I was returning home from a private gathering in the range of 11:30PM and saw two different sets of red/blue flashing lights. One of those was north of Holy Hill road in the median of Hwy. 41-45 north bound just before the split. The other was south of Lannon road in the northbound median of Hwy. 41-45.
Justice's Recusal?
We hear much about the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the prospect of one Justice or another recusing himself or herself...BUT...
There is a glaring case for recusal at the United States Supreme Court level. The Justice's name is Elena Kagan. She is, as you may recall, the former Solicitor General for President Obama's administration. He appointed her to the Court.
What Was He Thinking?
Rick Santorum appears to have reached a point in his quest for the Republican nomination that suggests he should simply hang it up and go home. At the very least, he needs to take a time-out, gather himself, make some apologetic statement and try to resurrect what looks to be very much a lost political opportunity, not that there was much hope prior to this gaffe of major proportions.
To make the utterance that we should simply re-elect President Obama if Republicans are not smart enough to make Santorum their candidate, while obviously intended to belittle Romney's creds as a conservative, paints a picture of a desparate man who will say anything to get one more vote.
Re-Districting Map Decision
The every-decade experience of redrawing the maps that determine where each of us votes is nearly finished. For all the machinations by the opposition that virtually every decision taken by the Republicans was taken in error (with malice aforethought likely), it appears that only two districts were determined in need of change by the federal judges hearing the case. The judges also were not kind to the Republicans so far as the manner in which the maps were created with oaths of secrecy signed. No mention was made, interestingly, about the complaint by one of the plaintiffs being filed before the new lines were made public; this complaint apparently supposed the new lines would be a violation of their rights even before they knew what they were to be, and these were the two districts cited by the judges.
Those two districts (#8 & #9) on the south side of Milwaukee are the ones where the lines need to be redrawn according to the decision. We obviously now have a state Senate that is equal in Democrats and Republicans, so a political fix is not likely to occur any time soon. Given that, the federal judges are being implored to do the work they decided needed to be done. This is not anything new since judges have drawn these lines often before when the politics of the situation got in the way. This is among the reasons that our judiciary is to be apolitical, something that seems to escape most Dane County judges.
God Lives Under The Bed....
This came to me from a fellow Bible study member and seemed to call out to be further communicated:
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The Health Care Debate
The U.S. Supreme Court enters its second day of hearings concerning PPACA (a/k/a ObamaCare) and will decide the various questions that have been raised. There are, as is usual in matters of this nature, many nuances that are often difficult to fathom. Among the issues is whether or not we can be compelled to take an action, buy health insurance coverage, and whether or not the fine for not doing so would be a tax or a penalty, and so on. Underlying much of this is the fact that the government intentionally eliminated the "severability clause" which is present in most contracts. That clause basically says that even if part of the contract is struck down, the rest survives.
There are strange bedfellows at work in this case. Health insurers were quite pleased with the idea that everyone would be required to buy insurance even though they would be held to new loss ratio rules (which most in the group health arena were already observing to stay competitive). Hospitals were quite pleased with the idea that they would not be required to give away treatment to those without insurance since everyone would have insurance, even though they would operate under whole new rule sets and reimbursement schedules. Those who had been unable to find insurance were quite pleased that they now could not be turned down. And on and on and on. Doctors were not all pleased since they would be subject to more and more fee controls that would shrink their income, and would be subject to more practice directives that would limit their freedom of choice so far as treatments used.
Crazy Days...
The flyer from Menard's this morning announcing another 'Crazy Days' sale made me think of the current climate in our Badger state and in our country. We are in the midst of what is becoming perpetual 'Crazy Days' in all things political.
The classic U.S. Supreme Court ObamaCare battle in its final day prior to deliberations is a case caused by politics. The elections in our state are into what I'd have to call hyper-political mode and show little sign of abating. The race for the presidency is already growing old and it has only really begun; we are exposed to bold statements that are erroneous or plain false and we wait for the press to expose those errors or falsehoods...to no avail.
Courts Supreme
Our two Supreme Courts, one in Madison and one in Washington,D.C., are showing how important this third branch of government truly can be.
The most glaring example is the current review of PPACA (ObamaCare) that has been witnessed over the past three days in Washington, D.C. Many have opined as to the prospective outcome; I won't do that since I am not at all qualified to do so. The court will now go through the process of reviewing the testimony, reviewing appropriate case law, engaging in whatever internal discussion seems appropriate and rendering a decision. That decision will range from doing nothing to alter PPACA to rendering part or all of it invalid. This is a potentially huge decision that we'll likely see by late-June.
Ryan 'likes' Romney
Paul Ryan, as you already know, made Mitt Romney his selection in the race for the Republican nomination. That may be enough of a push to assure a significant victory for Romney in our election.
If Romney wins resoundingly, that will add more weight to the anchor around Rick Santorum's ankle and may cause him to seriously rethink his position in the interests of his party. Newt has lost his primary benefactor who basically said that Newt was finished. Newt has been dropping staff and otherwise cutting expenses by scaling back on travel, etc..


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