There is a serious problem in Hollywood. Nobody wants to acknowledge this outright, blatant sexism, but it's there. There are plenty of roles out there for big, sassy black gals. But they're not getting these roles. Skinny black MEN keep taking them!
(This one's not too bad, because the character is a man dressed as a woman.)
That last one is Eddie Murphy in his latest piece of shit. He's the worst of them! He just keeps playing the thick-n-chunky sistahs. Who the hell does he think he is! Thinks he can out sistah the sistahs? He needs to get a back-alley beatdown from Nell Carter and Mandisa.
I'm supporting my girls on this one. I vow NEVER to give my money to see a black man play a role that could have, no, SHOULD HAVE gone to a black woman. And I urge you all to do the same.
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I am SO there. I saw the Dave Chapelle interview with Oprah last year, and part of the reason that he quit one movie is that they wanted him to dress like a woman. He asked the producers why they wanted to dres YET ANOTHER black man in drag, and they said, "it's funny." How many white men are out there dressing in drag???? How many women dressing like men? Oh, wait, hilary Swank got an award..... but still, this whole idea that funny movies with black men must include that man dressing in drag?? stupid. I refuse to pay money towards that moronic practice. Give me a movie like "Rush Hour."
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