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Apr 26, 2019
3:59:33pm

MapCoug All-American

What's interesting about this take

Is that you are actually doing a disservice to the women and minorities who get lead roles by suggesting that they may have only gotten the role due to their identity.

Why is it so hard to assume that these actors and actresses got these roles primarily due to their talent and not because they are female or a minority?

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MapCoug

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Men in Black: International trailer.

RSL Muy guapo

4/26/19 2:24pm

It is so odd to have those two together in another franchise.

SandYFan

4/26/19 2:25pm

RE: Men in Black: International trailer.

Malathion

4/26/19 2:28pm

One of those men is a woman.

NoOneOfConsequence

4/26/19 2:31pm

Looks awesome. Hollywood is finally getting it that people want women and

messi

4/26/19 2:40pm

It's funny how you pretend this is a new thing.

SandYFan

4/26/19 2:44pm

When will Hollywood get the idea that people want ugly people as leads?

StarMan

4/26/19 2:45pm

Right, if only the original MIB had cast a minority in a lead role 22 years ago.

Scratch

4/26/19 2:48pm

Tommy LEE Jones is 1/1024 Asian.

reagan21

4/26/19 2:51pm

Will Smith was already a household name.

messi

4/26/19 2:56pm

So that cancels out his minority status? Got it.

UNLVcougar

4/26/19 2:59pm

Think through it- why don’t they cast as many minorities as they probably

messi

4/26/19 3:01pm

How many "should" they? Shouldn't they be equal to percentage of population?

StarMan

4/26/19 3:03pm

No..actually, they shouldn't even be equal to the population.

UNLVcougar

4/26/19 3:09pm

You mean like Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, who

messi

4/26/19 3:47pm

Was that her first starring role? She is very good.

NoOneOfConsequence

4/26/19 3:51pm

Yep.

messi

4/26/19 4:12pm

Was she up for other lead roles and lost out on them to less qualified

UNLVcougar

4/26/19 4:01pm

Who knows? She won an Oscar and couldn’t get a lead role.

messi

4/26/19 4:10pm

Who knows? Thanks. Come back when you actually have something for us.

UNLVcougar

4/26/19 4:27pm

Refute the facts. She won an Oscar in 2014,

messi

4/26/19 4:33pm

Great. Like I said, show me who she was up against during that time frame

UNLVcougar

4/26/19 4:40pm

You realize that everyone that gets a lead role gets a “first” lead role at some

CoachSpeak

4/26/19 8:09pm

In order to answer your question, I'll need a bit more information.

UNLVcougar

4/26/19 3:07pm

You mean by being previously cast as a lead in big-budget Hollywood movies?

Scratch

4/26/19 3:00pm

Nope. He was already a household name because his rap career and

messi

4/26/19 3:03pm

He was in the blockbuster Independence Day before MIB. You're bad at this.

SandYFan

4/26/19 3:05pm

Bad Boys was also a pretty big movie. But yes, Messi is struggling.

Scratch

4/26/19 3:09pm

And he was a household name then, too. Think harder.

messi

4/26/19 3:16pm

You make points that have no support and then snark about it. Just give up.

SandYFan

4/26/19 3:19pm

1) Your "argument" is changing as we go along; and 2) just about every white

Scratch

4/26/19 3:23pm

Bad Boys, Six Degrees of Separation, Independence Day, Where the Day Takes You,

StarMan

4/26/19 3:10pm

RE: Nope. He was a household name because his rap career and

crazY

4/26/19 3:11pm

Which one of us got into BYU?

messi

4/26/19 3:14pm

You're embarrassing. Just bow out gracefully.

SandYFan

4/26/19 3:19pm

I knew lots of really dumb people at BYU.

Ozymandias

4/26/19 7:38pm

What was messi like in college? Was he already a GSW fan?

4/26/19 9:22pm

So that made him white?

CoachSpeak

4/26/19 8:06pm

Ghostbusters 2016 and Oceans' 8 would seem to contradict that, or at least these

StarMan

4/26/19 2:55pm

Who said that’s all they need to do?

messi

4/26/19 2:56pm

I don't think most people care. I think the majority just want good movies.

NoOneOfConsequence

4/26/19 3:16pm

You must not read CB much.

messi

4/26/19 3:17pm

I guess it depends on your definition of that much.

NoOneOfConsequence

4/26/19 3:19pm

For example...I remember watching Crazy Rich Asians in the theater last summer.

NoOneOfConsequence

4/26/19 3:24pm

I agree that most people just want good movies.

messi

4/26/19 3:41pm

Does CB have a largely "right" mindset. Sure. I think most would agree on that.

NoOneOfConsequence

4/26/19 3:49pm

Did you read the multiple threads about Captain Marvel?

messi

4/26/19 4:16pm

I have definitely read those threads on here. I think with Captain Marvel it's

NoOneOfConsequence

4/26/19 4:50pm

In comparison to you, sure....

CoachSpeak

4/26/19 8:17pm

Mylanta

Kelbob

4/26/19 3:16pm

What's interesting about this take

MapCoug

4/26/19 3:59pm

Like Oscar winner, Lupita? How much more qualified do

messi

4/26/19 4:11pm

So, the discovery of talented minority actors/actresses only counts

MapCoug

4/26/19 4:44pm

You aren’t following. She won an Oscar in 2014. She then

messi

4/26/19 9:11pm

Are you sure you are following accurately? After winning for supporting role in

4/27/19 12:15am

Is she drunk and where is thor's hammer?

Heinz57

4/27/19 12:21am

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