Wesley Snipes: 'White people like to watch white men do white things.'

Hi there fellow Demolition Man fans,

I just found an old article from a German tv guide ('TV Movie') which came out during the movie's release (I've censored the nude pic of Sly for obvious reasons ), thought I'd share it with you:

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Anyway, on the right page is an interview with Wesley Snipes, and it seems like he didn't think too much of his role, the movie and Hollywood in general.

For those of you whose German's a little rusty, here's the translation:

"White people like to watch white men do white things."

TV Movie: Your last movie, 'Rising Sun', was criticized as being racist towards the Japanese. In 'Demolition Man', you're playing the villain. That could also be considered racist.

Snipes: Sure. The white man's the good guy, the black man's the bad guy. There'll certainly be a discussion among the black population about this. However, sometimes you have to make a small sacrifice in order to reach a bigger audience. I'd rather be in a blockbuster such as this one than a politically correct independent film. In my next action movie, I'll decide who's gonna be the bad guy.

TV Movie: What else got you interested in doing this movie?

Snipes: The money! I'm also trying to play very different characters to avoid typecasting. A black man playing the bad guy every once in a while isn't that much of a problem really, it only becomes a problem when black people play nothing but villains in the movies.

TV Movie: Hasn't the situation for black people within the film industry improved for the better lately?

Snipes: No. There are a few bright spots here and there. Still, the money as well as the studios are being controlled by white people, and they feel most comfortable watching white men do white things. Sure, a few of us happen to be very successful, like Spike Lee. However, those token figures can be found anywhere within America, take politics for instance. In the end they aren't the ones who make an impact on society.