"what the problem is" is racism

See but here's the difference between Undercover Brother and National Security - Undercover Brother was funny, and it played the race card with taste; basically, it pushed the limit while not going over it, and staying hilarious in the meantime. Also, UB did not just make fun of whites, it made fun of both sides of many other things, like politics and gender. National Security, however, rode a single-joke premise (black man hates white man) for 88 minutes, and the jokes that weren't racial had something to do with and were connected to a racial joke. The audience, particularly myself, got bored after about 20 minutes of it. And probably another thing I failed to mention was the style of jokes between the two movies. Undercover Brother mocked stereotypes, whereas National Security repeatedly stated one racial joke that was funny 10 years ago. Yes, Undercover Brother stayed behind the line in offensiveness. No, National Security did not. There is nothing funny about one man saying another man cannot do a certain thing because he is of a different race. Plain and simple.

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firstly, gunboy has a point - the film is not worth all this trouble.

however, some interesting points are raised (a long point-bear with me!)

i would like to pose the question - who here has NEVER made a racially discriminating comment or reference in their life? be honest! most of us have.
we either do this because an ethnic minority or an ethnic majority is seen as a threat to our way of life.

as a pakistani living in the UK, i have been on the end of my share or racist comments. however, i have also made discriminating references based on peoples race, whether they be white, black, green, yellow or brown skinned. i would not say that i am an inherent racist, as i have never made these comments directly to anyone to hurt them. i have had this happen to me and know how much it can hurt.

and get this. i have also made racially discriminating comments about my own race. that does not mean i am a racist,i am simply making a comment on society and how groups blend within that society. certain things some asians do in the UK, ie. the way they live or behave, may appear strange as our ancestors are from a culture and land where this way of acting is normal, therefore as a minority they are sometimes mocked.

so why then, if i was to make a reference to the way a certain white or black person behaves, am i a perceived as a racist?

dont get me wrong, calling someone a p@ki, cr@cker or n@gger based on their appearance is a racial slur that should not be tolerated, just like any discrimination. but commenting on the way different cultures live alongside each other should be permitted, so long as it does not generalise a whole race.

after all, the only things that make us different from each other are the areas of the world where our ancestors were raised. try not to let this get in the way of the way you see people

Martin Lawrence shouldn't even be allowed to make movies anymore.

And personally, I think black people behave that way towards EVERYBODY, not just whites. I'm neither white nor black and I've had black people act that way towards me.

I think people have nothing else to talk about with this movie because it was such a stinker.

yeah! either way, it'd be a really bad stupid movie that's only supposed to be entertaining. Omg, you are trying to politically judge a Steve Zahn/ Martin Lawrence movie. You want a good movie? Go watch 28 Days Later, Lord of the Rings, or Empire Records and stop being an ass.

Mike Viscomi, Grade 10 Tallmadge Ohio, is a MAN WHORE! And so is his girlfriend.