This video is why I will ALWAYS respect Denzel Washington.

[Isaiah Bradley]

He spoke truth about this genre of entertainment, while others are vilified about similar views targeting other genres of entertainment

Spoiler

...either it's all just entertainment or not

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

there's a lot of underlying subtext about the problems in spike lee's movies

Spike Lee?

 

[KING WILL]

DOPE!

 

[iBrowse]

Great post.

Once you sell out you never stop selling out. I know he was a starving artist at the time, but he chose to stand on principle.
If you notice , Poitier stepped away from the film industry for years, probably because of the same attitudes.

Amen

 

[iBrowse]

For some reason people think Training day was his first Oscar.


Also at abu tryna come in here & downplay Denzel

I had to neg him. Post had nothing to contribute.

 

[MJ Truth]

I was just having a convo with one of my side pieces .. I said "can you think of one black actor who didn't take on a demeaning or degrading role to make it big in hollywood." We struggled trying to think of at least 3. Denzel is the only one.

If you think of every successful black hollywood star... they had to do some degrading shyt on camera first before making it.

Look at John Boyega... having to play a space slave. Is success worth it at that cost?

shyt is sad.

Examples:

Add Dave Chappelle and Chadwick Boseman. Even though it can be argued a lot of c00ning was done on Chappelle Show.

 

[Piffiztheanswer]

The GOAT has spoken. This is the way.

 

[Booker T Garvey]

I read this in his book many years ago, he also missed his screen debut in WILMA bc he was buffing tables to make ends meet

 

[null]

One actor doing a bunch of movies doesn't help most black people.

It presents an image. A highly visible image seen by most of the planet.

 

[BigL187]

Black self respect

 

[Elle Driver]

The Mount Vernon legend

 

[Mike the Executioner]

his first Oscar was for portraying a USCT soldier in Glory

So what you're saying is......Denzel didn't have to be crooked before he took it?

 

[Edub]

Real spit

 

[blockburna420]

I was just having a convo with one of my side pieces .. I said "can you think of one black actor who didn't take on a demeaning or degrading role to make it big in hollywood." We struggled trying to think of at least 3. Denzel is the only one.

If you think of every successful black hollywood star... they had to do some degrading shyt on camera first before making it.

Look at John Boyega... having to play a space slave. Is success worth it at that cost?

shyt is sad.

Examples:

Don Cheadle and Sam L

 

[Originalman]

I was just having a convo with one of my side pieces .. I said "can you think of one black actor who didn't take on a demeaning or degrading role to make it big in hollywood." We struggled trying to think of at least 3. Denzel is the only one.

If you think of every successful black hollywood star... they had to do some degrading shyt on camera first before making it.

Look at John Boyega... having to play a space slave. Is success worth it at that cost?

shyt is sad.

Examples:

Replace will role in made in america with six degrees of seperation.