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The Black Culture Thread |OT7| Luigi took our stare
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yeah, im about to get up un the rafters. i fear a storm coming
To me, it all depends on how realistic the end result looks.
People need to remember that this is acting, and actors are going to want to take on challenging roles to flex their muscle and show what they could do. Acting can't always be about casting like people for like roles (especially considering that there isn't really anyone on the scene who looks like Nina Simone AND is at the right age to do young AND old Nina scenes).
And I remember Charlize Theron's performance in Monster, which truly was the greatest performance (Female OR male) that year, and watching the behind-the-scenes footage on all they had to do to get her to look like she does in that movie.
I've seen some of the pictures, with Zoe wearing what looked like very "unfinished" make-up, so maybe there is some reason to be concerned. But I'm going to give it 'till the preview. If the transformation looks convincing, I don't see why anyone should hold it against Zoe for playing the part.
Setting yourself up bruh lol. Devo giving me the Charlie Baltimore vibes.
I think we are about to witness Slay's end
The Faceless Master
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i've never had a shitty job.
I'm out
Alligatorjandro
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MorisUkunRasik
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We're recording in 40 minutes Slay, you gotta stay alive til then.
Talk among yourselves, I am going back to drinking.
Storm Chamber
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I tip my hat to Devo.
Because something about his posting style tells me Timedog's got good stroke.
Thats a fine hat she has on
People jumped off the bandwagon when she started spouting bullshit about there being a black president and her making it in the industry, so black actresses have nobody to blame but themselves for not being successful.
Yeah folks love her until she does interviews. She has terrible PR people. People forget about what she said, but then she goes and does another one
How it take you this long to clap back?
the statute of limitations were up, you either fire back immediately or hold the L to your chest.
Vermillion
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Equitable tolling - he didn't realize how big of an L he took until just now.
I'll allow it, for my entertainment.
i've only had shitty jobs. can't wait to get a good one.
Young Magus
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....well shit that's....something alright. Can not get any worse right? righ..
Well shit, I'm now part of the "slay an't worth shit" group
THE FUCK YO!?!? Y'ALL NEED JESUS
5'9 here
On another topic:
Looking around Star Ocean 3 is $17 while 4 is $19. To those who have played both or one, which one would be worth getting?
Jandro = Ginuwine
You already know what the real issue is and it isn't Zoe's acting ability. This is about Hollywood's "need" of having a box office draw while at the same time rarely putting black women in lead roles, particularly if they have darker skin and less traditional "European" features. There are plenty of young, hungry, black actresses out there that look more like Nina Simone that could have played that part as good or better than Zoe.
If Zoe plays the part fine, great. Ultimately it isn't her fault. But you can't be mad at people for feeling some type of way about a lighter skinned black woman getting to play the role of a darker skinned black woman.
You already know what the real issue is and it isn't Zoe's acting ability. This is about Hollywood's "need" of having a box office draw while at the same time rarely putting black women in lead roles, particularly if they have darker skin and less traditional "European" features. There are plenty of young, hungry, black actresses out there that look more like Nina Simone that could have played that part as good or better than Zoe.
If Zoe plays the part fine, great. Ultimately it isn't her fault. But you can't be mad at people for feeling some type of way about a lighter skinned black woman getting to play the role of a darker skinned black woman.
And annoying as fuck ensemble of characters
Devolution
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Wait there is a podcast tonight? oh shit wait for me duders.
Devo, I will have words with thee.
Devolution
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By the way slay, how would you even know about faking Os when that requires actually getting a woman into a room with you?
Come one Devo, you doing that? You can do better. I won't even count that, take a senzu bean, regroup and hit me back when you got something.
Vermillion
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Let there be war
Devolution
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It has been a long day working with Dys progeny.
Byakuya769
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After beating on Slay, Devo throwing barbs at Dy.
Some of them might be Shawn Kemp's
How does she know how big your cockmeat is when you inside? EXACTLY. Give her a thorough smanging, make her orgasm a few times, and bask in your glory. For the record, NEVERMIND.
Don't worry about your length but stamina. I'm not saying you have to be the dude that emailed the Forreally Show talking about he fucked for 4-5 hours. But leave her tired and sleeping on the floor. Drink water, eat pineapple, and take zinc pills. Get your mentals right my dude and make sure you last. You gotta turn her ass out.
I hope this helps.
Nah, not really. Change all references to "he" to my username and change "main character" to my username. Is it easier to follow or do I need to point anything else out?
