Here we go again. You imagine racism where there isn't any, and yet you say plenty of things yourself that can be construed as racist (the Kelly Rowland hair issue).
Can I pitch a bitch because the white people in The Color Purple were all portrayed as heartless, stupid, and bad drivers?
As far as black actors being featured in Westerns, what about Posse, directed by Mario Van Peebles, or Will Smith in Wild, Wild West? Will Smith remade that role that was originated by a white actor.
I would knock down all those shiny happy people just to get me some Bale. I would saddle up most of those cowboys. Minus Peter Fonda and the dude from That 70's show.
Imagining racism? Did you even click on the links? I'm not saying Christian Bale or Russel Crowe or even anyone involved with this movie is racist, but I'm not imagining things.
Best,
Cord
"The roles going to black actors fell 3 percent last year. That left them with a 15.3 percent share of all TV and film roles while representing 12.8 percent of the US population."
I was never really good at math, but how does that equal "underrepresented"?
Isn't that two drinks, once for calling out Bunnieballs, and then another for him being overly defensive without directly addressing my comment that he says stuff that can be considered racist?
Speaking of breast milk and brown people: Anyone seen Salma Hayek lately? There is a link on DListed to a picture. It hurts me to look at her! She must be miserable.
Um, "Evil Twin" you're really reaching when you feebly attempt to compare the widely accepted truth of the lack of minorities in movies with your own perception of racism in a critically acclaimed movie based on a critically acclaimed book directed by one of the most accomplished men in Hollywood ever.
And then you resort to name-calling? April, aren't you a lawyer? Didn't they teach you how to argue logically?
Um, "william_crown," you have just opened yourself up to unspeakable acts of abuse. I do, however, thank you for your interest in the executive board of the Tom-ba Juice corporation. However, you are really not fucking smart enough to join our club, so, see ya later, bitch.
You're calling "Wild Wild West" a Western? Isn't that the one with the massive, mechanic, spider machine that trounces a town? Try "Fantasy." "Posse" was directed by Mario Van Peebles and required that he put forth a lot of his own money to produce it. Why? Because studios wouldn't fund it - too black.
And that "Color Purple" argument came out of the color blue. When did I ever say Hollywood unfairly depicts minorities? I said they unfairly exclude them from castings. And to that end, "Friends" can be set in New York City for a decade and have as few minority characters as it did.
Best,
Cord
…Which would have been nothing without the book written by a FEMALE (you left that part out William)…and Steven's had some stinkers in his directing career along with his accomplishments…
what!?!?!?!? How did i get dragged into that? i am here for the party… i didn't join in the arguement becuase i agree with cord.. when the did i name call. What the hell is going on?!?! Im so confused
or, william, do you think evil and i are the same person.. we are a lot alike…
Ha, I find a lot of people here disagree with Cord just for the sake of disagreeing with him (like on the Victoria Beckham thread with that one person who liked Posh and didn't seem to think there was anything unreasonable with paying $4000 for a make-up bag. Hell, I like Posh too, alot actually, but there is plenty unreasonable about paying $4000 for a makeup bag and all of her other spending habits). Anyway, back to this thread. Yes, minorities are sadly underrepresented on TV in America and probably elsewhere. I was just reading an article the other day on how in Mexican television the actors who are given the best roles are those that represent the 'White European' model of beauty rather than what Mexicans normally look like. Things are certainly starting to get better on American television where shows like the Office or even Grey's Anatomy represent more than just a majority caucasian cast and the token black person but you're still hard pressed to find a show that easily represents the modern make-up of the US with a brown, chinese, black, any ethnicity actor playing a part that is not necessarily lampooning their ethnicity. Don't get me wrong I don't find racial jokes offensive… some people might find the stereotypical brown/chinese guy with accent running convenience store (ie Apu on the Simpsons) offensive or racist, I think that is funny and certainly has its place. What I'm talking about is the neighbourhood on Desperate Housewives complete with an Asian family across the street who do not have the hilarious accents and own the local convenience store, but are like your typical Asian-American family. America is not just white, with some black people, and maybe one asian person. It's got tonnes of ethnicities and that's hardly represented on TV without making a big show of how that ethnicity is sooo different and here it is being represented! So yes, I agree with Cord, minorities are under represented and I would think that's fairly obvious without having to do any fancy number crunching.
All that being said, Christian Bale is definitely hot.
Oh, Mollygood what has become of you. Nary a post goes by without stuff kicking off. Keep it up. My arse is on the fence for this one (its all a little too close to home, and once I start typing up some sort of argument I'll be here for days). Popcorn, please and another shot of Tom-ba…Cheers.
no seriously william where are you? come back. you pop in and dragged me into this arguement. when did i name call? what are you talking about. I would like to know, since you are so quick to swoop in with your observations on how our wits fail us, and yet as far as I can tell your statement is absolute nonsense. What are you taking swings at anyone in arms distance? thats certianly the way it looks to me.
Do me a favor, save your comments about my arguing abilites for when i am arguing. Unless "Who wants shots" can be construed as "hollywood is not racists jerkoff" and in that case i appologise for MY misunderstanding.
God a girl can't even have a drink with her friends at a Bale party….. ;-)
Well I was referring to you and your cronies as a group. You referred to drinking shots, which I assume is your faux celebration with said cronies when you all believe you have "unspeakably abused" a person you don't know over the internet.
