Chris Rock : No One Likes to be Called Racist But Hollywood definitely prefers Whites

No One Likes to be Called Racist But Hollywood definitely prefers Whites

As Chris Rock said, there are KKK type racists who wanna lynch blacks and then there are people who ACCEPT blacks but subconsciously give preferential treatment to whites without even knowing their doing it. Thats all this #OscarsSoWhite movement is.

People hear Jada and Spike Lee and Chris Rock and the rest of us complaining and alot of you all just see a bunch of butthurt losers bitter their films weren't good enough using the race card to bitch and moan. I get it. I felt the same way, until I thought about it.

Listen, NONE of you are blatant racists...none of you hate blacks or think blacks are less than anyone, so when someone calls you something you are not (a racist), you tune out, start SWINGING, and don't take what they are saying serious.


But you need to listen to us because there IS merit to what we are saying. You have to at least acknowledge that most of Hollywood is white. Very few black, hispanic or asian actors and very few get leading roles. Its not just blacks, its ALL minorities. I want you to hear me out here and just look at things from our perspective and see what we are complaining about. This has been so normal to you that you don't see it. Don't tell us 'work harder' or 'make better movies'. We ARE working hard and we just want the same opportunities white actors get. Lets deal with FACTS.



QUESTION: Why are blacks only considered for civil rights bio pics, drug dealers, slave movies, and other stereotypical roles that REQUIRE a black lead? Why not cast a b68 black actor in a rom com, not all ALL black rom com, but a 'normal' one? Or a horror film? Or a sci-fi film? A black man who is just a stock broker, doctor, or teacher.


Think about it:

How many times has a black male led a mostly white rom com? A Will Smith or Michael B. Jordan type with say Jennifer Aniston or Jennifer Lawrence as the female? Yes Denzel and Will from time to time will be the black lead in a Man on Fire or Independence Day type action film but thats not the norm. Most black actors such as say Taye Diggs or Morris Chestnut only get to be leads in 'black films' like a Tyler Perry film or a THINK LIKE A MAN film. Why is that? Why is there a 'black film' and a 'film'? Thats why it was so awesome when JJ Abrams took the 'chance' and cast John Boyega in STAR WARS. Was there a NEED to make Finn black? No, none at all. But why not?

Color blind casting is what we're looking for. Not handouts. Not affirmative action. We don't want a film to get nominated just because its a 'black film'. We don't want the next Marlon Wayans spoof to get nominated. But CREED and STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON AND CHI-RAQ were Oscar worthy. End of story.



>>> Look how many BLACK ACTORS can carry a film. Who would a studio allow to carry a film?

Denzel Washington.
Will Smith.
Jamie Foxx.
Samuel L. Jackson.
Morgan Freeman.
Michael B. Jordan.
MAYBE Don Cheadle or Forest Whitaker or Anthony Mackie or Idris or Chiwetel.

Maybe. Chadwick Boseman maybe.
Nate Parker is coming on now.

But thats it. What happened to Cuba Gooding Jr., Taye Diggs, Terence Howard, Morris Chestnut, Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Ealy, etc.?

Are these the only 21 black actors trying to make it Hollywood? Why do we rotate the same 21 black guys yet a new white actor becomes a star almost every month?


You may say, NOT ALL OF THOSE GUYS ARE TALENTED ENOUGH TO DO SO OR HAVE ENOUGH FANS OR HITS. Okay, but do all the white actors who get to carry a film have the most talent or box office clout??





Maybe without a true number comparison it doesn't make sense. Lets add it up. The number of working leading black actors and WHITE ones. If this disparity doesn't make it clear for you...nothing will.


But look how many white actors get to lead a film:

George Clooney
Robert DeNiro
Al Pacino
Jack Nicholson
Sean Penn
Leonardo DiCaprio
Christan Bale
Zac Efron
Miles Teller
Chris Hemsworth
Liam Hemsworth
Liam Neeson
Nicolas Cage
Tom Cruise
Chris Evans
Chris Pratt
Chris Pine
Matt Damon
Bradley Cooper
Matthew McConaughey
Ben Affleck
Casey Affleck
Tom Hanks
Sam Worthington
Ben Foster
Taylor Kitsch
Shia LaBeouf
Danie 5b4 l Day Lewis
Alec Baldwin
Jeremy Renner
Scott Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Val Kilmer
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Ruffalo
Eddie Redmayne
Paul Walker (RIP)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (RIP)
Robin Williams (RIP)
Edward Norton
Micheal Keaton
Michael Douglas
Seth Rogen
Joseph Gordon Levitt
James Franco
Tye Sheridan
James MacAvoy
Michael Fassbender
Channing Tatum
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ethan Hawke
Brenton Thwaites
Gerard Butler
Joel Edgerton
Taron Edgerton
Hugh Jackman
Kevin Spacey
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Daniels
Aaron Taylor Johnson
Emile Hirsch
Johnny Depp
Josh Hutcherson
Gary Oldman
Josh Brolin
Owen Wilson
Luke Wilson
Will Ferrel
Adam Sandler
Jim Carrey
Mark Duplass
Aaron Eckhart
Daniel Craig
Henry Cavill
Kiefer Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Armie Hammer
Andrew Garfield
Kevin Costner
Tobey Maguire
Bryan Cranston
Aaron Paul
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Gosling
Russell Crowe
Keanu Reeves
Kurt Russell
Jared Leto
Jake Johnson
Viggo Mortensen
Johan Hill
Heath Ledger (RIP)
James Marsden
Bryan Cox
Brad Pitt
Paul Rudd
Jai Courtney
Bruce Willis
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sylvester Stallone
Harvey Keitel
Jesse Eisenberg
Luke Bracey
Patrick Swayze (RIP)
Michael Caine
Colin Farrell
Willem 16d0 Dafoe
Ed Harris
David Morse
Alan Rickman (RIP)
Eric Bana
Orlando Bloom
Colin Firth
Jude Law
Robert Downey Jr
Robert Duvall
Kevin Bacon



