I wanted to see it until I heard that. Why can't we get over the "acting black" crap? Really writers can't think of anything new?
shareI was just about to do a post on this. I still want to watch it, but I find that part very offensive. How do you act black? That was just dumb.
shareTo be fair the whole movie looks like a "been there done that" movie. Hot couple who still have feelings for each other, nerdy type who is now a rich musician (in other films maybe a computer mogul).
shareHmm, did you guys even watch the movie? The whole joke was that he had this ridiculous image in high school that's embarrassing and laughable once you look back on it. I'm black and I thought it was pretty hilarious, maybe because I know people like that. It wasn't at all offensive.
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It was what? Class of 2001? That was the absolute golden age of Eminem and wiggers. I think it's funny they put that in there.
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You did just fine, Clarence. Now go git yo'self some hot cornbread!
I thought it was humorous, but I never bought the fact that his wife would care at all that he used to act like that. She embraced it in the end, but it doesn't really make sense that it would've bothered her at all in the first place.
shareI didn't have a problem with her initially being shocked at this information. But they way she harped on it throughout the whole movie was silly. Then at the end her doing a complete 180 and being turned on by it was even sillier. That was the only part of the movie that I think was handled very poorly.
shareI think it bothered her because she didn't know that side of him. Obviously he was known for being a 'wigger' 10 years ago and she had no idea. It wasn't racist
shareI thought the wife was bi-racial until one of the friends said to him "You married a white girl?" Up until that point I was confused.
shareExactly. I just watched this movie last night on DVD & there's a deleted scene that explains why she's upset about it. She says to him something to the effect of "what else don't I know about you?"
Are you serious? How many people acted like something they werent in highschool. White kids trying to act black, people trying to act like gangsters in the super baggy clothes. People trying to act goth, whatever.
It was hilarious and not offensive in the least.
Rap and hip-hop have origins in the black community. That's where it came from.
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I guess you're not a 90s kid then? Like coleburg83 said, this batch was from the Eminem era. I never liked him myself, but for every class, there was at least one wigger. Oh and at least one goth, one punk, one varsity jock, one LimpBizkit-wannabe, one alt kid, one church kid, one clown, one Bob Marley-rastaman, etc.
It was funny and not in any way meant to be offensive. The difference between things like this and actual racism is the intent. I'm actually from the class of 2002 myself, and we just had our ten year reunion last year. This was something I could relate to, because it was true.
I am 33 and grew up in that "era".. I came from an affluent jewish family and attended a private jewish school.... U have no clue how "wiggers" we had! It was a craze back then just like all the things that go on now with social media and new "weird" styles out there. It's just an 90's thing and for someone growing up in 90's, thought that was one of good sub plots that was funny and light and was easy to relate to thinking back to bunch of my friends from back then! Now we are all business or professionals yet acted like fools in our youth!
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