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105224, ^^^SENSE
Posted by Orbit_Established, Wed Jun-27-07 12:27 PM
>it's all about gettin the black folk to feel like they gotta
>prove they're not subhuman, instead of getting the racist to
>prove they ain't fucked up.
>
>Ain't nobody gonna question the racial dynamics of how or why
>ron howard is considered a good director, or why russell crowe
>and tom hanks and jack nicholson can play the same guy over
>and over again, or martin scorsese can essentially make the
>same movie 4 or 5 times in a row.
>
>They white, so all of their "art" is more valid. Especially
>if other white critics say its dope.
>
>The funny thing, a good chunk of "smart" black folk will shit
>on black movies that DARE to actually be about something of
>substance, saying its "heavy-handed", or "preachy" or some
>other easy complaint.
>
>Gotta love double standards, lol
>
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