That's 117 names that I came up with off the top of my head. I could go on and and on and on and on and on but you get the point...


Are all these guys just THAT must more talented or hard working? No.

You may say 'thats all black deserve, blacks dont sell, blacks only make up 13% of America" blah blah blah. None of your excuses hold weight. I can destroy them all. FACTS destroy them all.

More than 13% of blacks in Hollywood wanna make it but very few get the chance. Is it too much for us to ask to be on the same playing field? And if you think it IS too much for us to ask you need to look in the mirror and ask yourself, how do I REALLY FEEL about black people?


Are we REALLY COMPLAINING POINTLESSLY AND CRYING RACE CARD OR DO WE HAVE A POINT? REALLY ASK YOURSELF THIS....

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Re: No One Likes to be Called Racist But Hollywood definitely prefers Wh

Magerk4:

Who the hell is Luke Bracey??? And why would he be at the top of your head?

Luke Bracey was the lead in The Best of Me (a Nicolas Sparks film from last year co-starring James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan) and he was the lead in the POINT BREAK remake that just came out. He played Johnny Utah, the Keanu Reeves role. He has starred in two horrible box office and critical flops yet the other day he came in to read for THE LEAD ROLE in a big $150 million blockbuster at the company I work for ( i work in the business ). A black actor who has failed as many times as this guy has would not be given that many opportunities. This is the point we are making.




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hope you find success in your writing

Re: No One Likes to be Called Racist But Hollywood definitely prefers Wh

Except you threw in a lot of white actors who simply are alive (and some who are dead!) but are not all really considered leading men, and then left out a lot of black actors.


People hear Jada and Spike Lee and Chris Rock and the rest of us complaining and alot of you all just see a bunch of butthurt losers bitter their films weren't good enough using the race card to bitch and moan. I get it. I felt the same way, until I thought about it.



You seem to miss that Rock slammed Jada, too.


Color blind casting is what we're looking for.

But when you get it, YOU complaint the role "isn't black enough."


I can destroy them all.


We can see you're a real man.


Is it too much for us to ask to be on the same playing field? And if you think it IS too much for us to ask you need to look in the mirror and ask yourself, how do I REALLY FEEL about black people?



I think you're adorable. And so articulate! To say nothing of laughably PC.


--
LBJ's mistress on JFK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcXeutDmuRA


Re: No One Likes to be Called Racist But Hollywood definitely prefers Wh

PrometheusTree64:

Except you threw in a lot of white actors who simply are alive (and some who are dead!) but are not all really considered leading men, and then left out a lot of black actors.


Those are the white actors who over the years, past and present, who we consistently see getting leading or major supporting roles in mainstream widely released films every single week. I left out MANY. Just ones I could think of without doing more searching. I then named all the black movie stars who lead films or do alot of supporting work and that list as you can see was not nearly as long. Just over 20 names, compared to almost 120. Not really even close. If I missed any names of popular black actors who consistently lead films please correct me and tell me the names I missed.


You seem to miss that Rock slammed Jada, too.

I didn't miss that at all. It was funny too. And Rock was right. Ya see, Rock brilliantly told both sides what they got right and wrong. He told Hollywood how racist they are against non whites, but also told the blacks like Jada complaining, hey, how can you boycott something you weren't even invited too. He made a great joke about how back in the civil rights days there were lynchings and REAL issues black people had to worry about, not some award show. He let BOTH sides have it.

His sketch with the black people from Compton saying they hadn't seen some of the nominated films such as Bridge of Spies or The Danish Girl was both a slam against blacks AND white Hollywood. It made black people look stupid for not even seeing the very films they say don't dese 5b4 rve to be nominated over the 'black' films they love so much, and it made fun of Hollywood for not making more films that appeal to more wider demographics.