So, does Cord ever wish anyone the worst? And maybe black people just have better sense than to want to be in westerns…I mean they are westerns I realize this does not solve the casting inequality…blah, blah, blah). All that aside, Bale is Hell hot and absolutely edible.
ptit - that was me - i stand by what i said. To her $4,000 dollars is like 4 or 5 is to me.. so I don't think it is irresponsible. I never claimed it wasn't rediculous, I just don't think a person spending thier own money how they choose is irresponsible. I could think of better ways to spend it, but im not used to have so much money at my fingertips that money is objective to anything. ;-)
"You referred to drinking shots, which I assume is your faux celebration with said cronies when you all believe you have “unspeakably abused” a person you don’t know over the internet."
No. A shot is downed when Bunnieballs posts within a comments thread, period.
where those loud noises the wings that clearly jsut grew on your logic comment right before it flew out the window.
next time read. even if i had said "shots" for unspeakably abusing (HAHAHHAHA hilarious by the way) someone over the internet.. that isn't name calling.
Maybe you were refering to Blasphemer which was at JUJU for NEVER REMEMBERING TO SUPPORT THE TOM-BA CORPORATION, which she is part owner of. Juju - cut the shit, will ya?
don't go away! I love Rachel.. i really do, I think she's fun. Same for Maria.
William is a different story, Rachel and maria aren't holier than thou pompus jerks - well rachel can be a bit hostile, but they are fun. (im totally serious by the way)
PS thanks BeA now I have don't go away mad stuck in my head….mmmmm tommy
Can they bring the fierce? Look at me. See what I'm doing with my eyes? That's not just fierce, that's, Fierce. It's different. Nobody can do that like Tyra. I think Tyra should win every season.
It's a well-documented fact that midgets are severely misrepresented by the media, Tyra included…you can read more about it in my thesis: http://gaymidget.tripod.com/si.....idgets.jpg
this is rediculous. im still upset about the whole thomas crown thing.. its so silly.. i didnt even do anything. the real question is.. why is it even bothering me?
i think i am going to go home and watch buffy the midge-slayer (the one where her mom died was on fx today)
I think the main problem here is, women and minorities have become so stereotyped in Hollywood, that it leaves little room for screenwriters to come up with roles for them, other than half-dressed bimbos and gangstas. They seem to simply want to emulate what seems to be perpetuated in mainstream pop culture. For example, music videos.
That being said, I call dibs on the golf cart.
Damnit , BBB took the job I wanted. I had this whole thing planned out where I was going to scare April and pretend I was chasing her and then she'd call the cops. I'll just cartjack you.
Please, Cord, this is THEIR story. You want to make a film that features people of color, stop pointing fingers and make it. And again, stories were never meant to be literal. I am white, and if a story is told well, I can identify with any person of color telling the tale. And I know the difference between a movie and a history lesson. I know your heart is in the right place, there's just something that gets lost in your righteous indignation. I seriously believe you need a small dose of psychedelics to give your brain some breathing room (get it? I closed just like Hollywood says I should, by going back to the beginning….the beginning….the beginning….)
I know it's their story, that's why I called it a "credible reason." I'm not saying every movie needs to cast a minority. I'm using a red carpet filled with only white faces to discuss a real, bigger issue.
Best,
Cord
Cord, you're a writer…write a credible, non-stereotyping screenplay. And not about some guy who avoids crime and drugs in order to work his through college to escape his upbringing and become a better person. Things like that are simply another side of the stereo-typing coin. I'm with sv, If it upsets you, get out there and do something about it.
I've been hellaciously busy at work this week (what the hell are these people thinking…that they pay me to actually WORK??) but I wanted to let you guys know that I drank enough Tom-ba Juice to catch up. Forgive me if it kicks in and my posts begin to go awry with ramblings of aliens and audits.
bedbugsandballyhoo,
Though I understand your point, it's not as simple as you put it, which I did address earlier. Click on the second link of the post, it'll take you to an article on an internal study done at the WGA. They come up with bleak findings about their organization in relation to minorities. (Many of their black members "remained confined to UPN.") Furthermore, once a script is written, using black actors becomes a risky venture, as I mentioned when discussing the primarily black cast of "Posse." Consider this: "Most movies targeted to black audiences are ensembles, an indication that studios do not have faith that one black woman can open a film like Julia Roberts or Reese Witherspoon can."
(http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2003-03-19-black-actresses_x.htm)
The problem is holistic, it's not something that can be changed with one man and one movie.
Anyway, I don't want to write movies, but I've written several articles I like to think address a few of these topics, and I've linked to some of them on this site.
Best,
Cord
I can't keep up with all the shots today. And why aren't there more Thetans in tv and movies?
As someone who is many things in one person and not any one culture, I would like to see more faces like mine. I mean as a whole not just this one or this one.
But a lot of people living here are not just one thing, there are so many mixtures or different races. I'd love to see that acknowledged more.
On the other hand, I know it's all fantasy and I really don't care about the faces I don't see on the screen. I see alot more in my everyday life.
I can't say I've recently seen a Mexican, Puerto Rican, American Indian actress or actor on tv. It really doesn't bother me and maybe the faces don't look like mine on the tv, but they still have stories I can relate to.
I may not be able to relate to someones appearance but I can still relate to their human experiences. Whatever the color they are still human.
But I can't relate to spiders therfore I always kill them. Don't judge me.
Speaking of another group that's portrayed unfairly in movies…Italians.
