Oh and this line is absurd:

The latest “Guess Who” is about a white man in love with a black woman, and that’s a comfortable old archetype from days when slave owners inflicted themselves on slave women.

“…comfortable old archetype from days when slave owners inflicted themselves on slave women.”

Oh come on! I haven’t seen the movie, but I’ve seen enough of the previews. First, it’s a comedy. That in and of itself is a huge step forward in that everyone can laugh at what was once a real taboo.

Second, I’m sure someone will correct me if I’ve misread the tea leaves, but my sense is the whole movie is an endless series of jokes about a successful black guy — played by Bernie Mack — bullying his white would-be son-in-law — played by Ashton Kutcher. Here’s one of the two quotes from IMDB from the movie:

Theresa (daughter): I was just showing Simon around the house.
Simon Green (Kutcher): You have a very nice house, Mrs. Jones.
Marilyn (black mom): Thank you. You can call me Marilyn.
Simon Green: You too, Mr. Jones.
Percy (Bernie Mac): You can call me Mr. Jones.

Is that really the archetype from slavery days? Puh-leeze.