
This weeks Award goes to the guy or group of guys who nominated Robert Downey Jr. and his buffoonish portrayal of a Black man for an Oscar. I know that the role called for him to make the role over the top, but i just don't think the brilliance of his performance out weighs the fact that his character addressed a real problem in Hollywood, where Black actors aren't being considered for roles that they should get a chance, unless they are Will Smith. In the day and age of America's first Black president, I really hope that we aren't faced with the idea of a white guy getting an award for playing a stereotypical caricature of a Black man. Don't get me wrong, I thought the movie and his part was funny. Damn funny. Funny, like a Black joke told by Blacks or a Jewish joke told by Jews, but not the type of humor that earmarks brilliance or sacrifice or the embodiment or pure emotion; but that's just my opinion though, and who the hell am I?
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