So what will Hollywood urbanize next?

you wont give him a chance because he's black. That's the definition of racism.

That's not accurate. Here is what is really going on.

People are fed up with SJW liberal scum making propaganda films that push their own agenda. One of the main ways they do that is by "diversity casting," a.k.a. putting token racial and 'gay' characters into every show & film for no good reason, but only as one way to push the overall evil liberal agenda. To be clear, I am not saying that casting racial people is evil, but rather, I'm saying that casting racial people in today's day and age is most likely a signal that the creators are liberals/SJWs who along with their token racial casting, will also be pushing all the aspects of their much larger, token evil agenda too.

So when people react negatively to token racial casting, it's not because they are racists. Instead, it's because they know that such casting generally signals the coming of liberal propaganda and they are fed up with having liberal propaganda shoved down their throats.

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i agree with some of what you're saying. black lead usually means black movie/shows from a white audience.

and it usually gets an auto PC/SJW attached to it when there are main black characters with a mostly white cast.

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@Blathnat69

I knew at least some of you whiny a** racists would be whining about a brother replacing Jack Bauer---hell, that's par for the fckg course nowadays. Lets get this s*** straight right now---white people have dominated movies and TV virtually for close to a century now. Black writers/directors/producers are stepping up more and more behind the scenes to write and direct programs showing the diversity of today's society. That has nothing to do with some damn leftie/SJW (whatever the fck that is) agenda. That's just showing what American society looks like TODAY in this day and age. That's what you mfkg racists can't stand/deal with and that's what really pisses you the hell off. Plus most movies and TV are still 99% white, so once again, what the fck do you even have to complain about? Nothing! You just can't stand the fact that the face of society is changing, so you damn racists want to cling to your tired-a**, out-of-date fantasy of America staying a lily-white society. GTTFOOH with that bull****.

And about this "urbanization" thing, why do white people always have this ignorant asumption that the only damn places black folks live are in the inner cities? I'm black, grew up in a Midwestern suburb, then moved to the city as an adult. Point being that black people live everywhere---farms, the country, the suburbs, overseas, wherever. We (black people and other people of color) are Americans too, and we want to see ourselves reflected in the media, because we ARE real, we exist, and we have lives and stories also worth telling in movies and TV. White people no longer have a damn claim on that----their stories have already been told until they're beaten into the ground. Everything isn't about y'all any damn more, so hurry up and get the hell over it. The whole damn world dosen't revolve around white people any damn more. Society will change with or without you, like it always has and always will. If you can't deal with that, that's just too damn bad.

And if you don't give a damn about TV, then why the hell are you even commenting on this show? It's on TV. You just can't stand the idea of a white male hero being replaced by a black male hero? Well, luckily, the TV business dosen't give a damn what you think. Both Hollywood and TV cater to the audiences that make them the most money, like they're always done, and since (younger) black and Hispanic audiences are also growing, they're going where the money is, like any other business. That's what really driving it, and Hollywood is nowhere near as liberal as you think it is (tired of hearing this old tired a** right wing myth) otherwise there would have never been any need for an #OscarSoWhite issue. I'm done. I'm gonna kick back and have fun watching the new Jack Bauer while you waste your precious breath whining about the fact that he's not white (yawn). LOL! Besides, the old JB already had his damn day--it's past time for a new face.

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Jeez, enough with "urbanize". Sounds like some folks here could benefit from watching Carlin's riffs on YouTube about polical correctness. Urbanize sounds so painful to my ears. If someone has a direct pro lem with a black person or "blackness", then flippin man up & own that isht. Ignorance masked behind a word designed to inveigle and obfuscate is still ignorance. Using a PC word doesn't make you any less of a donkeyhole.

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@soad307


And I ask because I have never heard any famous black actors make claims that they were screwed out of a part because the casting director wanted a white actor.

Do your research and look up some famous and non-famous black actors and actresses, and you will find a good number of them who have talked about how hard it was for them to get roles when starting out in the business because they're black, or how they were limited to only certain roles again because they're black. Almost every black actor I can think of over the age of 40,to some extent, has a story like that---believe me, just because you're never heard about them doesn't mean that they're never had problems with racism. And nobody is blaming white people for EVERY damn problem---where the hell did you even get that from? The fact is, is that racism is still obviously a problem in Hollywood as it is everywhere else in this country---otherwise there would have been no need for an #OscarSoWhite protest. The real problem is that white folks like you still don't want to admit that racism still exists and is still being, so you just rather flip it back on black folks and claim that we don't know what the hell we're talking about, or that we're just making a big damn deal over nothing. I call bull**** on that---if y'all would actually LISTEN to us about how badly racism affects, instead of just blowing us the fck off because you don't feel like listening to us, you would actually LEARN something that isn't all about you for a change.


1) you forgot Caddyshack( who's your caddy), The Wizard of Oz ( The Whiz) and Dracula (Blacula) 2) why is it a bad thing that some people get annoyed that black people complain that they don't get enough main roles, Big parts, etc. But then go ahead and make/ act/ star in remakes of white movies turned black instead of coming up with original ideas and scripts for movies and shows?


Because it's stupid for people to even get annoyed about it---it obviously means that they don't even understand, or haven't tried to understand what the real issue is, to begin with. First of all, only one of those films you mentioned was even a box-office hit,and they're old films--you should have named a more recent one,like DEATH AT A FUNERAL. And so what if they're remakes of white films? That's been going on for years--nothing new there--that's not even the issue here---you got that backwards. And because original black indie dramas are made all the time (not in Hollywood,of course) but they don't get the promotion or distribution that the average white indie drama. Like, for example there was a pretty good black indie drama called 1982 that was made a few years back--about a black family in early '80s Philadelphia---but it didn't get a lot of distribution--the director had to go out and promote and distribute the film himself, in order for it to be seen. And that, unfortunately is the case with many black indie films made by black directors.

And also, Hollywood is mainly run by white people (white males in particular.) Meaning that they are still the ones who decide who is going to be a major movie star, and who isn't. They promote white actors and actresses all the time in and for different films and such, but they don't push and promote any black actors and actresses in the same manner, unless that particular black actor or actress makes it to Denzel or Will Smith status. And even still, there's only a very small pool of black actors at that sky-high star level.

However, MOONLIGHT, a brand new black indie film by writer/director Barry Jenkins (you're heard of that one?) and a pretty good original drama in itself, is unique in that it's actually been promoted like your average mainstream movie, it also might have a possible nomination in the future. That rarely happens to original black indie dramas---white indie dramas usually get most of the hype. There's the ignorant out-of-date racist perception (which unfortunately still exists in Hollywood) that if a film is about black or other non-white characters, that it isn't worth watching or promoting, and that's why a lot of black indie dramas get overlooked or barely promoted. That seems to be finally changing with the advent in MOONLIGHT, which sound great to me.

Also, the Oscar voting body has gotten a lot more diverse since last year---a lot more voters of color have signed up for membership, which is great. So something good did happen as a result of the #OscarSoWhite protests,at least.

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