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We've gotten to the point where your history and the oppression your people faced isn't important anymore. What matters is the color of your skin, if your skin

We've gotten to the point where your history and the oppression your people faced isn't important anymore. What matters is the color of your skin, if your skin tone is darker you receive more institutional oppression. Look at how the black community has turned on Zoe Saldana, who put on makeup and prosthetics to more accurately represent a black historical figure and was torn to shreds because she has internalized racism or some shit.

pmiller2 11y ago
I don't think that whole controversy is about what you think it is. Consider the number of google hits on this search: https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&q=robert+downey+jr+tropic+thunder+controversy https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&q=robert+downey+jr+... (about 9130) to this one: https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&btnG=Search&q=zoe+saldena+controversy+nina+simone#channel=fs&q=zoe+saldana+nina+simone+controversy https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&btnG=Search&q=zoe+s... (over 2.1 million) Why is it worse for a light skinned woman to play a darker-skinned woman than for a white man to play a black man?
- moistgorilla 11y ago
  I read the article and I don't think I got anything wrong, also I think you meant to say "Why is it worse for a white man to play a black man for a light skinned woman to play a darker-skinned woman than?" And it's worse because of the history of black face and why it was used
  - pmiller2 11y ago
    No, I really meant what I said. I know why it's worse for a white man to play a black man, but the internet apparently does not. Tropic of Thunder came out in 2008. 9130 hits? That's nothing. Why are there 2+ million pages about the Nina Simone movie? Have I inadvertently stacked the deck with my search terms?
- leereeves 11y ago
  RDJ wasn't playing a black man. He was playing a white character who was wearing blackface, and Tropic Thunder was actually agreeing that that's wrong. Tropic Thunder got away with blackface for the same reason Saturday Night Live gets away with offensive jokes. It's satire, and they're mocking the offensive acts.

pmiller2 11y ago

I don't think that whole controversy is about what you think it is. Consider the number of google hits on this search: https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&q=robert+downey+jr+tropic+thunder+controversy https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&q=robert+downey+jr+... (about 9130) to this one: https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&btnG=Search&q=zoe+saldena+controversy+nina+simone#channel=fs&q=zoe+saldana+nina+simone+controversy https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&btnG=Search&q=zoe+s... (over 2.1 million) Why is it worse for a light skinned woman to play a darker-skinned woman than for a white man to play a black man?

moistgorilla 11y ago
I read the article and I don't think I got anything wrong, also I think you meant to say "Why is it worse for a white man to play a black man for a light skinned woman to play a darker-skinned woman than?" And it's worse because of the history of black face and why it was used
- pmiller2 11y ago
  No, I really meant what I said. I know why it's worse for a white man to play a black man, but the internet apparently does not. Tropic of Thunder came out in 2008. 9130 hits? That's nothing. Why are there 2+ million pages about the Nina Simone movie? Have I inadvertently stacked the deck with my search terms?
leereeves 11y ago
RDJ wasn't playing a black man. He was playing a white character who was wearing blackface, and Tropic Thunder was actually agreeing that that's wrong. Tropic Thunder got away with blackface for the same reason Saturday Night Live gets away with offensive jokes. It's satire, and they're mocking the offensive acts.