Bad Ideas Turned Good

Though we're still not sure we're 100 percent at ease with it, there are two mitigating factors to consider before getting angry about Robert Downey Jr's turn in blackface in the upcoming film Tropic Thunder: 1) he looks authentically black, not cartoony and 2) when not in blackface, he's practically in whiteface. See what we mean after the jump.

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Personally, I'd be angrier about being forced to watch a movie featuring Ben Stiller and Nick Nolte.
Is that William Shatner?This looks more like Home Alone 14. Or did they see Paris naked? ;D
These guys all look like those Dragon Ball Z characters. What, I have 3 sons who like crazy Japanese anime shows.
2 words - WHITE CHICKS
not dragon ball z juju. that show got me in so much trouble. i was tripping on acid and talking to my dad and one of the guys threw a fireball….yeah i've told this one before.
Looks more like Naruto to me.*Gasp* deimos you did drugs??
we were all young at some time peeps. ;)
Yeah, that White Chicks thing was offensive. This looks FINE to me. And I'm black, y'all!!!
You all act like people didn't have shit to say about White Chicks. White people love to make movies where other white people get to say/do offensive things as long as they tack a "just kidding" onto it.
Holy crap deimos. Those fireballs freaked me out and I was sober.
Since I'm brown I can keep my rage in check till they start making banana boat movies. Or Kevin Costner makes; Dancing With Wolves 2, Electric Boogaloo. That movie offended me deeply.
Please tell me that is Nick Nolte. I have a lot of love for Jack Black and Ben Stiller, but they can both get on my nerves sometimes. But if Nick Nolte is in this movie, I will be there on opening night!!
gays should only play gays, strait people should only play strait people,jews should only play jews . you should be a parent to play a parent
aids patients should play aids paients only ,holy crap thats why it's call acting ,
I thought white chicks was offensive and I'm black, not to mention the shit wasn't funny.
I think it's fine only because when I first saw the pic a while ago, I actually thought it was a black man. He doesn't look mockingly minstrel or cartoony, he looks legitimately black. Complexion is correct (not that offensive tar shit) and even the hair looks authentic. He looks fine, now the movie on the other hand looks horrible, and thats the more offensive act.
Anyone know how to "act black"? ::eyes roll::
Another question?
I hate being called black. Only in america am I reduced to a goddamn color. geesh.
#1) If anything I'm a hazelish chestnut complexion, so that makes me brown.
#2) Actually thats it.
Now I need to get more specific with my brown. I guess I'm more beigey olivey. I do know that crayola has yet to make a crayon that matches me. It would be nice if my children could finally make me a mothers day portrait that's not grizzly bear brown.
Morgan, I'd have to agree… I've never met a "black person" who was actually black. I've seen dark chocolate to coffee with double cream and everything in between, but never black.
I myself am among the palest of the pale even by caucasion standards… the kind of pale where you can see the veins in my arms, hands etc. I would love to have even a smidge of pigment. Watching blood flow through one's skin isn't the least bit atractive.
i'd say i'm more of a peaches and cream color. yeah, that's it.
i'm offended by this movie also morgan. i'm offended by all things ben stiller.
SUGAR BUT IT IS STILL NOT WHITE WHITE
NOR ARE THE YELLOW OR RED PEOPLE REALY THAT COLOR EITHER
CHANNELS PORCELAIN BASE IS WONDERFUL WHITE SKIN
Wait what if your color changes. When I lived in a warmer client I had a nice tan going on - now I am sort of sallow olive. Please don't call me Sallow Olive, y'all, that is gross. Accurate, but gross.
How many RDJ posts have there been lately? Methinks Cord has a man crush. At least Cord has good taste in men. (Except that short lived Colin Ferrell incident. But I think he was lusting after the scarf more so than Collin.)
I noticed as soon as he found one of his own the Colin posts stopped. And then the Ricky Martin post but strangely, Ricky had a scarf too. What does it all mean?
Obviously I'm an 85 bright white or anything. My skin tone is an extremely pale peachy shade with gentle lemon undertones… at least that's what they told me when I had my colors done at Saks a million years ago.
But I'm not kidding about being able to watch the blood flow. Back in the day when we'd get REALLY messed up we'd find pressure points on my arms and legs. It was kind of like making rivers in the sand box and damming them up and the releasing the water.
(Yes… small town = limited entertainment.)
Cord has "muff"ler envy. That is all.
Obviously I’m notan 85 bright white
I really do need to stop drinking at lunch.
glad to hear i'm not the only one who is amused by being able to see all their veins. ;)
I just changed my profile pic to a group from my youngest years…
Click on my name chelsea and you'll see what pale really looks like!
I CAN SEE MY VEINS TOO. I KNOW EXACTY WHAT you are talking about
no you're lighter than me
Awww what a happy little sugar.
It's because people out there still get their feelings hurt (boo hoo) that this could still be an issue. Can't we all just be human beings? But don't make a gay man sad, that B.S. will get you sued in Canada…
Sticks and stones, people…sticks and stones.
It's not William Shatner, tool bag. It's Jack Black.
Yeah, tool bag how dare you confuse Jack Black with William Shatner. What are you, a bag full of tools or something? Toolbag.
hehe… pale blue eyes and hair the color of corn silk. and all 3 of my brothers have more of an olive skin tone, brown eyes and dark hair. genetics is a craps shoot!
Wait, are you an albino? Or a child of the corn?
Not albino… my eyes are blue, not pink.
Child of the corn? I hope not. That movie freaked me the fuck out! "He wants you too, Malachy!"
im offended by 20(and sometimes 30) somethings playing teenagers in highschool type movies.. Such age-ism!!! oh and when americans play brits and brits play americans … dont get me started on americans playing canadians.
its acting people and as long as its done respectfully it shouldnt be considered offensive
No. 2 pp says:
Is that William Shatner?This looks more like Home Alone 14. Or did they see Paris naked? ;D
^^^LMAO!!
If you read about the movie, the idea is that Downey's character is an actor who gets cast in a role that was written for a black actor so he gets it into his head to do the movie as a black man. It's supposed to be a satire on actors and their pseudo-profound ideas about their characters.