At some point in every black actor's career, writers and directors will try to put him in a dress. Chappell rejected this while Perry seems to have embraced it. Granted, he's done well for himself, putting on a dress and fat-suit and wig but at what price?
shareThe price of going from homeless and living in your car to being an international success.
shareProof that being a shallow sell-out and appealing to the lowest possible intellectual level is wildly profitable.
I mean, if the "Transformers" movies hadn't already proved that amply enough.
If one seeks a fortune off the masses, one certainly won't bother appealing to the tiny fraction of geniuses. Rather, churn out drivel for the drooling hoards. It's not as if they'll know they're being conned.
at some point? you mean at the beginning of tylers hollywood career? people need to get over gender thing. uptight niqqas
shareat some point? you mean at the beginning of tylers hollywood career? people need to get over gender thing. uptight niqqas
Chapelle was making a specific point, though. Maybe not literally every successful black actor ever has been forced to do this, but drag amongst black male actors is a very common comedy trope, and when I think of white comedians/comedic actors, some have definitely done drag as well, but it's certainly not as much of a staple, when I think of examples off the top of my head.
I think Dave was on to something, and have always respected that he walked away from huge financial success to keep his integrity and creative vision.
"At some point in every black actor's career, writers and directors will try to put him in a dress."
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I believe it.
"Granted, he's done well for himself, putting on a dress and fat-suit and wig but at what price?" He made a career out of satirizing his own community...and he had to emasculate himself to do it, but, enh. I respect anyone that can make drag convincing and funny.
Makes me think of Eddie Murphy playing multiple characters.
Perry put himself in the dress from day 1 in his stage plays.
shareevery BLACK actor's career? More like EVERY actor's career including white! Justin Timberlake, Jonathan Brandis, Robin Williams, Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, etc... Those guys are non-black and THEY have dressed up in a dress in their acting career.
shareMen in women's clothes was invented the same day as theater was.
shareYou people are not paying attention
Yes Tyler Perry has been putting on the dress since day one but, He cannot make successful movies without wearing a dress, or hiring bigger actors then himself, he tried acting with out the Madea characters, but he end up portraying either side roles, or supporting roles, never starring roles and gaining success as a A-list actor without the costume.
if that's all it takes to make the cash they are I need to go shopping at dress barn.
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