Raging Midget
Midgetfellas
The Godmidget
Casinomidget
Reservoir Midgets
Once Upon a Time in Amidgetca
The Godmidget 2
Midgetface
Donnie Midget
The Midget Departed
Carlito's Midgets
Oh did I mention my husband looks very much like Christian Bale? Yeah, but unfortch Bale crossed with Jim Carrey. He's still quite handsome. I just can't get him to pretend he's Batman. It's just a cape damnit.
In all seriousness I think that was well said Juju…you're going to make me cry. Shit, between Sar's nanny nightmare and this, I'm a wreck. I think this stuff is all relative to what's important to us, what offends us, etc etc…For ex I mention midgets but I'd never make fun of mentally disabled people, due to personal experiences. But others do and that's the way it goes. I'm just rambling now from the Tom-ba
Goldmidget
The Midget Who Loved Me
Midgetpussy
A View to a Midget
Midgets are Forever
The Man with the Golden Midget
Midget Never Dies
Midget Another Midget
For Your Midgets Onlhy
Nacho Libre. Jared Hess successfully wrote a movie that cast people of colour, who are unknowns in the US…with the exception of Jack Black, who is not known for his leading man qualities, or ability to fill a movie theater. Plus, Jack Black's character was half-Hispanic, half-Scandinavian. It was successful because the story line was original and hilarious. All on a 25 mil budget. It can be done…it just takes a little work.
Midget Development.
A Midget Of One's Own
Hysterical Midget
Back To The Midget
Midget With The Wind
Midget Dynamite
Midget And Michelle's High School Reunion
Shawshank Midget
Midget Hour 3
The Midget Menace
Midget Pie
I'm glad I read these comments - I hate when I miss inside jokes.
WTF. We miss Rachel? How many topics do you have to master to get a mention around here! Let me send you my thesis on milk ducts. You'll love it. I wrote it mid-seizure.
Kitchy, my favorite comment on this whole thing is your "pee pee poo poo" comment!
Who are these people that come and read the site, and then all of a sudden we see all their pent-up opinions about how things should be done. By then, the information they have compiled for the post is so long that I feel like we should be discussing it in therapy.
Awww… Lay off Cord. I like to pretend he's mad hot and we're dating. He takes me to dinner and I'm like, I'll have a salad. And he goes, no honey, have a burger! Then he goes, what do you think about racism. And I go - SUCKS. And he's like, You're hot. And I'm like, I used to think you were into guys.
But then he's like, let's watch Wheel. And I go, JEOPARDY. And he's like, WHEEL BITCH. And I'm like, it's me or Sajak. Then he chooses Sajak. And I'm all, Here's a category! PEOPLE WHO CAN'T BREAK UP WITH ME BECAUSE I'M BREAKING UP WITH THEM!!
Then I get really fat off of Ben & Jerry's and live out my days in obscurity.
F*ck. 190 comments and less than 10 (Cord J's included) have any relevance. Ignorance reigns supreme here. I commend Cord for bringing up issues such as these. TAKE NOTE, LEARN SOMETHING. Are you all pretending to be fools just to be funny?
Cord, the bottom line is that it's racist, limited and unimaganitive (a worse sin, in my book) to demand that everyone play fair all the time. For example, Cate B is rarely my cup of tea (and is that David Cross as Ginsberg?) but I do appreciate the attempt, if they must tell a story about Dylan, to play around with people's perceptions in order to perhaps get their point across more effectively. Stop trying to rule the creative process!!!
Maybe Jared will help Cord write a great screenplay that everybody talks about on Mollygood. Methinks Cord has "Screenwriter Able To be Ethnic, Hilarious, and get through to the masses on a Small Budget" envy.
meaningful conversation wont happen on gossip messageboards. Look at hte lilo thread, 37 comments all by 3 people its beacuse the message boards dont matter.. its no the proper medium - enjoy cord's words. he brings up great points, but becareful just how much you learn from cord - maybe take inspiration from cord but learn a bit for yourself and emplore others to do the same. its great cord is making the points that others wont, but he takes a lot of liberties in doing so, and people like sv and bedbugs make good counter arguments to his train of thought. reguardles on who you sidewith.
you cant rely on a celeb gossip board to learn anything. mollygood is a lot like wikipedia - some facts and a lot of bullshit. i say enjoy it becuase if you wanted to be learnign about racism, you probably wouldnt be looking for those messages here.
BALE!!!
Here we go again. You imagine racism where there isn't any, and yet you say plenty of things yourself that can be construed as racist (the Kelly Rowland hair issue).
Can I pitch a bitch because the white people in The Color Purple were all portrayed as heartless, stupid, and bad drivers?
As far as black actors being featured in Westerns, what about Posse, directed by Mario Van Peebles, or Will Smith in Wild, Wild West? Will Smith remade that role that was originated by a white actor.
What ET said. Kanye, is that you?
I would knock down all those shiny happy people just to get me some Bale. I would saddle up most of those cowboys. Minus Peter Fonda and the dude from That 70's show.
Dear Evil,
Kindly do not point things out in a logical way. It fucks up my self-centeredness and lazy arguments.
Best,
Bunnieballs
PS. BALE!!
I just chose to ignore it this time…BALE!!!!
BB's ridonculous argument, I mean…
Imagining racism? Did you even click on the links? I'm not saying Christian Bale or Russel Crowe or even anyone involved with this movie is racist, but I'm not imagining things.
Best,
Cord
EVERYONE DRINK!
"The roles going to black actors fell 3 percent last year. That left them with a 15.3 percent share of all TV and film roles while representing 12.8 percent of the US population."
