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New black lead movie coming out...oooo let me guess...
Suave black guy paired with a dopey white man. I don't spend my money on this crap and apparently no one else does either. Trying to pull an Oscar out of that is like finding Bach in a HS band.
Really? Because that movie "Hitch" (Will Smith & Kevin James) did REAL well. Very impressive box office returns.
Somebody spent some money. Probably you too. So there goes that theory.
This. I believe due to true mistreatment and the civil rights movement, the pendulum swung way left for the African-American population in the USA. White guilt and dare I say, an odd agenda on the part of the media machine decided to almost overrepresent blacks in film and television, in proportion to their population in the USA as a whole. Decades later, the same could be said for gays and lesbians. It doesn't make it right or wrong, but when blacks become angry about mass media representation, what do they care about the asians, the hispanics, the indians, etc? Should there be show business racial quotas based on the population percentage inhabited in the USA?
The other groups draw breaths and have pulses last I checked...they can fight their own battles.
I'll just change the channel or see a movie without all the affirmative action roles.
Good luck making movies for 13% of the population.
1. Many primarily Black films make a profit.
2. Not everyone is like you. Many of us just want to see a great flick. If there are Black leads or other Black actors...fine with me.
3. Ever hear of Eddie Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier, Will Smith, Wesley Snipes, Denzel Washington, Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Idris Elba, Samuel Jackson, Ice Cube, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Bozeman, or John Boyega. Hint -- they're Black actors that are popular beyond 13% of the population.
Especially with the vocal and militant "Black Lives Matter" thugs which have been in the news ever since Michael Brown traded his life for a fistful of stolen cigars.
This thread has nothing to do with BLM or Michael Brown. You seem to obsessed with racial topics.
2. Not everyone is like you. Many of us just want to see a great flick. If there are Black leads or other Black actors...fine with me.
3. Ever hear of Eddie Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier, Will Smith, Wesley Snipes, Denzel Washington, Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Idris Elba, Samuel Jackson, Ice Cube, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Bozeman, or John Boyega. Hint -- they're Black actors that are popular beyond 13% of the population.
Correct...Tyler Perry's films make a boatload of money.
Shonda Rhime's televisions shows also earn a ton of money. Hell, she basically owns prime time on ABC.
I've never been interested in being liked. I've already got too many friends.
I bet you are a fun bunch.
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