A refreshing affirmation of respect in the modern world or exploitative racism?
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Phaenon — 6 years ago(May 31, 2019 06:18 AM)
Or if you have any other ideas feel free to share them
Is a white guy playing a stereotypical black mama with a razor sharp wit an indicator of an adult appraisal of equality and a sober nod to empowerment and equity of outcome or is it just blackface trying to pass itself off as anything but?
It seems very much like an 80's concept to me, one that didn't age or adapt to contemporary issues but perhaps that's the point it is trying to prove.
I've no issue with Eddie Murphy being a white Jewish guy or a Donkey, have we gotten to a time when ethnic background portrayals are open season or do we still have some distance to go? (Or should it stay prohibited?)
Obviously this could be a sensitive issue and so please be respectful to your fellow members and stay civil.
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Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(May 31, 2019 07:19 AM)
That's what actors do, they act. I see no reason why a white actor can't play a black woman. I'm surprised the pc crowd which dominates the film industry ever allowed this movie to be made. You can't compare it to "blackface" when black actors weren't even allowed in films.
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Ⲥⲏⳕⲥⲕⲁⲃⲟⲟⲙ — 6 years ago(May 31, 2019 07:25 AM)
He sounds like a white guy doing a very bad impression of a white guy imitating a black woman.
Reminds me of this, but this was funnier.
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