I was never really good at math, but how does that equal "underrepresented"?
I sure could use a mojito right now! Uh-oh… that's a Latino drink. Quick, what's an African-American or white drink? I don't want to offend anyone.
So…how about the NAACP and Michael Vick?? Awesome.
I'm sorry Marie. Our menu here exists of Tom-ba Juice shots and breastmilk omletes.
gin and tonic
Um. I must have missed a lot these last few days! I think I'll pass.
@BA - I'm trying not to think of Michael Vick, at all, personally.
Isn't that two drinks, once for calling out Bunnieballs, and then another for him being overly defensive without directly addressing my comment that he says stuff that can be considered racist?
Oh, hell, let's make it three: Tom-ba Juice!
Maybe brown means American Indian? I'll be drinking the Kabbala gin fizz.
blasphomer!
Let me jump down off my high horse to shout along gleefully: BALE!
I'll take mine with a shot of BALE!!!
Bale and hold the Tom-ba juice. I'll be having my Bale straight up.
On a totally different note, when did Peter Fonda turn into Dr. Johnny Fever?
i like balecrow13 i dont know his name … but i like him
Bunnieballs be overly defensive without directly addressing a comment? NEVER.
And who's the cutie in the left hand bottom corner? Although he's probably a racist.
I thought Peter F was dead already…
I totally did not realize until now that Peter Fonda is still alive. Woah.
BA, great minds think alike! lol
Baljito?
@beA he is cute, DEFINATELY a racists.. .maybe even a skinhead incognite (thats totally a wig)
I know!!! I usually know that stuff too…oh well must be the BALE!!!! Baljito, on the rocks
Have we mentioned this yet?
BALE!!
I came to complain. But now he has spoken I'm here to drink. A pint of Tom-ba juice for seyour please.
Seriously, though. Still waiting for an answer to my question.
Coming right up! Welcome to the party.
Sorry, I got caught up in the handsomness that is Bale.
All hail the Bale. Rhyme that K Fed.
I did read his links…the same could be said about women over 50 in movies…
Marie, he hath spoken once. He doth not speak again.
anyone in the mood for shots?
YES PLEASE…humpday :-)
BALE!!!
Where the f is Rachel??
i miss rachel… and maria
I shall holdeth my tongue, then.
Speaking of breast milk and brown people: Anyone seen Salma Hayek lately? There is a link on DListed to a picture. It hurts me to look at her! She must be miserable.
Um, "Evil Twin" you're really reaching when you feebly attempt to compare the widely accepted truth of the lack of minorities in movies with your own perception of racism in a critically acclaimed movie based on a critically acclaimed book directed by one of the most accomplished men in Hollywood ever.
And then you resort to name-calling? April, aren't you a lawyer? Didn't they teach you how to argue logically?
Once again, your wit fails you ladies. TTFN.
I hope she didn't choke to death on one of her famous, homemade omletes.
william_crown: Punctuation is your friend. Let me give you some for that first paragraph:
, . . , . , seriously!
William,
Pee pee poo poo nanna nanna boo boo.
Best,
Kitchy
Um, "william_crown," you have just opened yourself up to unspeakable acts of abuse. I do, however, thank you for your interest in the executive board of the Tom-ba Juice corporation. However, you are really not fucking smart enough to join our club, so, see ya later, bitch.
William Crown, as in Prince William, I'm sorry your going bald.
You're calling "Wild Wild West" a Western? Isn't that the one with the massive, mechanic, spider machine that trounces a town? Try "Fantasy." "Posse" was directed by Mario Van Peebles and required that he put forth a lot of his own money to produce it. Why? Because studios wouldn't fund it - too black.
And that "Color Purple" argument came out of the color blue. When did I ever say Hollywood unfairly depicts minorities? I said they unfairly exclude them from castings. And to that end, "Friends" can be set in New York City for a decade and have as few minority characters as it did.
Best,
Cord
…Which would have been nothing without the book written by a FEMALE (you left that part out William)…and Steven's had some stinkers in his directing career along with his accomplishments…
Holy shit!!
DOUBLE SHOTS OF TOM-BA JUICE ALL AROUND!!
what!?!?!?!? How did i get dragged into that? i am here for the party… i didn't join in the arguement becuase i agree with cord.. when the did i name call. What the hell is going on?!?! Im so confused
or, william, do you think evil and i are the same person.. we are a lot alike…
when did evil name call?
im so freakin' confused.
Thanks, Cord, you just answered me twice. Kitchy is going to be so jealous!
Love ya,
evil twin
All I can think of is Cartman's Wild Wild West song from Southpark
Hmph.
People let's talk about what's really at hand here, the lack of MIDGETS in said films. Were there not midgets at Tombstone?
Drink April, drink the Tom-ba juice.
Bunnieballs, Bunnieballs, Bunnieballs.
I'm trying to get him back for a third round, everybody. Cross your fingers.
I'm jealous, ET. I'm still getting ignored.
"I'll be your hucklemidget."
