In 2017, What do u Think of She-Na-Nay when watching Martin reruns?

[Enzo]

Y'all way too obsessed with this. It reminds me of those overly obsessed conservatives who go out of their way to be in other people's personal lives while screaming about the government interfering in theirs and usually get found with little boy pron on their web browsers. Just enjoy it for what it is..

You telling me you weren't cracking up when you saw this?

 

[Critical Distance]

One of the greatest black characters in fiction.

 

[StickStickly]

Every little black girl was called Shanaynay as an insult by non blacks and sometimes other black kids back then, regardless of where she came from, what she looked like, how she talked...

 

[Critical Distance]

Every little black girl was called Shanaynay as an insult by non blacks and sometimes other black kids back then, regardless of where she came from, what she looked like, how she talked...

Then be proud.

 

[StickStickly]

Then be proud.

Would you be?

 

[Critical Distance]

Would you be?

Sheneneh Jenkins was a black business owner who employed fellow black women at her salon. She was ghetto and competent. The former doesn't take away from the latter.

Why wouldn't you be?

 

[StickStickly]

Sheneneh Jenkins was a black business owner who employed fellow black women at her salon. She was ghetto and competent. The former doesn't take away from the latter.

Why wouldn't you be?

Come on breh. You have to look at it from the context of the times. Looking back at that show from 2017 to the 90s we believe it to be a classic and even a stroke of genius.

Back then it was a funny comedy, but there were other all black comedic sitcom on too (we don't really have that anymore outside of Tyler perry and blackish). Anyway back then a lot of men dressed as black women and portrayed them to be loud, can't talk right, masculine, undesirable. Look at that Jamie foxx clip too. If an actual black woman was in a tv show she was the head bobbing overweight stereotype. Outside of black comedies, this was the image of black women that prevailed in nonblack circles. People (black men and women alike) would kind of cringe when these images were on tv. Yes you and I are able to distinguish her from all black women, but back then for some reason other people had a hard time and used that character to say, "see you black women are ugly annoying and stupid. Even black men think so". I'm not the only one who felt that way, but looking back at the character now we can appreciate it.

 

[Wildin]

It was the 90's they get a pass

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pass

 

[Critical Distance]

Come on breh. You have to look at it from the context of the times. Looking back at that show from 2017 to the 90s we believe it to be a classic and even a stroke of genius.

Back then it was a funny comedy, but there were other all black comedic sitcom on too (we don't really have that anymore outside of Tyler perry and blackish). Anyway back then a lot of men dressed as black women and portrayed them to be loud, can't talk right, masculine, undesirable. Look at that Jamie foxx clip too. If an actual black woman was in a tv show she was the head bobbing overweight stereotype. Outside of black comedies, this was the image of black women that prevailed in nonblack circles. People (black men and women alike) would kind of cringe when these images were on tv. Yes you and I are able to distinguish her from all black women, but back then for some reason other people had a hard time and used that character to say, "see you black women are ugly annoying and stupid. Even black men think so". I'm not the only one who felt that way, but looking back at the character now we can appreciate it.

Yeah, all that was more an issue with the viewership than the actual character.

 

[Ninjaz In Paris]

When I watched Martin back then... all I saw was a Comedian in a dress with the intent being Humor... which it was.

 

[Wildin]

Probably did it to save money in the beginning and just stuck with it from then on.

If you know the history of not only comedy but acting as a whole, men have been dressing as women from the very beginning. Women weren't even allowed to be in plays at the beginning and men would dress up and play women roles. Likewise women would cross dress.

It's not about budget or that he had to do it to save the show.

 

[Larry Lambo]

I didn't have a problem with it at the time.

The whole brothers dressing up like women didn't hit me until the early 2000's when it was like every black male actor was doing it. "White Chicks" and "Big Momma's House" were the last straws. By the time Tyler Perry came on the scene I was like "nah".

 

[Cabbage Patch]

It was the 90's they get a pass

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pass

pass

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I remember when Wesley went on Arsenio and talked about wantin to burn all of the women's undergarments he had to wear after the shoot.

I guess it's a classic now, instead of a 'nikka, what was you thinking?' movie.

For men, is the goal to not look too convincing?

 

[Rusty$hackleford]

It was the 90's they get a pass

pass

pass

pass

pass

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fukk, Wesley too

 

[Booker T Garvey]

that shyt was funny and it still is...people weren't as uptight back then as they are now...
he never did anything "gay" he was just roasting Pam and Gina mostly (making them break character which was hilarious)

It was the 90's they get a pass

pass

pass

pass

pass

pass

^^^^ what people need to realize is that in AMERICA - a man in a dress and a wig is just seen as FUNNY. it's not funny to me, but to most people, it's the most hilarious shyt in the world

Tom Hanks is arguably the greatest actor that's ever lived, he even wore a dress to break into the business. Robin Williams too, and to my knowledge none of them have been on any gay shyt...

anybody mad at this needs to be mad at their fellow american.