She later called her role in the film 'backward.'
“The part of Prissy was so backward. I was always whining and complaining. But now I’m very glad I made the film because I make a living off it."Butterfly eventually announced that she would no longer play roles that reinforced racial stereotypes."I didn't mind playing a maid the first time, because I thought that was how you got into the business," she told."But after I did the same thing over and over I resented it.
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