Color Purple

I think that Bobo's feelings toward Spielberg are probably similar to how other minorities feel about their representation by someone who does not share their "struggle." It's a pretty obvious fact that Spielburg is not a black woman, therefore he will never fully understand what it is like to be in Bobo or any other black woman's shoes. This much is obvious. However, does this mean that because he is not in the same gender/racial category as his characters he can not, or even should not try to make a movie about them? I think that Bobo is in fact using him as a scapegoat because she is angry that he tried to explain a way of life that she feels he could never understand.