Current Events > 3 years later, was Robert Downey jr on Tropic Thunder as a blackface wrong?

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V-E-G-Y- 10/20/20 12:14:07 PM #1:	yes or no no yes yes or no - Results (144 votes) no 89.58% (129 votes) 129 yes 10.42% (15 votes) 15 hmm? ;;;;o --- https://imgur.com/L6MQGtI https://imgur.com/HAj1Ocp https://imgur.com/Op6gMTg https://imgur.com/hNkY6mv <cite>V-E-G-Y- posted [p:946075416] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote> yes or no no yes Vote View Results yes or no - Results (144 votes) no 89.58% (129 votes) 129 yes 10.42% (15 votes) 15 Show Voting Form hmm? ;;;;o</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Maze_ 10/20/20 12:15:12 PM #2:	Who cares --- When the going gets tough, the tough go have a little cry in the corner. "Your mustache is crooked" ~ R.I.P Randy Savage. <cite>Maze_ posted [p:946075461] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Who cares </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KlRBEH 10/20/20 12:15:18 PM #3:	Nope and I'm black --- https://imgur.com/fUaBI I NEEDUH MONSTA TA CLOBBA DAT DERE KIRBEH <cite>KlRBEH posted [p:946075467] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Nope and I'm black </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 10/20/20 12:15:19 PM #4:	Can't believe the 20-year-old movie Tropic Thunder came out only 3 years ago! --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:946075468] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Can't believe the 20-year-old movie Tropic Thunder came out only 3 years ago! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 10/20/20 12:15:50 PM #5:	KlRBEH posted... Nope and I'm black --- Nothing until I think of a new Sig 6/3/20 <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:946075487] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>KlRBEH posted... </cite> <quote>Nope and I'm black</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
theiwantsong 10/20/20 12:15:59 PM #6:	3 years? <cite>theiwantsong posted [p:946075490] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>3 years? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tenlaar 10/20/20 12:16:45 PM #7:	masterpug53 posted... Can't believe the 20-year-old movie Tropic Thunder came out only 3 years ago! This freaked me out for a second. It's only 12 years old! <cite>Tenlaar posted [p:946075515] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>masterpug53 posted... </cite> <quote>Can't believe the 20-year-old movie Tropic Thunder came out only 3 years ago!</quote>This freaked me out for a second. It's only 12 years old! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
burns112233 10/20/20 12:18:20 PM #8:	3 years... <cite>burns112233 posted [p:946075566] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>3 years... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeyondWalls 10/20/20 12:18:29 PM #9:	theiwantsong posted... 3 years? The Trump Administration has destroyed all sense of time. --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:946075569] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>theiwantsong posted... </cite> <quote>3 years?</quote>The Trump Administration has destroyed all sense of time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solution_45 10/20/20 12:19:59 PM #11:	DuranOfForcena posted... i can't believe he's been in office for 12 years now hes actually been in office since 1992 <cite>Solution_45 posted [p:946075626] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>DuranOfForcena posted... </cite> <quote>i can't believe he's been in office for 12 years now</quote> hes actually been in office since 1992 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeyondWalls 10/20/20 12:21:15 PM #12:	Solution_45 posted... hes actually been in office since 1992 Impossible. Its 1984. --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:946075668] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Solution_45 posted... </cite> <quote>hes actually been in office since 1992</quote>Impossible. Its 1984. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ToadallyAwesome 10/20/20 12:22:00 PM #13:	The reason it isnt bad is that its played up for maximum satire and not meant to be a dig. Its how method actors are so crazy they will do anything. Plus the whole time most people are making fun of him for it. Its probably the most self aware blackface ever made. --- https://imgur.com/QKdxwuI <cite>ToadallyAwesome posted [p:946075691] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>The reason it isnt bad is that its played up for maximum satire and not meant to be a dig. Its how method actors are so crazy they will do anything. Plus the whole time most people are making fun of him for it. Its probably the most self aware blackface ever made. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lolife67 10/20/20 12:23:09 PM #14:	Why does this question come up every few years? Nobody was offended then nor will anybody be offended in 20 years. ToadallyAwesome posted... The reason it isnt bad is that its played up for maximum satire and not meant to be a dig. Its how method actors are so crazy they will do anything. Plus the whole time most people are making fun of him for it. Its probably the most self aware blackface ever made This. <cite>lolife67 posted [p:946075722] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Why does this question come up every few years? Nobody was offended then nor will anybody be offended in 20 years. ToadallyAwesome posted... </cite> <quote>The reason it isnt bad is that its played up for maximum satire and not meant to be a dig. Its how method actors are so crazy they will do anything. Plus the whole time most people are making fun of him for it. Its probably the most self aware blackface ever made</quote>This. