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originally posted by: TheArrow
a reply to: undo
Funny you should bring up Jimi Hendrix, I thought Andre Benjamin was snubbed for his turn as Hendrix in "All Is by My Side". The movie was pretty good, but Andre was incredible.
Yup, all great actors, but it doesn't change the fact that you listed a -handful- of the thousands of black actors that won't get a chance to be in a Hollywood movie because there aren't roles for them because Hollywood doesn't value black characters or stories in a way that is meaningful to this dialog as evidenced by 31 Oscars in 86 years.
originally posted by: crustyjuggler27
a reply to: undo
i have to disagree about mr washington. he is an actor but not the best. not even the best black actor. he has one role he plays (deep thinking semi good semi bad guy) morgan freeman is way better. but i feel that either kevin spacy or john malcovich is the best
originally posted by: TheArrow
originally posted by: undo
well the point is, hollywood knows they are hot ticket items.
Then why are they so under-represented in Hollywood films?
originally posted by: undo
originally posted by: TheArrow
originally posted by: undo
well the point is, hollywood knows they are hot ticket items.
Then why are they so under-represented in Hollywood films?
well i would argue, it's because it has only been a little over a generation since rosa parks.
but in that time, an entire generation of kids grew up enjoying black artists the same as white artists. so mr. sharpton is confusing people, big time.
originally posted by: TheArrow
originally posted by: undo
originally posted by: TheArrow
originally posted by: undo
well the point is, hollywood knows they are hot ticket items.
Then why are they so under-represented in Hollywood films?
well i would argue, it's because it has only been a little over a generation since rosa parks.
but in that time, an entire generation of kids grew up enjoying black artists the same as white artists. so mr. sharpton is confusing people, big time.
It's been 50 years, how about we start blaming today's racism for today's problems?
originally posted by: undo
i was born in detroit. lived in the suburbs, but my music was the jackson 5, diana ross and supremes, the temptations, smokey robinson and the miracles, al green, gladys knight and the pips and etc. when i heard them sing i didn't think -- oh it's a black person or black people. it just didn't enter into the equation. i drove my parents crazy by playing the "na na na na hey hey goodbye" 45 record, over and over again. hehe. i also was a fan of the fifth dimension and charlie pride, as a kid, cause my dad bought the albums and let me play them. i also liked the beatles, the herman's hermits, and the whole british music scene.
THE PEOPLE OF THE USA GOT OVER RACISM . we did. these folks would not be rich and popular, if we hadn't.
originally posted by: undo
what are today's problems? the inner city is where the problem is, not in hollywood.