Billy Porter as James Baldwin

[Mastamimd]

I can just ignore this so I'm indifferent

This is the way

 

[SupaDupaFresh]

I didn’t know he was gay until very recently, I never read any of his stuff.

Dont worry. Your kids might not read any of his stuff either. Before you know it his entire life and work will be banned material in schools.

We gotta protect our kids from liberal groomer indoctrination after all.

 

[Coolin']

We have a history. It’s just been subjugated, distorted, and infantilized by white education. The worst thing to happen to black education was desegregation.

I do think it has been vastly distorted, but I think the crack epidemic plus, and I hate to say this, the 90’s gangsta rap image killed whatever we had prior. I 100% agree with your point in desegregation, though.

 

[Born2BKing]

Well...they are both gay. But I don't see the resemblance.

Better than him playing Tinkerbell or a fairy (pause ) princess.

Look at the picture in OP again, it's a resemblance.

 

[Th3Birdman]

I ain’t never have smoke for gays, so this don’t bother me, and Baldwin was gay too so the casting is whatever.

I just can’t get past the fact Billy look like Mrs. Pearly from Friday After Next in the face

 

[BlackMajik]

...

 

[ScottyG]

Patiently awaits the day yall realize these movies are made for cacs to feel better about themselves

 

[TEH]

Interesting

James Baldwin wasn’t that feminine and you can’t fake smart. Not even with a script.

 

[TEH]

Hopefully billy can turn it down like 8 notches

They should have got Donald Glover

Cheadle with younger movie make up would be perfect for the role.

 

[invalid]

Can someone define flamboyancy for me because in my definition, Baldwin falls squarely within it.

I haven't seen anything Porter acted in so I can't comment on his acting ability, but as someone said, I would've casted a young black actor out of Yale or something. Someone who is a true thespian, who can truly tap into Baldwin's intellect.

 

[broller]

Like the dad from Family Matters once you know a breh is gay you can’t unsee it

Reginald VelJohnson is gay? I thought that was a hoax

 

[Firefly]

They are pushing this man heavily. I saw him on Morning Joe last week and was wondering like wtf is up with this constant promotion? Does he really represent the majority of black America like they're pushing?

 

[13473]

they should get lakeith stanfield to play him. he's lgbt right

 

[RickyDiBiase]

Reginald VelJohnson is gay? I thought that was a hoax

Breh look at his pic on Wikipedia.

 

[Goat poster]

Nikkas on here mad that a gay nikka is playing a gay nikka