When some continue to miss the damn point

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From an entertainment site where Mr. Brazleton also posts his comic:

I've had someone comment to me (through my web site) that Downey portraying an actor, portraying a black man actually takes work away from real-life black actors

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Yeah, that was me who made that remark.

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Y'know, saying that it took work away from a black actor isn't completely out of left field. They could have hired a black actor to play RDJr in his 'very special make up' or post surgery whatever. Just have RDJr dub all his lines.

Eh, but I'm being a creative negress. Forgive me.

[paradisacorbasi]

And Tom, he doesn't get why people are offended.

He's like, Not all black people play buffoons. What about Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman?

And the point there, is:

Okay, you have your Handful of Viable Black Actors - Whoopi, That Woman Who Won The Oscar For Monsters Ball, Denzel, and Morgan Freeman.

And you have your buffoons: Chris Tucker, Chris Rock, The Wayanses

And you have your B and C movie types: The black Power Ranger, the Teen Movie black guy, the sitcom black guy.

Sorry. I'm preaching to the choir.