i think this movie is racist

Well I am sure lots of Blacks feel that way about Woody Allen's films. He rarely uses Blacks in his films and when he does, it's always in a negative context. And I don't hear people complaining about that or the sitcom "Friends" which featured a Black character only for a few episodes. Same thing with "Seinfeld".

Wait a minute, didn't Woody Allen work with Danny Glover in Antz? (a black actor). I mean, I'm on your side, guys, but Woody has worked with black actors in a positive light, he does.

"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna screw wit' me!" Hudson in Aliens.

Hey Artman... Seinfeld and Woody Allen aren't white productions. They're jewish. DON'T make the mistake of JEWS being WHITE. They're not.

in my opinion, this movie is not racist, and these are the reasons. it is a black film, so to have an all-black cast does not necessarily denote racism. secondly, the white people that appear in the film appear as part of a sub-plot. the character played by martin lawrence, tyler, is overly aware of racism in a comedic way. he twists everything into a racial issue, and with his obsession with sex, this is his contribution to the movie. if not for tyler, there would be no need for the waitress in the restaurant or the salesman in the department store. by the way, the scene in the pool room where tyler is talking about how the game of pool is racist is quite amusing.

"First of all, there's the fact that EVERY single executive in this movie is black."

OHMYGOD!!! Intelligent black people in a major film!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

apparently you've never heard of the following businesses

Ebony-Johnson Publishing (i know people who work here, and yes, all the major executives are african-american)
Essence
Black Enterprise
any black hair care company
Chicago Defender-black owned major newspaper

plus, I believe Eddie said in an interview about this movie that the cosmetic firm, Lady Eloise where they worked was based on Fashion Fair, owned by Johnson Publishing...yes, all black...now get over it and watch some intelligent fair like...Soul Plane

The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men.

Have you never heard of a black-owned company? There are plenty of them. In Atlanta (where I've lived), there is even a "black pages" book similar to the yellow pages for people who want to specifically patronize black businesses - and it's a thick book, let me tell ya.

Do some research before you start typing.

Look how sensitive some white people get when they're not the main character and/or they're not shown as wonderful people in a movie. The white waitress was just a nice person who Martin Lawrence's character MISTAKENLY characterized as being racist. It's pretty obvious that Martin's character was the "slightly militant, racially paranoid guy" so once again, there's something that white people will NEVER get. And the racist white guy in the clothing store is a REALITY, so I'm glad Eddie put it out there.

MyDarkStar is so used to seeing white people around (because you're the majority in AMERICA, not the world sweetie), that he/she's getting angry at the lack of white people. I think Boomerang is a wonderful movie, and perfect as-is. Thank God Eddie Murphy went out on a limb and made a movie that featured successful black people. Why do white people always write these types of movies as "unrealistic?" (remember the criticism of How Stella Got Her Groove Back?) Just because YOU haven't seen a majority-black marketing company doesn't mean they don't exist. I work in one. Maybe you should, too.

I don't remember anyone complaining that there were TOO MANY white people in Eddie's earlier movies - Trading Places, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, etc. It didn't seem weird to you that no black people were in Beverly Hills, did it? When there ARE black people who live in Beverly Hills. So why don't you go to that thread and complain about THAT movie being racist, too. Stupid.

RE: >>First of all, there's the fact that EVERY single executive in this movie is black. I'm not saying that there aren't a lot of black executives in this world, because of course there are. However, black people happen to be what is called a "minority" in this country. That means, there are much more white people in this country than black people - and that is reflected accordingly in corporate America.<<

Anyone who knows about the Johnson Publishing Fashion Fair cosmetics line or even the Ultra Sheen hair care line would know where that's coming from -- both originated as black owned companies and captured a market share for an untapped niche at the time

@Mydarkstar



You're an idiot---this was a film about black people MADE by black people focusing on THEM for a change. So what if black people are a minority in this country? That sure as hell dosen't mean we can't make a film that focuses just on US for once. And when you look at the fact that 88% of the films that come out of Hollywood are always about white people, you need to get out of here with that BS. The interactions with the white people in this films are things that black people have to deal with in real life in certain places. Ain't a damn thing racist about it. You're just not used to seeing a film where white people aren't front and center for once, and that's what's really bothering you. Get over it and get over yourself. And there's nothing that says white people have to be perfect all the time in a movie anyway.

Granted, your poat was nearly a decade ago, but so what---I'm tired of seeing stupid s*** like this said on IMDB all the time. I guess you're throwing a fit because a black film (Ride Along) is currently the number one film at the box office. OH,well, that's YOUR problem.

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WTF are you talking about?? are you saying the cosby show was racist?

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