Ha, I find a lot of people here disagree with Cord just for the sake of disagreeing with him (like on the Victoria Beckham thread with that one person who liked Posh and didn't seem to think there was anything unreasonable with paying $4000 for a make-up bag. Hell, I like Posh too, alot actually, but there is plenty unreasonable about paying $4000 for a makeup bag and all of her other spending habits). Anyway, back to this thread. Yes, minorities are sadly underrepresented on TV in America and probably elsewhere. I was just reading an article the other day on how in Mexican television the actors who are given the best roles are those that represent the 'White European' model of beauty rather than what Mexicans normally look like. Things are certainly starting to get better on American television where shows like the Office or even Grey's Anatomy represent more than just a majority caucasian cast and the token black person but you're still hard pressed to find a show that easily represents the modern make-up of the US with a brown, chinese, black, any ethnicity actor playing a part that is not necessarily lampooning their ethnicity. Don't get me wrong I don't find racial jokes offensive… some people might find the stereotypical brown/chinese guy with accent running convenience store (ie Apu on the Simpsons) offensive or racist, I think that is funny and certainly has its place. What I'm talking about is the neighbourhood on Desperate Housewives complete with an Asian family across the street who do not have the hilarious accents and own the local convenience store, but are like your typical Asian-American family. America is not just white, with some black people, and maybe one asian person. It's got tonnes of ethnicities and that's hardly represented on TV without making a big show of how that ethnicity is sooo different and here it is being represented! So yes, I agree with Cord, minorities are under represented and I would think that's fairly obvious without having to do any fancy number crunching.
All that being said, Christian Bale is definitely hot.
It's easy Marie. You just have to call him out and back up your opinions with facts. That drives our man WILD.
Oh, Mollygood what has become of you. Nary a post goes by without stuff kicking off. Keep it up. My arse is on the fence for this one (its all a little too close to home, and once I start typing up some sort of argument I'll be here for days). Popcorn, please and another shot of Tom-ba…Cheers.
The Magnificent Midgets, with Yul Brynner and Tiny Tim
What 'til Lale sees all the midget talk. She's gonna be pissed. You know she prefers "midge."
Twelve Angry Midgets.
Don't blame the BALE for society's and the media's fuckups, ptit. And welcome to the party :-)
Marie, how would you reconstruct my sentence? Reconstruct it for real, not jokingly.
Treasure of the Sierra Midget
High Midge
Butch Midgety and the Sundance Midge
You know what would've been a great movie?
American Midget Psycho.
no seriously william where are you? come back. you pop in and dragged me into this arguement. when did i name call? what are you talking about. I would like to know, since you are so quick to swoop in with your observations on how our wits fail us, and yet as far as I can tell your statement is absolute nonsense. What are you taking swings at anyone in arms distance? thats certianly the way it looks to me.
Do me a favor, save your comments about my arguing abilites for when i am arguing. Unless "Who wants shots" can be construed as "hollywood is not racists jerkoff" and in that case i appologise for MY misunderstanding.
God a girl can't even have a drink with her friends at a Bale party….. ;-)
people read into shit too much.
Captain Corelli's Midget.
Midget Begins.
Little Women. (That one totally speaks for itself.)
Swing Midgets.
Midget Goldmine.
Oh, I would never! I'm sure he's down with the swirl anyway, haha.
Well I was referring to you and your cronies as a group. You referred to drinking shots, which I assume is your faux celebration with said cronies when you all believe you have "unspeakably abused" a person you don't know over the internet.
So, does Cord ever wish anyone the worst? And maybe black people just have better sense than to want to be in westerns…I mean they are westerns I realize this does not solve the casting inequality…blah, blah, blah). All that aside, Bale is Hell hot and absolutely edible.
I don't believe I name-called in my original post either, but don't tempt me. I will cut you.
ptit - that was me - i stand by what i said. To her $4,000 dollars is like 4 or 5 is to me.. so I don't think it is irresponsible. I never claimed it wasn't rediculous, I just don't think a person spending thier own money how they choose is irresponsible. I could think of better ways to spend it, but im not used to have so much money at my fingertips that money is objective to anything. ;-)
it smells like self-rightous bullshit in here…must be a troll.
oops, should be (I realize…
"You referred to drinking shots, which I assume is your faux celebration with said cronies when you all believe you have “unspeakably abused” a person you don’t know over the internet."
No. A shot is downed when Bunnieballs posts within a comments thread, period.
Midgets of my hami. I'm sorry, I know that's a dish at Denny's. I'm just really hungry and think I may still be banned at Denny's
william is giving me a headache…what do you recomend for that kitchy? tom-ba juice or breastmilk?
DID YOU READ THE PRIOR POSTS PAST EVILS!!!!!!!
We were drinking to Christian Bale and that was pretty clear please look at comment #6. thanks.
I'm glad evil took over my cutting duties. I was getting carpal tunnel syndrome.
deimos, I recommend a shot of Tom-ba Juice with a breastmilk chaser.
Tom-ba Juice cures all ills.
deimos, if you smell self-righteous bullshit, that just means that Cord forgot to turn the fart fan on when he left the room.
LOOOOUUUUDDD NOOOOIIIISSSSESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phew.. i need a drink again.
SHOTS ANYONE? (And not becuase anyone here as unspeakably abused anyone over the internet)
To Bunnieballs!
very good. all this talk of racism and william's holier than thou attitude is making me sick.
I just drink a shot for any reason, insulting people is just as good as any reason.
i will take a shot in honor of bunnieballs….to bunnieballs, the man that makes my work day a little less painful!
This must be a hen house, because all I see is chicken shiiiiiit.
A classic quote from Some Kind of MidgetWonderful.
Someone get Wills some ear muffs. He's easily agitated.
william- i don't know if you noticed or not but typing loud noises carries no sound so it wouldn't affect my headache….you get an E for effort.
"I never thought I'd get them."
"You knew."
"I didn't know, but I hoped."