I'm doing great as rent is paid for a few months and Uncle Sam is off my back. The story happened over a decade ago when I was a young dude doing young dude shit. I was conversing with my homie in Chile yesterday as he changes the date of his consulting internship in Shanghai because of his current consulting internship in Chile. Meanwhile, I'm doing marketing plans for agencies and plotting my escape carefully.
I'm living the educated black man boring life free of worry. You call it struggle while I refer to as "reality of the modern black millennial male living in a society that has ridiculous expectations about everything related to us".
*Hands you a list of shit WE supposed to do/have because stereotypes ARE AWESOME. RIGHT? I know it's all jokes and I don't take offense to anyone's snark or mean to start some drama. Let me preface this next set of paragraphs by saying I DON'T FEEL THIS WAY EVEN REMOTELY but fuck with this alleged statements.
Is this mic on? testing, testing,.....
I'm supposed to be 6'11 290 with 3 percent body fat, seven hoes, 10 mistresses, one wife, six kids, two mansions, and a bentley. I'm supposed simultaneously not have a prison record yet know all of the drug dealers (especially where to buy weed). I'm supposed to know all the newest dances including the old B boy shit because black men are entertaining *20+ year old white girl giggle*
I'm supposed to "speak well" yet act like the stereotypical black male with the vernacular conservative white people find in movies and rap videos. I'm supposed to show up to work on time. I'm supposed to show up to work on time yet not piss off my bosses but somehow do my job. I'm supposed to be assertive yet not too assertive because assertive black men scare the everloving shit out of white people especially old and young white women. How can I scare them? By DOING MY FUCKING JOB and not acknowledging whatever absolutely horse shit status they have. But of course if I look too focused then I'm unsocialable and not a team player. If I'm too socialable then I don't care about our work and am focused on fraternizing. I can't be at work doing my job because I have to be up some illegal shit.
Clearly, as a 2014 millennial black male, I'm supposed to use a broken down dumb phone because if I have a smartphone then I stole it, Obama gave it to me, or I'm "taking advantage of the system somehow someway".
Speaking of the system, Clearly, I am supposed to be up to no good because there's no way I could go about my business and just live life. If I'm somewhere I'm up to no good because all black millennial black males, especially us millennial niggas are up to no good. I'm supposed to answer to every white person that asks me what I'm doing in their area because I answer to them. If tell them to fuck off then 9/11 comes and they accuse me of harassing them because I'm in "their" environment. As a 2014 millennial black male, I'm up to know good ALL THE TIME. I could be walking down the street and people will close their doors and turn off the lights because I'm going to shunpo into their house, steal they shit, and somehow go home. This same logic applies people of all races at night especially white women. Clearly, I'm up to no good and going to steal their purse despite the fact that my FUCKING PHONE IS WORTH THAN HER OUTFIT, HER BOOTLEG ABSOLUTE SHIT ASS PURSE AND ALL HER JEWELRY.
What else I am supposed to do as 2014 black male? I think I got everything. Oh yeah, I forgot about affirmative action. How the fuck I get into college? Affirmative Action? Never mind the fact that my high school, undergraduate, and graduate GPAs shit on 90 percent of applicants. HOW DARE I TAKE A ROSTER SPOT AWAY FROM A WHITE PERSON.
Apparently, every time I get a job of any kind it's because of affirmative action because clearly I'm unqualified for work because *insert horse shit conservative fox news talking point about black people, crime, and education* Never mind the fact that my résumé and cover letter qualify me for the position and in most cases far exceed the minimum qualifications.
This is all shit people have said to me and I've spazzed out on them accordingly because fuck their life. I've changed lives out this bitch and altered trajectories. The people that got on some real fuckboy shit dealt with those ramifications later on, at least that's what I heard.
*Drops mic*
*walks off stage*
*shuts off lights*
User 73706
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what the fuck is even going on anymore
Alligatorjandro
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Bruh
Young Magus
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Ok 3 it is then, thanks fam
Yo do you want keep this up, I would stop before Devo......
At this point we need JRs commentary.....so here
Storm Chamber
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Furyous gotta be Keith Murray
That's Tequila for me. I've had some movie-esque shit happen to me while drinking Tequila. The smell alone makes me want to vomit at this point.
Vermillion
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I actually fuck with that post (mainly the ending paragraphs). It's not *that* long.
EDIT: It's also broken up into paragraphs, so I don't see where the "wall of text" thing comes from.
EDIT: It's also broken up into paragraphs, so I don't see where the "wall of text" thing comes from.
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