The Official "Ask A Brotha" Thread - Part 1

[Lencho01]

Real talk, though. I always felt kinda sorry for David during that whole spitting situation. "People are treating me like the spit came out of my mouth. Am I in the Twilight Zone?!"

Same here. It was almost like he broke the fourth wall when he looked right at the camera and said that.

 

[PyroChamber]

Do black guys get tired of seeing black comedians constantly play the race card on set to be funny? Do you feel like its a crutch instead of a funny topic?

You mean like in their routine? I do hate it sometimes, like the whole "white people do this, black people do this"; when a comedian does that then I know they've got nothing else.

 

[Ant-manic]

it seemed to me that MTV attempted to engineer "anrgy black guy" situations on some of those seasons.

 

[PyroChamber]

it seemed to me that MTV attempted to engineer "anrgy black guy" situations on some of those seasons.

Sometimes all they have to do is bring in a housemate who hasn't been around blacks and have them say something stupid.

Remember Tyrie and the gay guy (I forgot his name) from the Denver season?

And that southern girl from the Hollywood season, "let's not get ghetto".

 

[Warhammer]

I just read about that, and they actually let her stay?

I didn't get why everyone was backing Puck, I guess they just saw David yelling and thought "oh boy, there he goes". Especially since it was because of something that happened outside the show.

The b**** hit people with her fists and objects. The producers stood back. Crazy.

Same here. It was almost like he broke the fourth wall when he looked right at the camera and said that.

Yeah man, it blew my mind. David was an assh***, but if he did it, his ass would been DQ'd immediately.

And that southern girl from the Hollywood season, "let's not get ghetto".

I remember that.

 

[Lencho01]

Do black guys get tired of seeing black comedians constantly play the race card on set to be funny? Do you feel like its a crutch instead of a funny topic?

I think it depends. If it's the only thing they're doing, then it'll get old quick.

 

[Ant-manic]

Sometimes all they have to do is bring in a housemate who hasn't been around blacks and have them say something stupid.

Remember Tyrie and the gay guy (I forgot his name) from the Denver season?

And that southern girl from the Hollywood season, "let's not get ghetto".

there's definately some of that. but that Ty Ruff guy that was mentioned earlier. everyone who they bring on there is screened, supposedly. well Ty seemed mentally unstable; beyond just having a "bad temper." it's probably entirely my perception of things. but i think they brought him on hoping that he'd get out of control.

 

[Manic]

Do black guys get tired of seeing black comedians constantly play the race card on set to be funny? Do you feel like its a crutch instead of a funny topic?

At this point, "black people be like" jokes are so old hat that they need a special twist on them to be even slightly amusing.

Really, comedian? Do we hit our kids and drive with the seat leaning back? My, what a unique insight.

 

[zeroapoc]

And that southern girl from the Hollywood season, "let's not get ghetto".

What southern girl hasn't been around black people?

 

[zeroapoc]

Do you think it's time black directors branch out more into other genres, instead of mainly doing black dramas and comedies?

 

[Erzengel]

Didn't help with either Fantastic Four movie.

 

[zeroapoc]

Those film's problems went beyond the directing.

 

[blknrdcllctv]

Do you think it's time black directors branch out more into other genres, instead of mainly doing black dramas and comedies?

Steve McQueen - Shame.

It will break your heart and f*** your mind

 

[PyroChamber]

Didn't help with either Fantastic Four movie.

Or Oldboy.

 

[Manic]

Worked out well for Inside Man, though.

 

[E-Man]

F. Gary Gray does a lot of different stuff. Same with Antoine Fuqua. Gray has worked with a ton of different actors and actresses in different roles. He's had Ice Cube in a comedy role with Chris Tucker, a lot of good females in Set if Off, Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey in The Negotiator, a wide comedy cast in Be Cool, and then there's The Italian Job.

Fuqua has a movie about Triad assassins, a dirty cop movie, a movie about war in a West African country, an ancient epic about King Arthur, a Jason Bourne Jr. movie, a cop movie about different cops at different stages in their career, and a movie about an attempted Presidential assassination.

I'm glad both of those don't seem to do the same thing over and over. If you look at their body of work there are only a few movies where you could only have an all black cast. Most of their movies could work with any race, but they do a good job of trying to get black talent on screen without relegating them to wallpaper roles.

 

[Arach Knight]

Do you think it's time black directors branch out more into other genres, instead of mainly doing black dramas and comedies?