"My future looks good on you."
where those loud noises the wings that clearly jsut grew on your logic comment right before it flew out the window.
next time read. even if i had said "shots" for unspeakably abusing (HAHAHHAHA hilarious by the way) someone over the internet.. that isn't name calling.
Maybe you were refering to Blasphemer which was at JUJU for NEVER REMEMBERING TO SUPPORT THE TOM-BA CORPORATION, which she is part owner of. Juju - cut the shit, will ya?
I think William's upset he wasn't invited to the tea party…what would you have us discuss William since you desire to be the moderator of this blog
Evil, I'm all teary. *sniff*
I don't deny the blashpemy, it was intentional. I'm hoping Guy Richie will judo chop me so I can sue him and put him on Xenu's shit list.
And stop trying to sneak Travol-Tea into your official Tom-ba Juice mug. I ain't having it.
I meant blasphemy. I typed my lishp out schorry schuckers.
One Flew Over the Midget's Nest
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Midge
Silence of the Midges
To Kill a Midgetbird
god I'm going to hell for these or birthing a litter of midgets
Whatever, drunk ass. :)
Schay, are you schpeaking to me? That's a double shot for insulting my speech impediment. Stutterer hater.
Don't throw midget off the train
Stop or my midget will shoot
Midget Acadamey 1, 2, 3, and 4. But not 5
Definitely NOT 5, that one sucked
juju, I'm so sorry if I physically hurt your feelings and dashed your hopes. You know I love you.
I think I'm gonna play matchmaker and introduce Santa, er, Rachel to William.
Rachel, William, William, Rachel Now you both go away
and maria, wherever she is. Not to be confused with the lovely Marie.
Yes, maria is a pug-hater but she write nice poems
writes as well as write…I feel the spirit of the midget
It's fine, I'll just wait till your sleeping. I'm like Chuck Norris in that way. I don't sleep, I wait.
I don't care what anybody says, I love Chuck Norris
The Best Little Midgethouse in Texas
And,
Bale
don't go away! I love Rachel.. i really do, I think she's fun. Same for Maria.
William is a different story, Rachel and maria aren't holier than thou pompus jerks - well rachel can be a bit hostile, but they are fun. (im totally serious by the way)
PS thanks BeA now I have don't go away mad stuck in my head….mmmmm tommy
Walker, Midget Ranger :-)
How come Tyra Banks never has any midgets in the running to become America's Next Top Meow Mix Rep? That is simply despicable.
Can they bring the fierce? Look at me. See what I'm doing with my eyes? That's not just fierce, that's, Fierce. It's different. Nobody can do that like Tyra. I think Tyra should win every season.
It's a well-documented fact that midgets are severely misrepresented by the media, Tyra included…you can read more about it in my thesis:
http://gaymidget.tripod.com/si.....idgets.jpg
"I'm a baby, I'm a virgin."
April, never was a Tommy fan he kind of scares me…He must have something though cause he has no trouble with the ladies (Kimbo Stewart excluded)
I take back what I said. Fierceness obviously comes in small packages.
I just fear Tommy might give me the hepatitis.
It's the King Kong Dong, Be A.
Tyra wishes she could still win every season…she's one of those "less is more" chicks…looks 110% without the weave or all done up like a tarty heathen
tommy is worth hepatitis.
nope. not even i belived that.
I imagine Tryra practicing her, I can't believe I won, face. You could tell she wanted to rip out Naima's faux hawk.
Tommy isn't worth a shot of mad dog.
this is rediculous. im still upset about the whole thomas crown thing.. its so silly.. i didnt even do anything. the real question is.. why is it even bothering me?
i think i am going to go home and watch buffy the midge-slayer (the one where her mom died was on fx today)
Just a bunch of mean old non-working cronies. I'm off to have some lunch with my Tom-ba :-)
April, don't be upset by william_crown. He's just pissed that Harry is the hotter one now.
I think the main problem here is, women and minorities have become so stereotyped in Hollywood, that it leaves little room for screenwriters to come up with roles for them, other than half-dressed bimbos and gangstas. They seem to simply want to emulate what seems to be perpetuated in mainstream pop culture. For example, music videos.
That being said, I call dibs on the golf cart.
Going bald and now he's the ugly one. Oh how the tables have turned. I feel pretty bad for him, let's all chip in for some Rogaine.
I bet you if he pours Tom-ba Juice on his bald spot the hair will grow back.
Damnit , BBB took the job I wanted. I had this whole thing planned out where I was going to scare April and pretend I was chasing her and then she'd call the cops. I'll just cartjack you.
Please, Cord, this is THEIR story. You want to make a film that features people of color, stop pointing fingers and make it. And again, stories were never meant to be literal. I am white, and if a story is told well, I can identify with any person of color telling the tale. And I know the difference between a movie and a history lesson. I know your heart is in the right place, there's just something that gets lost in your righteous indignation. I seriously believe you need a small dose of psychedelics to give your brain some breathing room (get it? I closed just like Hollywood says I should, by going back to the beginning….the beginning….the beginning….)
I know it's their story, that's why I called it a "credible reason." I'm not saying every movie needs to cast a minority. I'm using a red carpet filled with only white faces to discuss a real, bigger issue.
Best,
Cord
"Cartjacking: the new crime sweeping the Nation." Film at 11…
WHERE THE F IS KITCHY??!!! DRINK!!!!