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeyondWalls 10/20/20 12:32:02 PM #15:	ToadallyAwesome posted... The reason it isnt bad is that its played up for maximum satire I got news for you, thats exactly how they billed original blackface. Its always just a joke, bro. --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:946076020] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>ToadallyAwesome posted... </cite> <quote>The reason it isnt bad is that its played up for maximum satire</quote>I got news for you, thats exactly how they billed original blackface. Its always just a joke, bro. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BurmesePenguin 10/20/20 12:33:19 PM #16:	Solution_45 posted... hes actually been in office since 1992 That was a hotel lobby in New York, not the White House. <cite>BurmesePenguin posted [p:946076071] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Solution_45 posted... </cite> <quote>hes actually been in office since 1992</quote>That was a hotel lobby in New York, not the White House. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BudDupree48 10/20/20 12:33:19 PM #17:	Its called ACTING --- BANG BANG STEELER GANG <cite>BudDupree48 posted [p:946076072] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Its called ACTING </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 10/20/20 12:36:12 PM #18:	I found it extremely offensive as RDJ is not a real Aussie --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg https://imgur.com/8kjZU <cite>eston posted [p:946076182] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>I found it extremely offensive as RDJ is not a real Aussie </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BurmesePenguin 10/20/20 12:37:20 PM #19:	eston posted... I found it extremely offensive as RDJ is not a real Aussie Hes also not really Charlie Chaplin, or even British. When will his offenses stop. <cite>BurmesePenguin posted [p:946076221] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>eston posted... </cite> <quote>I found it extremely offensive as RDJ is not a real Aussie</quote>Hes also not really Charlie Chaplin, or even British. When will his offenses stop. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
radical rhino 10/20/20 12:37:44 PM #20:	If Tropic Thunder was an episode of a TV show it would have been removed from all streaming services earlier this year and be impossible to watch without buying the Blu Ray. --- .____ [____]===0 . . . . Ye olde beating stick. <cite>radical rhino posted [p:946076235] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>If Tropic Thunder was an episode of a TV show it would have been removed from all streaming services earlier this year and be impossible to watch without buying the Blu Ray. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 10/20/20 12:37:56 PM #21:	I haven't seen the movie, so I don't really have much of an opinion other than this - Didn't he pretend to be black, as in the character did that in the plot of the movie? If that were the case, then no, I don't think it's offensive. That character is offensive within the plot of the movie. If the character was supposed to be black, as in that's who it was, then yes, that is offensive. --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:946076245] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>I haven't seen the movie, so I don't really have much of an opinion other than this - Didn't he pretend to be black, as in the character did that in the plot of the movie? If that were the case, then no, I don't think it's offensive. That character is offensive within the plot of the movie. If the character was supposed to be black, as in that's who it was, then yes, that is offensive. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RustyFerret 10/20/20 12:38:25 PM #22:	Wasn't that the joke? It was literally making fun of whitewashing to the point a white actor dyed their skin for a role. <cite>RustyFerret posted [p:946076267] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Wasn't that the joke? It was literally making fun of whitewashing to the point a white actor dyed their skin for a role. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Frogles 10/20/20 12:38:29 PM #23:	i didn't know who robert downey jr was when i saw the movie back then and didn't know it was makeup >_______> --- Ahem...there's SAND on my boots! -Kefka <cite>Frogles posted [p:946076269] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>i didn't know who robert downey jr was when i saw the movie back then and didn't know it was makeup >_______> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
im not 13 10/20/20 12:38:49 PM #24:	I can see why people would take offense to it But I personally wasn't --- http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m510t9eNw71r2yd8o.jpg <cite>im not 13 posted [p:946076282] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>I can see why people would take offense to it But I personally wasn't </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lolife67 10/20/20 12:54:39 PM #25:	RustyFerret posted... Wasn't that the joke? It was literally making fun of whitewashing to the point a white actor dyed their skin for a role. Yes. <cite>lolife67 posted [p:946076834] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>RustyFerret posted... </cite> <quote>Wasn't that the joke? It was literally making fun of whitewashing to the point a white actor dyed their skin for a role.</quote>Yes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeyondWalls 10/20/20 12:56:26 PM #26:	RustyFerret posted... Wasn't that the joke? Blackface was always somebodys joke. So Im not sure that excuses it. --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:946076903] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>RustyFerret posted... </cite> <quote>Wasn't that the joke?</quote>Blackface was always somebodys joke. So Im not sure that excuses it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 10/20/20 1:00:21 PM #27:	Tenlaar posted... This freaked me out for a second. It's only 12 years old! I probably should have called it a 30 year old movie to make the joke more obvious. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:946077049] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Tenlaar posted... </cite> <quote>This freaked me out for a second. It's only 12 years old!</quote> I probably should have called it a 30 year old movie to make the joke more obvious. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RustyFerret 10/20/20 1:06:00 PM #28:	BeyondWalls posted... Blackface was always somebodys joke. So Im not sure that excuses it. Why did you ignore the rest of my post? Also, blackface was never "just a joke." It was an intentional dehumanization of a group of people. If it was just a joke, it wouldn't have any real cultural historical weight to it. <cite>RustyFerret posted [p:946077260] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>BeyondWalls posted... </cite> <quote>Blackface was always somebodys joke. So Im not sure that excuses it.</quote>Why did you ignore the rest of my post? Also, blackface was never "just a joke." It was an intentional dehumanization of a group of people. If it was just a joke, it wouldn't have any real cultural historical weight to it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SolidShadow3 10/20/20 1:12:42 PM #29:	I'd you're offended by it, you missed the entire point of it. Next we're going to tell people without cancer they cant shave thier head for a role. The entire point of that role is how stupid people can be about it, and if you watched the fucking movie you'd know that. "Simple Jack" was 1000x more offensive, and no one talk about Ben Stiller so kindly; stfu. --- By Odin's beard! <cite>SolidShadow3 posted [p:946077510] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>I'd you're offended by it, you missed the entire point of it. Next we're going to tell people without cancer they cant shave thier head for a role. The entire point of that role is how stupid people can be about it, and if you watched the fucking movie you'd know that. "Simple Jack" was 1000x more offensive, and no one talk about Ben Stiller so kindly; stfu. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssj3vegeta_ 10/21/20 9:05:33 AM #30:	Hmm --- https://imgur.com/P88EYmN https://imgur.com/qxu2L01 https://imgur.com/1kMCL https://imgur.com/mvXIh0Q <cite>ssj3vegeta_ posted [p:946109503] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Hmm</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 10/21/20 9:18:05 AM #31:	KlRBEH posted... Nope and I'm black This. It was fucking hilarious. --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:946109790] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>KlRBEH posted... </cite> <quote>Nope and I'm black</quote>This. It was fucking hilarious. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
littlebro07 10/21/20 9:21:33 AM #32:	I've actually never seen a black person get offended by it. I'm sure there are some out there but most of the "outrage" I saw were tweets from white people --- https://i.imgtc.com/MGGa6Os.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:946109875] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>I've actually never seen a black person get offended by it. I'm sure there are some out there but most of the "outrage" I saw were tweets from white people </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 10/21/20 9:23:28 AM #33:	Fred Williamson, the man he was satirizing, approved of it. I don't think you could get more of a vote of confidence than that. --- 2020 going to be a CE kind of year ~ Panthera <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:946109922] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Fred Williamson, the man he was satirizing, approved of it. I don't think you could get more of a vote of confidence than that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 10/21/20 9:25:40 AM #34:	The joke wasn't even about blackface, it was making fun of method actors --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg https://imgur.com/8kjZU <cite>eston posted [p:946109978] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>The joke wasn't even about blackface, it was making fun of method actors </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SolidShadow3 10/21/20 9:29:37 AM #35:	I bet all 11 people that said yes were white. --- By Odin's beard! <cite>SolidShadow3 posted [p:946110090] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>I bet all 11 people that said yes were white. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Aki_Sora 10/21/20 9:30:09 AM #36:	Kirk Lazarus: I know who I am! I'm a dude playing the dude, disguised as another dude! --- This is GameFAQs and stating an opinion is a declaration of WAR! https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561199023744394/ <cite>Aki_Sora posted [p:946110105] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Kirk Lazarus: I know who I am! I'm a dude playing the dude, disguised as another dude!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 10/21/20 9:31:25 AM #37:	Yes it was wrong. That is the point. It was a commentary to what that sort of thing happened. It was wrong in the movie. That was the point of.the role. --- Occam's razor: The simplest solution (answer) is most likely the right one <cite>creativerealms posted [p:946110140] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Yes it was wrong. That is the point. It was a commentary to what that sort of thing happened. It was wrong in the movie. That was the point of.the role. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vicious_Dios 10/21/20 9:32:46 AM #38:	Imagine voting yes. --- S / K / Y / N / E Twitch/YouTube/GT: *Adzeta* <cite>Vicious_Dios posted [p:946110168] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Imagine voting yes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SolidShadow3 10/21/20 9:34:46 AM #39:	creativerealms posted... Yes it was wrong. That is the point. It was a commentary to what that sort of thing happened. It was wrong in the movie. That was the point of.the role. So him doing it to make that point was wrong? --- By Odin's beard! <cite>SolidShadow3 posted [p:946110205] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>creativerealms posted... </cite> <quote>Yes it was wrong. That is the point. It was a commentary to what that sort of thing happened. It was wrong in the movie. That was the point of.the role.