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Black Guy?

posted 17 years ago by brandywine_2
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OMG! Whoever the African American male is that took this role should be ashamed of himself. Like the saying goes "All money is not good money" and he should have just said NO! This movie sucked and I'm disappointed I sat thru it.

[–] SensitivePsycho 17 years ago

I agree. I know its hard for black actors to get decent roles but they should really think about some of the roles they take.

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[–] BKovacs22 17 years ago

I'm not following here? How was his role any different than any of the others?...(besides the stars like Hopper and the other main girl)...

[–] raven0565 13 years ago

"I agree. I know its hard for black actors to get decent roles but they should really think about some of the roles they take."

Are you serious? Will Smith, Denzel Washington, The Rock, Vin Diesel, Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburn, Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Chris Rock, Martin lawrence, Earl Jones.....When was the last time you seen a Japanese actor with a decent role?

[–] naturalnettles 17 years ago

You're just pissed that for once, the racist in the bunch happened to be black. I've lived in London for a few years now, and I see angry young black males like the character in this film everyday and quite frankly, they scare me. Take the chip off your shoulder and love your neighbour.

[–] braiman 17 years ago

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Whoever the African American male is that took this role should be ashamed of himself.
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American?????

This guy is British.
Reminds me a Bush joke about him visiting some African country and commenting that there are lots of African-Americans around. :)

[–] Ashleigh284 16 years ago

"African American"?? Geezz...this politcal correct stuff has gone too far. It's okay to say black (take that as your offical permission from a black person lol) You have to be American to be African American. That lame ass wanna-be rapper was English.

[–] gc7234 16 years ago

is EVERYTHING about race w/ you guys? good lord! get over it.....in a nutshell, please tell me what the hell is wrong w/ the black actor taking such a role? and please explain how it's any different than any other black actor or actress taking any role? i wish the world would become truly color and race blind....for god sake people its almost the 2nd decade of the 2000s! wake up! there's only ONE race - the human race (and THAT is not even the ONLY one, if u look around the planet and wake the *beep* up! ...the planet which you are VERY close to losing, by the way - oh but that's not important is it? what's important is being the Martyrs of racism, right???? jesus, this ain't the 60s no more!!! stop it! and b4 you go calling ME racist, i'm half black & PROUD of it!

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[–] stillvendetta 15 years ago

The black dude was always angry and had a very high temper, he was a rapper, he hated cops and he was hung....

You be the judge.

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[–] dariondanjou 8 years ago

yeh guys the stringing up piece was even further over the top than acceptable. that's just ridiculously racist to put in the film.

[–] yusef-ghanima 9 years ago

sometimes i attack afros for being too sensitive but this movie is focking racist.

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[–] Cognoscenti 9 years ago

I don't think it's political correctness (but your point is well received). This is a regionalism. In American English, they use African American. In Canadian English, "Black" is standard since said Black person is sometimes neither African nor American. The same regionalism manifests for generic terms for the indigenous American nations. In Canada, First Nations is used, in Australia, Aborigines, in the USA, American Indian. Of course, naming their specific nationality is preferred in all cases but when a generic term is needed we fall back on these.

[–] FeistyCadavr 9 years ago

I think he portrayed the stereotype perfectly, and since every character was a stereotype, what's the problem?

[–] dariondanjou 8 years ago

first of all an actor should take any role he can get when he is trying to make it. so the discredit goes to the producers writer and director for writing him so stereotypical. but too too much to have him hanged. that's just racist and unacceptable.

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[–] Mikunitk 8 years ago

Black stereotypes are majorly true and real. You shouldn't mix feral beasts like that guy in the movie with normal humans.