Cord, you're a writer…write a credible, non-stereotyping screenplay. And not about some guy who avoids crime and drugs in order to work his through college to escape his upbringing and become a better person. Things like that are simply another side of the stereo-typing coin. I'm with sv, If it upsets you, get out there and do something about it.
I bet Al Gore can help with the screenplay, Cord.
I've been hellaciously busy at work this week (what the hell are these people thinking…that they pay me to actually WORK??) but I wanted to let you guys know that I drank enough Tom-ba Juice to catch up. Forgive me if it kicks in and my posts begin to go awry with ramblings of aliens and audits.
OMG I'm about to go home. I just read this thread and yall had me laughing my ass off. Too bad I missed it. Hopefully I'll be back around soon.
Damn I go to lunch and I miss another shot!! FUCK!!
In the meantime…
Midgetmaker, midgetmaker, make me a midget
Find me a find
Catch me a catch…
bedbugsandballyhoo,
Though I understand your point, it's not as simple as you put it, which I did address earlier. Click on the second link of the post, it'll take you to an article on an internal study done at the WGA. They come up with bleak findings about their organization in relation to minorities. (Many of their black members "remained confined to UPN.") Furthermore, once a script is written, using black actors becomes a risky venture, as I mentioned when discussing the primarily black cast of "Posse." Consider this: "Most movies targeted to black audiences are ensembles, an indication that studios do not have faith that one black woman can open a film like Julia Roberts or Reese Witherspoon can."
(http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2003-03-19-black-actresses_x.htm)
The problem is holistic, it's not something that can be changed with one man and one movie.
Anyway, I don't want to write movies, but I've written several articles I like to think address a few of these topics, and I've linked to some of them on this site.
Best,
Cord
SHHH, BeA! Al Gore is helping me with MY screenplay. I met him at this party, and he said he would help me with my problems. Seriously….
I don't think my stomach can handle much more Tom-ba Juice.
Down the hatch! My contribution to this thread is so mediocre as to be Paula Abdual-esque.
I've got one: Midget Gigolo. Are we still doing that?
I'm sozzled on Tom-ba juice.
A Midget of Their Own.
Midget League.
Bull Midget.
I can't keep up with all the shots today. And why aren't there more Thetans in tv and movies?
As someone who is many things in one person and not any one culture, I would like to see more faces like mine. I mean as a whole not just this one or this one.
But a lot of people living here are not just one thing, there are so many mixtures or different races. I'd love to see that acknowledged more.
On the other hand, I know it's all fantasy and I really don't care about the faces I don't see on the screen. I see alot more in my everyday life.
I can't say I've recently seen a Mexican, Puerto Rican, American Indian actress or actor on tv. It really doesn't bother me and maybe the faces don't look like mine on the tv, but they still have stories I can relate to.
I may not be able to relate to someones appearance but I can still relate to their human experiences. Whatever the color they are still human.
But I can't relate to spiders therfore I always kill them. Don't judge me.
Speaking of another group that's portrayed unfairly in movies…Italians.
Raging Midget
Midgetfellas
The Godmidget
Casinomidget
Reservoir Midgets
Once Upon a Time in Amidgetca
The Godmidget 2
Midgetface
Donnie Midget
The Midget Departed
Carlito's Midgets
Ohhhhh America's Next Top Midget.
Oh did I mention my husband looks very much like Christian Bale? Yeah, but unfortch Bale crossed with Jim Carrey. He's still quite handsome. I just can't get him to pretend he's Batman. It's just a cape damnit.
The Godmidget was GREAT.
The Godmidget III sucked eggs.
I hear Joey Fatone is hosting the Singing Midget next season.
Drew Carey will be pulling double-duty with The Midget is Right and Power of Midget.
And drug dealers are often misrepesented
Scarmidget
New Jack Midget
Miami Midget
Natural born Midgets
Drugstore Midget
In all seriousness I think that was well said Juju…you're going to make me cry. Shit, between Sar's nanny nightmare and this, I'm a wreck. I think this stuff is all relative to what's important to us, what offends us, etc etc…For ex I mention midgets but I'd never make fun of mentally disabled people, due to personal experiences. But others do and that's the way it goes. I'm just rambling now from the Tom-ba
Really, when you get right down to it, the only place where midgets are accurately portrayed is in the POTC series.
And the Leprechaun movies.
And 007's don't get enough love
Goldmidget
The Midget Who Loved Me
Midgetpussy
A View to a Midget
Midgets are Forever
The Man with the Golden Midget
Midget Never Dies
Midget Another Midget
For Your Midgets Onlhy
And midget porn of course, at least that's what I've heard
Midget snuff films.
Don't cry BeA, I'll cry too and then I'll have to drink and there's nothing sadder than a crying drunk girl.
I think I just pee'd a little when I reread Midgetpussyl.
alone with her midget on a golf cart, on a red carpet full o whities
Don't cry for me, Midgetina.
I'm just a chromosome or two away from midgetness.
Which brings me to musicals.
Midget Rouge
Midgetago
West Side Midget
The Midget of Oz
The Sound of Midgets
A Midget is Born
My Fair Midget
Midget Poppins
Nacho Libre. Jared Hess successfully wrote a movie that cast people of colour, who are unknowns in the US…with the exception of Jack Black, who is not known for his leading man qualities, or ability to fill a movie theater. Plus, Jack Black's character was half-Hispanic, half-Scandinavian. It was successful because the story line was original and hilarious. All on a 25 mil budget. It can be done…it just takes a little work.
OMFG!!!! Bunnieballs speaks four times in a thread. This is a record. The Tom-ba's on me, everyone, drink up!!!