Black film makers have long strove to produce a wider range of content. Unfortunately, Hollywood elite frequently turn down "risky" projects based on two assumptions

1) Films with primarily Black casts or Black leads are seen as being for Black people only (even though films with White leads are seen as having universal appeal). Consider the movie, Spawn, in which several Black characters were recast as White people (read up on race bending in cinema).

2) Black audiences are only interested in sex, hip hop, basketball and Christian dogma. According to industry executives, Black audiences aren't interested in other content.

When Black film makers propose other ideas, they frequently get a door closed in their face. Go read up on Dwayne McDuffie. His struggle with comics mirrors the struggle of Black filmmakers.

 

[Boy Scout]

Do black guys get tired of seeing black comedians constantly play the race card on set to be funny? Do you feel like its a crutch instead of a funny topic?

Sometimes. Depends on the comedian and the joke.

 

[roach]

and when it comes down to directing a superhero movie or a science fiction/fantasy movie how far down the list are black directors?
When we talk about who is directing Dr Strange or WW solo film or any other genre film...how far down the list do most people go before they name a black director.

 

[zeroapoc]

and when it comes down to directing a superhero movie or a science fiction/fantasy movie how far down the list are black directors?
When we talk about who is directing Dr Strange or WW solo film or any other genre film...how far down the list do most people go before they name a black director.

I'd be all for it. Marvel has taken a risk before. The only thing I ever ask is that the guy (or hell, woman) actually respect the material.

 

[terry78]

Fanboys always come back to Tim Story when it comes to superhero flicks. Always. I think right now the only thing they'd be down wiht is McQueen directing Black Panther.

 

[E-Man]

Black film makers have long strove to produce a wider range of content. Unfortunately, Hollywood elite frequently turn down "risky" projects based on two assumptions

1) Films with primarily Black casts or Black leads are seen as being for Black people only (even though films with White leads are seen as having universal appeal). Consider the movie, Spawn, in which several Black characters were recast as White people (read up on race bending in cinema).

2) Black audiences are only interested in sex, hip hop, basketball and Christian dogma. According to industry executives, Black audiences aren't interested in other content.

When Black film makers propose other ideas, they frequently get a door closed in their face. Go read up on Dwayne McDuffie. His struggle with comics mirrors the struggle of Black filmmakers.

I don't agree with number 2. Don't know if you're using it sarcastically, but black people love these superhero movies. I don't know one person who hasn't seen the Avengers, and with black people it's just as big as with other races. Even the super ghetto people I know couldn't wait to see Avengers, Batman, Iron Man, and even Thor and Cap. I even remember my ghetto ass sister with her ghetto friends talking about how they can't wait to see Watchmen, and that was years ago.

We'll see anything as long as it looks good, but we eat up the **** that gets shoveled because it's specifically promoted to us. I think that tons of black people will tune into the Luke Cage series next year, and if a BP movie comes out it'll be huge. The only issue is if some people pull that sly racist stuff where they see every superhero movie under the sun, but when it comes to a Black Panther they won't see it because, "It doesn't look like it's for me."

 

[Warhammer]

Fanboys always come back to Tim Story when it comes to superhero flicks. Always. I think right now the only thing they'd be down wiht is McQueen directing Black Panther.

As much as we'd love to see McQueen direct a Black Panther movie, I think he's a little too high brow for that, even if Chiwetel Ejiofor stars. Plus, I don't think he will dig Feige's micromanaging. Alan Taylor didn't.

 

[roach]

I don't agree with number 2. Don't know if you're using it sarcastically, but black people love these superhero movies. I don't know one person who hasn't seen the Avengers, and with black people it's just as big as with other races. Even the super ghetto people I know couldn't wait to see Avengers, Batman, Iron Man, and even Thor and Cap. I even remember my ghetto ass sister with her ghetto friends talking about how they can't wait to see Watchmen, and that was years ago.

We'll see anything as long as it looks good, but we eat up the **** that gets shoveled because it's specifically promoted to us. I think that tons of black people will tune into the Luke Cage series next year, and if a BP movie comes out it'll be huge. The only issue is if some people pull that sly racist stuff where they see every superhero movie under the sun, but when it comes to a Black Panther they won't see it because, "It doesn't look like it's for me."

read his post again

 

[zeroapoc]

Fanboys always come back to Tim Story when it comes to superhero flicks. Always. I think right now the only thing they'd be down wiht is McQueen directing Black Panther.

Yeah but that would kinda seem forced or cliche. Why couldn't Dr. Strange work just as well?