</quote>So him doing it to make that point was wrong? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ButteryMales 10/21/20 9:38:32 AM #40:	BeyondWalls posted... I got news for you, thats exactly how they billed original blackface. Its always just a joke, bro. Like how Passion plays are just celebrating Jesus. /s <cite>ButteryMales posted [p:946110283] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>BeyondWalls posted...</cite><quote>I got news for you, thats exactly how they billed original blackface. Its always just a joke, bro.</quote>Like how Passion plays are just celebrating Jesus. /s</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SolidShadow3 10/21/20 9:44:19 AM #41:	All the salty white people in here, lmao. --- By Odin's beard! <cite>SolidShadow3 posted [p:946110426] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>All the salty white people in here, lmao. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 10/21/20 10:50:14 AM #42:	SolidShadow3 posted... So him doing it to make that point was wrong? No no I am defending him and the role doing by saying it being wrong was tbe point. --- Occam's razor: The simplest solution (answer) is most likely the right one <cite>creativerealms posted [p:946112245] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>SolidShadow3 posted... </cite> <quote>So him doing it to make that point was wrong?</quote>No no I am defending him and the role doing by saying it being wrong was tbe point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Legato-and-Vash 10/21/20 10:52:28 AM #43:	KlRBEH posted... Nope and I'm black --- *~Sincerely yours, Legato and Vash~* Twitch: www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Legato-and-Vash posted [p:946112305] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>KlRBEH posted... </cite> <quote>Nope and I'm black</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SolidShadow3 10/21/20 10:53:10 AM #44:	creativerealms posted... No no I am defending him and the role doing by saying it being wrong was tbe point. Word, my bad for the misinterpretation. --- By Odin's beard! <cite>SolidShadow3 posted [p:946112321] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>creativerealms posted... </cite> <quote>No no I am defending him and the role doing by saying it being wrong was tbe point.</quote>Word, my bad for the misinterpretation. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TehLizardKing 10/21/20 10:58:47 AM #45:	No, "Simple Jack" was probably more fucked up --- 3DS: 5129 1165 3506, PS4: Mondofool LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2020 CHAMPIONS <cite>TehLizardKing posted [p:946112479] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>No, "Simple Jack" was probably more fucked up </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SolidShadow3 10/21/20 11:10:01 AM #46:	TehLizardKing posted... No, "Simple Jack" was probably more fucked up Agreed as per my original post. still curious why people stuck to the black face and not that part at all. Simple Jack was just the butt of jokes, and why the resurgence of "simple minded" came about. --- By Odin's beard! <cite>SolidShadow3 posted [p:946112787] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>TehLizardKing posted... </cite> <quote>No, "Simple Jack" was probably more fucked up</quote>Agreed as per my original post. still curious why people stuck to the black face and not that part at all. Simple Jack was just the butt of jokes, and why the resurgence of "simple minded" came about. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Letron_James 10/21/20 11:12:10 AM #47:	Simple Jack was the most offensive thing about that movie --- Ask me if I would eat da booty. <cite>Letron_James posted [p:946112856] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Simple Jack was the most offensive thing about that movie </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheoryzC 10/21/20 11:21:39 AM #48:	SolidShadow3 posted... Agreed as per my original post. still curious why people stuck to the black face and not that part at all. Simple Jack was just the butt of jokes, and why the resurgence of "simple minded" came about. The Simple Jack stuff was getting way more heat than the blackface stuff back then https://www.vulture.com/2008/08/tropic_thunder_abandoning_simp.html --- This is where my sigs suppose to be. <cite>TheoryzC posted [p:946113132] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>SolidShadow3 posted... </cite> <quote>Agreed as per my original post. still curious why people stuck to the black face and not that part at all. Simple Jack was just the butt of jokes, and why the resurgence of "simple minded" came about.</quote>The Simple Jack stuff was getting way more heat than the blackface stuff back then https://www.vulture.com/2008/08/tropic_thunder_abandoning_simp.html </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 10/21/20 11:22:43 AM #49:	Nope and I'm not black. --- Name checks out "Try to talk and they ain't listening, but they'll point it out when you get ignorant" - Dreezy <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:946113167] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Nope and I'm not black. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gamer167 10/21/20 11:25:32 AM #50:	Are/did black people actually care about this or is it just white people? <cite>gamer167 posted [p:946113261] in 3 years la... [t:79051777]...</cite> <quote>Are/did black people actually care about this or is it just white people?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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