Rosemary's Midget
I think my fave so far are 007 ones, view to a midget
Oh man I loved Nacho. I didn't think I would, but I did.
I'm gonna barf my Tom up. I'll be punished.
What about Pedro in Napoleon? He was the best part of that movie.
Rachel do you have any wisdom to impart about midgets
Oh, I forgot to mention…Jack Black's a midget. Well, that just about covers everything.
And Pedro was a brown-skinned midget person, double coverage.
Vote for Pedro, your wildest dreams will come true.
DING! DING! DING! We have a winner! Jared Hess patron saint of Mollygood for his work in breaking down the colour, and midget, barriers in film.
ANGELINA JOLIE IS STEALING ALL THE ROLES FOR MINORITYS
That's true. I hear she's playing the part of Will Smith in the upcoming movie about his life.
And that hot bitch stole my future ex-husband Brad Pitt from me too.
And BALE will play Angelina
Midget Development.
A Midget Of One's Own
Hysterical Midget
Back To The Midget
Midget With The Wind
Midget Dynamite
Midget And Michelle's High School Reunion
Shawshank Midget
Midget Hour 3
The Midget Menace
Midget Pie
The Bourne Midget :-)
The Bourne trilogy is a good one.
There's The Bourne Midget. Then the Bourne Midget. And finally, the Bourne Midget.
I'm glad I read these comments - I hate when I miss inside jokes.
WTF. We miss Rachel? How many topics do you have to master to get a mention around here! Let me send you my thesis on milk ducts. You'll love it. I wrote it mid-seizure.
Kitchy, my favorite comment on this whole thing is your "pee pee poo poo" comment!
Who are these people that come and read the site, and then all of a sudden we see all their pent-up opinions about how things should be done. By then, the information they have compiled for the post is so long that I feel like we should be discussing it in therapy.
OK bye.
"Kitchy, my favorite comment on this whole thing is your “pee pee poo poo” comment!"
Why thank you. *sniff*
Yeah, I was nearly fired today for laughing wildly at the "Pee pee, Poo poo, nanna nanna, boo boo." It would have been totally worth it.
sar, I don't think we miss rachel so much as we miss pissing in her homemade omletes.
I love that Bunnies took the Nacho Libre comments seriously enough to take offense to them and consider them mock-worthy.
That is fucking AWESOME.
I know. He seriously needs to climb the ladder already and get the fuck over himself.
I hope he has a sense of humor in real life.
I wouldn't hold your breath.
Awww… Lay off Cord. I like to pretend he's mad hot and we're dating. He takes me to dinner and I'm like, I'll have a salad. And he goes, no honey, have a burger! Then he goes, what do you think about racism. And I go - SUCKS. And he's like, You're hot. And I'm like, I used to think you were into guys.
But then he's like, let's watch Wheel. And I go, JEOPARDY. And he's like, WHEEL BITCH. And I'm like, it's me or Sajak. Then he chooses Sajak. And I'm all, Here's a category! PEOPLE WHO CAN'T BREAK UP WITH ME BECAUSE I'M BREAKING UP WITH THEM!!
Then I get really fat off of Ben & Jerry's and live out my days in obscurity.
Cord is really good looking. I like it when he makes his pouty face.
Dammit. Just when I think I'm out, he keeps pulling me back in.
F*ck. 190 comments and less than 10 (Cord J's included) have any relevance. Ignorance reigns supreme here. I commend Cord for bringing up issues such as these. TAKE NOTE, LEARN SOMETHING. Are you all pretending to be fools just to be funny?
Cord, the bottom line is that it's racist, limited and unimaganitive (a worse sin, in my book) to demand that everyone play fair all the time. For example, Cate B is rarely my cup of tea (and is that David Cross as Ginsberg?) but I do appreciate the attempt, if they must tell a story about Dylan, to play around with people's perceptions in order to perhaps get their point across more effectively. Stop trying to rule the creative process!!!
best, but not bested,
sv
Dolores, are you pretending to be trying to steal my pretend ex-boyfriend? Because I think we might get back together so back off.
Maybe Jared will help Cord write a great screenplay that everybody talks about on Mollygood. Methinks Cord has "Screenwriter Able To be Ethnic, Hilarious, and get through to the masses on a Small Budget" envy.
Get those claws out sar! Go get ya man. Just beware, Cord is a known heart-breaker, and also a love-taker, so be careful if you mess around with him.
Somebody get Dolores some Tom-ba Juice, stat. Girlfriend needs to chill out.
dolores,
meaningful conversation wont happen on gossip messageboards. Look at hte lilo thread, 37 comments all by 3 people its beacuse the message boards dont matter.. its no the proper medium - enjoy cord's words. he brings up great points, but becareful just how much you learn from cord - maybe take inspiration from cord but learn a bit for yourself and emplore others to do the same. its great cord is making the points that others wont, but he takes a lot of liberties in doing so, and people like sv and bedbugs make good counter arguments to his train of thought. reguardles on who you sidewith.
you cant rely on a celeb gossip board to learn anything. mollygood is a lot like wikipedia - some facts and a lot of bullshit. i say enjoy it becuase if you wanted to be learnign about racism, you probably wouldnt be looking for those messages here.
I would never pretend to be a fool, it's all real baby.
All the worst and bite me
Jujubees
Sr. Director of Marketing for Tom-Ba Juice
No affiliation to Travol-Tea or Kirstie Krackers.
Oh my God, th