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Old 03-08-2008, 10:11 AM
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Old 03-08-2008, 10:17 AM
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Seems similar to the rascist nature of 'Black Face'. I don't know why they would want to tie the film to this, I mean surely it would've been easier to hire a Black actor for this?
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I guess Wesley Snipes, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Keith David, Eddie Murphy, etc were all busy at the time.


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I guess Wesley Snipes, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Keith David, Eddie Murphy, etc were all busy at the time.
Apparently they wanted a GOOD actor. [those guys suck]
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Apparently they wanted a GOOD actor. [those guys suck]
Yea, you probably think Daniel Lawrence Whitney (Larry the Cable Guy) is Oscar material.


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Yea, you probably think Daniel Lawrence Whitney (Larry the Cable Guy) is Oscar material.

The only half-way decent 'black' actor I can think of is Jack Black....and he's white!.
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The only half-way decent 'black' actor I can think of is Jack Black....and he's white!.

That probably surprises nobody. Most people that don't like black folks are not going to find too many that they like no matter what they do.


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The only half-way decent 'black' actor I can think of is Jack Black....and he's white!.
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