Only stupid boil this down to an Us Vs. Them debate. I am not one of them so don't think you are arguing with some simpleton on a message board with too much time on his hands. I work in this industry as a writer and filmmaker. I know many talented black actors who cant get work or even find an agent but average white actors get cast no problem. I can't tell you how many scripts I have written where the lead was black and I was told to change them to white so it will 'make more money'. I see the problem from the ground up. You can choose to ignore you it if you like and make glib jokes but its a real issue.



But when you get it, YOU complaint the role "isn't black enough."


Sadly you are right, there ARE some stupid black people who complain that black actors in mainstream white movies act too 'white' but I am NOT one of them so don't make assumptions. I have NEVER made that complaint so don't put words in my mouth. I have no issue with that. AT ALL. I would never ever make that complaint. I hate it when people think all black characters need to act "thug" or "ghetto". There's much much more to us than that and roles like that just continue to perpetuate false stereotypes that damage our culture and perception in society.

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Errmmmm, don't start tryin' to convince me you're fair and balanced, NYMike8818.

I think that's a clever trick. ;)

--
LBJ's mistress on JFK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcXeutDmuRA


Re: No One Likes to be Called Racist But Hollywood definitely prefers Wh

@NyMike8818


Are these the only 21 black actors trying to make it Hollywood? Why do we rotate the same 21 black guys yet a new white actor becomes a star almost every month?


You may say, NOT ALL OF THOSE GUYS ARE TALENTED ENOUGH TO DO SO OR HAVE ENOUGH FANS OR HITS. Okay, but do all the white actors who get to carry a film have the most talent or box office clout??



Hell, no, they don't----yet Hollywood will throw up white actor after white actor in the lead for a film, whether they have any actual box office clout or not,and regardless or whether they have flop after plop or not. And, Hollywood also dosen't groom young black actors/actresses like they constantly do white actors/actresses---that's pretty damn obvious. I mean even Sam Jackson asked a couple of years ago where were all the new up-and-coming crop of black actors that were coming behind him and Denzel and Morgan Freeman? That's because Hollywood ain't trying to groom anyone to take their place. Which is a shame, since both Denzel and Sam will be ready to retire in a few years.


But thats it. What happened to Cuba Gooding Jr., Taye Diggs, Terence Howard, Morris Chestnut, Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Ealy, etc.?



Virtually all the names you just mentioned are still around and actively working today--saw Ving Rhames in a commercial, Micheal Ealy co-starred in the recent thriller THE PERFECT GUY, Gooding is very much active in films, Snipes' new TV show, THE PLAYER, unfortunately got canceled (he's also in CHI-RAQ) Morris Chestnut (with his fine self) just started on the second season of his new hit FOX show ROSEWOOD, which is fun to watch. Rhames and Fishburne had their times throughout the '80s, but are still active. Saw Taye Doggs on a tale show, but don't know what he doing now, and Howard's on the mega-TV hit EMPIRE,so most of them are still around,thank goodness. You mae some great points,though.

Re: No One Likes to be Called Racist But Hollywood definitely prefers Whites

I didn't read your post because you're boring. White people are the superior race FACT!

Re: No One Likes to be Called Racist But Hollywood definitely prefers Wh

Just purely a supply issue.

Less black people than white people in the USA and they are less interested in becoming Hollywood actors.

Hence less to choose from, otherwise we would be seeing Will Smith, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington in every other movie.

Black people are quite interested in sports though and dominate NFL, NBA and Track & Field for instance.

White people do not complain why we don't see more white RB's or Point Guards.

As for black actors who have fallen to the wayside, well Welcome to Hollywood. Plenty of previously famous white actors as well. Who still pays to watch Keanu Reeves for example.

So percentage wise it's probably not all that uneven but Chris Rock is saying that black actors should be chosen as the lead just because they are black. Such a tired argument.

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As Chris Rock said, there are KKK type racists who wanna lynch blacks and then there are pe b68 ople who ACCEPT blacks but subconsciously give preferential treatment to whites without even knowing their doing it.


And there are people like Rock who make racist jokes while at the same time criticizing others for racism. I think such people are generally referred to as hypocrites.

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No you don't. Thanks for the strawman. Percentage wise in mind of population demographic, as many black as whites win oscars. Funny don't hear any other ethnicities crying only the usual,blacks. Here's a thought, why don't über wealthy blacks spend money to produce films? Stop looking for whitey to solve all your problems, eh? Here's an economic lesson: the movie business is that a business. Who spends money going to movies......mostly white so.........wh b68 o ya gonna make movies for? Maybe the government can step in and have a film welfare system so more black films can be made. And, as usual, whitey can pay for it.
Ya know, once upon a time, I had no issues with blacks, but, I'm realll tired of the bs. Yea, people are taught to be racist...by black people.

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Re: No One Likes to be Called Racist But Hollywood definitely prefers Whites

Chris Rock c 2000 an't be funny unless he is complaining about whites or bringing down an entire culture because he is a racist hack

Re: No One Likes to be Called Racist But Hollywood definitely prefers Wh

If he is such a 'hack', then how did he manage to star on SNL for so long? As well as host the Oscars, and be given the chance to direct feature films as well?
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