Why isnt Martin considered a "new black" or "c00n" show?

[Matt504]

I am not a militant so I simply enjoy Maaaarrrrrtttttt-iiiiinnnnnnnnn, how yall feel?

Some people simply enjoy smoking rocks.

 

[GoFlipAPack]

So it wasn't c00ning because.....

well my good man I must 1st ask you what exactly is c00ning? That words get thrown around so much on this to the point where idk what is or isn't c00ning

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

Breh, da levels of smartdumbnikkaness being put on display in dis fukkin place sometimes is astounding.

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

Y'all keep acting like Martin is the pinnacle of black television achievement, and the "GOAT siticom" but Im surprised the show hasnt raised y'all ire given the coli militant standards, and yall collective ability to turn everything into degradation of the black race:

The central character is Martin, who is unserious, unfocused, unintelligent and lives so far off on the economic margins that he can only afford a modest apt in a low income area of detroit, which could be a housing project if you look at the building and those who live there hard enough.

Martin, of course, plays a host of characters who are all dumber than the next. One is a female named 'Sheneneh' (black male emasculation? gay agenda?), who seems to be written with the sole intent of maxing out on every bad black woman stereotype ever invented.

His two best friends are Cole and Tommy. The former is a barely functioning retard, and the latter is best known for not having a job.

Martin's girlfriend is Gina, who enjoyed the best written character on the show. She's extremely bright, and the only one thats clearly college educated. She's successful, not promiscuous, logical, the emotional and moral anchor in almost every situation, and always the voice of reason amongst a sea of idiots. And also not so coincidentally she was the lightest person on the show --- her skin so light in fact she was practically racially ambiguous.

Pam is Gina's best friend. Her character isnt too offensive, but she was clearly written to serve as Gina's inferior and chosen as Martin's foil for a reason. She gets by on her sex appeal and little else --- certainly not her integrity, which is always painted as being low to non-existent.

The rest of the show is filled out by a motley crew of aimless low lifes --- bruh man? hustle man? Stan, the station manager at WZUP????

I know its just a show designed for jokes, but logic like that hasnt stopped ya'll before. What gives?

Neg worthy

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

2 totally different types.

Eddie Murphy wasn't Black comedy as much as Martin. But Eddie did open doors, so no shade.

Coming to America? Delirious? Raw? Not black comedy?

 

[feelosofer]

When you say it was made "mostly by Blacks" who are these Black people you're referring to, can you name them?

It was Martin's creation with Bentley Kyle Evans and Topper Carew, there production team was mixed but they essentially were directed by those three.

 

[Premeditated]

I always thought Martin was overrated when people tried to place it as the best black sitcom ever. but this thread is filled with nothing for misinformation and exaggeration from the op pertaining the characters. wtf?

 

[letti cook]

cause its Martin bruh



Martin

 

[Mowgli]

OP just taking shots at Martin.
Almost no one considers that show to be the pinnacle of black television.

Next week OP is gonna make a thread calling Biggie Smalls the pinnacle of black music using the same framework from this thread to deconstruct that shyt.

I hope so because biggie was garbage

 

[letti cook]

p.s.


the older I get, the more im overthinking our entertainment. Its like we're the only ones that cant enjoy our shyt without getting into "is it authentic", "is it c00ning" etc..fukk all that. I fukks with shows like Always Sunny, The League etc. and I worry that black people could never do that shyt without backlash from all sides because we always worried about how we come off to people. That's what killed Chappelle show. I understand why we think like that, but fukk that. Equality is us being able to represent ourselves however we sit fit and not limit our creativity to trying to represent this ideal of what's acceptable representation of ourselves to others. Its a freedom that we sorely need because honestly we cant win either way: You go Cosby with it and nikkas will say it aint real enough; you go Wayans with it and we c00ning....We aint always gotta have a message or feel bad for making fun of shyt that we know damn well is prevalent in our culture. If its funny, its funny. These nikkas on Always Sunny aint worried about how we look at them. They just do terrible shyt and its hilarious. Why cant we do that? Again, I know why...but

 

[Remote]

I hope so because biggie was garbage

You ever gonna actually get into a real jiu jitsu fight?

You talk a lot of shyt.

 

[Mowgli]

You ever gonna actually get into a real jiu jitsu fight?

You talk a lot of shyt.

Been there done that.

made a lounge change that name

Besting people up doesn't make me feel like a man though. It's just a fortunate byproduct of knowing Brazilian jiujitsu

 

[Be@t Bangerz Fan]

Gina's always the voice of reason amongst a sea of idiots.

 

[Sk3ptical]

nikkas taking a comedy show seriously

a fukking comedy show

 

[Matt504]

nikkas taking a comedy show seriously

a fukking comedy show

this is also a comedy show.