King Harlem
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Growing up, it was never an issue with Jamie playing Wanda or Martin playing Sheneneh. Even Tyler Perry playing Madea was extremely popular in our community for a long time. When did the perception on this change?
When did it become an issue with Black Actors playing Black Women?
- Thread starter King Harlem
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Low End Derrick
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Thread title is confusing asl
When cacs actively worked towards casting black men in emasculating roles that didn't even require dressing up as a woman. Eventually the cross dressing became insult to injury of an already growing issue.
If black men started getting casted as strong black heterosexual leads more often than almost never there will be no issue having a Madea every now and then.
If black men started getting casted as strong black heterosexual leads more often than almost never there will be no issue having a Madea every now and then.
Elim Garak
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It's always been considered an issue. It's just louder because of social media.
Black men putting on dresses was an issue back then too
Diddly Drogba
Superstar
No it wasnt
My guy, i was at the barbershop every 2 weeks when Martin was running. Not a single grown man ever talked about him wearing a dress
I mean to be fair, how else was nikkas supposed to check the temperature back then
Where was this being talked about in major Black spaces. Magazines, radio, tv, etc.
It wasnt, some people mightve felt a way, but it was not an issue.