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09-04-19, 08:44 PM

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Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

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Posted By brayzie

Re: Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

I didn't see his character as pitiful or sad. As Lincoln Osiris he was the funniest character in the film. When he's shown to face who he really is, it still came across as funny.
Why did RDJ and...

Forum: TV Talk

09-01-19, 03:25 PM

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Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

Views: 5,791

Posted By brayzie

Re: Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

I thought that too but now altering your complexion for a role and/or wearing prosthetics to play someone who is black is considered by some to be blackface. And now other groups have appropriated...

Forum: TV Talk

09-01-19, 02:58 PM

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Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

Views: 5,791

Posted By brayzie

Re: Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

Buzzfeed, Medium.com and TheMarySue are part of the right?
Pointing to Robert Downey Jr’s role in Tropic Thunder doesn’t address Silverman’s history of using racist language and imagery for laughs.

Forum: TV Talk

09-01-19, 05:50 AM

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Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

Views: 5,791

Posted By brayzie

Re: Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

So sometimes it's okay for white people to do blackface? And say the N-word? And repeatedly indulge in racist language for laughs at the expense of other groups? Depending on the way the wind blows...

Forum: TV Talk

09-01-19, 02:29 AM

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Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

Views: 5,791

Posted By brayzie

Re: Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

It must be some element of "PC culture" at play if the studio was so afraid of any potential backlash that they fired Silverman. And I'm just curious, how was Sarah Silverman's blackface "out of...

Forum: TV Talk

08-29-19, 11:32 PM

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Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

Views: 5,791

Posted By brayzie

Re: Dave Chappelle Netflix Special - Sticks & Stones -- premieres 8/26/19

He came across as old and a bit out of touch. I didn't find his LGBT jokes necessarily offensive, but just the overall tone of them felt dated. The car analogy was clever but I didn't actually laugh...

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