oscar tredd

[blugiant]

inspired bye cyberphobic

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> A whe di Oscah chread dey? </div></div>

reallee mii surprise peeps watch de oscar

soo annadda blakk ooman winn fe playinn oyinbo playting role. oyinbo luv blakk oomen wey play de maid. mii guess dat ann uppgrade fram dat mammy inn gone widd de wind

[R_C]

Re: oscar tredd

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">oyinbo luv blakk oomen wey play de maid....mii guess dat ann uppgrade fram dat mammy inn gone widd de wind </div></div>

Is it OK if Tyler Perry portrays black stereotypes ?

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">soo annadda blakk ooman winn fe playinn oyinbo playting role. oyinbo luv blakk oomen wey play de maid. </div></div>

no surprises there...
hollyweird is nothing if not predictable...

first black woman to ever win an oscar, 1938 or 9....played a mammy-type maid

latest black woman to win an oscar 2012...playedx a mammy-type maid;


the tricks are clear to see...only sad that after all these decades we are still playing their tired game

[Wendy]

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Well, I guess it would have been more appropriate/acceptable to cast a white woman to play a black maid, then have that white woman win for her role as &quot;maid.&quot;

[Cultcha]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">inspired bye cyberphobic

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> A whe di Oscah chread dey? </div></div>

reallee mii surprise peeps watch de oscar

soo annadda blakk ooman winn fe playinn oyinbo playting role. oyinbo luv blakk oomen wey play de maid. mii guess dat ann uppgrade fram dat mammy inn gone widd de wind

</div></div>

Yup, rolls for black women in Hollywood seem pretty well defined.

When not winning for playing a &quot;mammy&quot; maid...

...they are winning Oscars for playing a wife of a convicted murderer, working as a waitress (Halle Berry, Monster's Ball).

OR

Playing a 16 year old obese, illiterate, AIDS carrying, incest victim (by father) living in the ghetto (Gabourey Sidibe, Precious).

<span style="font-weight: bold">Sad really!</span>

[RichD]

Re: oscar tredd

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KF_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">inspired bye cyberphobic

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> A whe di Oscah chread dey? </div></div>

reallee mii surprise peeps watch de oscar

soo annadda blakk ooman winn fe playinn oyinbo playting role. oyinbo luv blakk oomen wey play de maid. mii guess dat ann uppgrade fram dat mammy inn gone widd de wind

</div></div>

Yup, rolls for black women in Hollywood seem pretty well defined.

When not winning for playing a &quot;mammy&quot; maid...

...they are winning Oscars for playing a wife of a convicted murderer, working as a waitress (Halle Berry, Monster's Ball).

OR

Playing a 16 year old obese, illiterate, AIDS carrying, incest victim (by father) living in the ghetto (Gabourey Sidibe, Precious).

<span style="font-weight: bold">Sad really!</span> </div></div>

what about Whoopi Goldberg or Jenifer Hudson?

[Wendy]

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Thank you Rich!

If Oscar had shut out black women all together from winning awards you would be hearing another story.

[Cultcha]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KF_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">inspired bye cyberphobic

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> A whe di Oscah chread dey? </div></div>

reallee mii surprise peeps watch de oscar

soo annadda blakk ooman winn fe playinn oyinbo playting role. oyinbo luv blakk oomen wey play de maid. mii guess dat ann uppgrade fram dat mammy inn gone widd de wind

</div></div>

Yup, rolls for black women in Hollywood seem pretty well defined.

When not winning for playing a &quot;mammy&quot; maid...

...they are winning Oscars for playing a wife of a convicted murderer, working as a waitress (Halle Berry, Monster's Ball).

OR

Playing a 16 year old obese, illiterate, AIDS carrying, incest victim (by father) living in the ghetto (Gabourey Sidibe, Precious).

<span style="font-weight: bold">Sad really!</span> </div></div>

what about Whoopi Goldberg or Jenifer Hudson? </div></div>

OK. Forgot about Jen &amp; Whoppi. I digress!

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KF_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">inspired bye cyberphobic

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> A whe di Oscah chread dey? </div></div>

reallee mii surprise peeps watch de oscar

soo annadda blakk ooman winn fe playinn oyinbo playting role. oyinbo luv blakk oomen wey play de maid. mii guess dat ann uppgrade fram dat mammy inn gone widd de wind

</div></div>

Yup, rolls for black women in Hollywood seem pretty well defined.

When not winning for playing a &quot;mammy&quot; maid...

...they are winning Oscars for playing a wife of a convicted murderer, working as a waitress (Halle Berry, Monster's Ball).

OR

Playing a 16 year old obese, illiterate, AIDS carrying, incest victim (by father) living in the ghetto (Gabourey Sidibe, Precious).

<span style="font-weight: bold">Sad really!</span> </div></div>

what about Whoopi Goldberg or Jenifer Hudson? </div></div>

what did whoopi win for?
if its &quot;the color purple&quot; then same thing--- bigging up negative portrayal of black men..

the jennifer hudson role i believe is 'dreamgirls'...that one is OK, but one or 2 OK roles in 100 years is hardly something to celebrate

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WeNdY_PeNdY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well, I guess it would have been more appropriate/acceptable to cast a white woman to play a black maid, then have that white woman win for her role as &quot;maid.&quot; </div></div>

completely missing my point...

while some cxelebrate getting their oscar...i ask the question; why is hollyweird's academy so excitted to see blacks play subservient or negative roles?
why are they so eager to reward those roles with awards?

this is what you will eventually have to ask yourself and analyze on a deeper level...

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
what did whoopi win for?
</div></div>

Ghost

[Cultcha]

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It would be nice to see a black woman win an Oscar for playing a high profile public figure or a woman employed as a professional ie doctor, judge or CEO of a company etc.

This may happen, just not in our lifetimes. Maybe the next generation will do the honour.

[KleenBaggy]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KF_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It would be nice to see a black woman win an Oscar for playing a high profile public figure or a woman employed as a professional ie doctor, judge or CEO of a company etc.

This may happen, just not in our lifetimes. Maybe the next generation will do the honour. </div></div>



Sadly, roles like those are played and played well, I may add, but that is not what the academy wants to reward and that is what I think is the point you guys are trying to hightlight.

I remain optimistic however, but then, reality kicks me in the posterior portion and laughs in my face. :-(

[JAmerican Ooman]

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So what is the count for Black Men winning an OSCAR,,,

I simply cannot watch these white oriented award shows.. and I rarely go to the movies.. and I don't know half these people...

Amazing Race was a better show for me..

[Wendy]

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Not missing the point Jay_yout. But I think you are missing mine. Forgive me for being exhausted about the constant whining when black folks win an Oscar. I see a win as win and nothing else.

Oscar tends to favor actors in films that based on true stories/books and bio pics (portraying an iconic figure). Rarely does an actor win for playing a nurse, Electrician, school teacher or CEO – PLEASE! (unless it’s a biopic)

The HELP is based on a book about maids in the south. The maids were black – that is the reality. They had to cast someone black for the role. NOW… I am going to assume you did not see the HELP. If not, how can you dismiss Oscar for rewarding her for her acting skills if you have not seen her performance? What difference does it make if she was playing a maid?

One of the ugliest role Charlize Theron played was that of a drunk, drug addicted, serial killer and that was her ONLY Oscar. I cannot imagine the white community in uproar that of all the glamorous roles Charlize played, why Oscar chose to reward her for being a serial killer.