Samuel L Jackson: Hollywood Avoids Real Issues of Racism

[A Talented One]

He added: "Look, I'm glad 12 Years got made and it's wonderful that people are seeing it and there is another view of what happened in America. But I'm not real sure why Steve McQueen wanted to tackle that particular sort of thing."

 

[desertrain10]

thought it was an interesting read....short, but interesting nonetheless ...

especially because jackson just starred in django unchained ....and i know how the ic loves to talk about race...

any thoughts?

in addition to racism in modern day times, what other issues would you like hollywood, film to examine in the future?

 

[FatterThanKat]

Police brutality

 

[2stepz_ahead]

hollywood has yall brainwashed into believing that if nigga is said enough time then it authenticates actually slave times.

just for it to open more doors to say nigga

 

[Copper]

Hollywood also has a problem with black excellence in history that doesn't involve slavery or jim crow

 

[Arya Tsaddiq]

Hollywood also has a problem with black excellence in history that doesn't involve slavery or jim crow

There has never been a movie that depicts the ancient black civilizations in a good light whatsoever.

Unless they were recast as Europeans.

 

[jono]

"America is much more willing to acknowledge what happened in the past: 'We freed the slaves! It's all good!' But to say: 'We are still unnecessarily killing black men' – let's have a conversation about that."

He didn't say it but this line of thinking goes hand in hand with the "post-racial America" we hear so much about. A lot of Americans still think racism is a figment of black folks imaginations.

 

[Copper]

Y'all peep this
http://www.change.org/petitions/dan...-gods-of-egypt-from-holding-an-all-white-cast

 

[#1hiphopjunki3]

Excellent thread.

Everything Mr. Jackson and most of the people pointed out already is so truthful. I do think a big reason that movies and television shows about modern day injustice towards minorities rarely get any backing is because of the simple fact that these companies think it will not make any money.

Like @jono pointed out a decent amount of people including some misguided minorities believe that racism is a figment of minorities imagination. Not to mention how many caucasians do you know will actually go watch a film putting a mirror in front of them showing that their thinking is flawed and the way they look at the world is only one way of seeing it? Most people don't want to believe or see the truth if it involves making them see how ugly they and people of their ilk truly are

 

[Trollio]

White people need to not exist

 

[KingFreeman]

 

[MR.CJ]

What about a nat turner movie?

 

[Gucci Scott King]

What about a nat turner movie?

Will never happen.

 

[Colin$mackabi$h]

When it comes to black movies or anything dealing with our kind, its up to us to support it not whites.

 

[Disciplined InSight]

But he would rather coon in Django Unchained

Whatever nigga

A valid point is made here...

 

[The Lonious Monk]

But he would rather coon in Django Unchained

Whatever nigga

A valid point is made here...

What point is that exactly? Sam is not able to talk about the racism in Hollywood unless every role he plays is a strong and positive image?

 

[KingFreeman]

then build a film studio with other wealthy black actors and tell the story

"I would think that if an African-American director went into a studio and pitched that particular film, they would be like: 'No, no, no'.

He needs to spend millions to keep it 100? Smh.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

then build a film studio with other wealthy black actors and tell the story

It's not that simple. You can make the studio, but can you market the movies and will they be successful? George Lucas already spoke on it. He said that making good movies that show more of the history and truth for blacks and other minorities isn't hard because no one wants to tell those stories. It's hard because they believe they can't sell those stories to the general movie going public which is mostly white in this country and don't give a fuck about the real truth of the history of minorities.

 

[desertrain10]

But he would rather coon in Djanspaghettiained

Whatever nigga

A valid point is made here...

What point is that exactly? Sam is not able to talk about the racism in Hollywood unless every role he plays is a strong and positive image?

He kind of contradicted himself

Instead of petitioning for qt to make a movie that examines contemporary america and race, he not only stars but defends qts right to make a spahetti western set in the antebellum south

Not only that sam jack is one of the most successful, wealthiest blk actors doing it today...why doesn't he produce movies, form a production company...tyler perry did it with little name recogntion

 

[harry knucklez]

What about a nat turner movie?

Will never happen.

Unless its done independently.

Only way it'll be a major film is if a white director does it....and of course, they'll put their own twist to it, like Nat was possessed by the devil or some dumb shit...