SAG To Host African American Caucus

COMMENTS (7)

• This “caucus” can be summed up in two words: Tyler Perry. He has single-handedly pushed black images back to the 1940′s.

  But none of the people on this panel will say that. they will dance around the issue, even after Spike Lee’s public castigation of Perry.

  We are pathetic right now (us black people) we have lost our way and while we refuse to become part of mainstream Hollywood because the only offer is second-class citizenship, we cannot work with each other.

  It is 2009 and you can hold the entire world in your hand in the form of a simple smart phone. and onscreen we have a fat, stupid black man in a dress and wig doing comedy and displaying images that are 50 years old.

  Nothing will come of this conference.

  Comment by NoCountryForBlackMan — Thursday June 18, 2009 @ 10:47am PDT  Reply to this post

• How about SAG hosting a caucus for white actors? Have you seen the breakdowns lately? Everything is black, Mexican, Korean….Don’t discriminate SAG.

  Comment by whitey — Thursday June 18, 2009 @ 6:22pm PDT  Reply to this post

• NoCountryForBlackMan,

  I was there. It was slow and sad. I fought with myself about not comming to this because I felt it would be one of those “I’m a Black Person trying to survive in Hollywood”. And if anyone form the meeting reads this, I was the “Black Guy” who put the panel on front street and asked (directed at casting/network TV) “Is Madison Avenue dictating what and WHO should be cast on network/cable shows” Becasue I COULD NOT get my other questions in which was: Mr. Casey, do you know who now owns the film library of the movies you’re in?” (loaded question to see who is really smart on the panel), and some others for which would have been squelched because the others.

  Bill Duke put it best…THIS IS A *BUSINESS!* WE the Black Actors have to re-educate ourselves and become PRODUCERS/OWNERS of CONTENT!!! And I say if that means going back to school (I’d say UCLA Extension in Entertainment Studies) DO IT!!!

  Tyler Perry, what can I say? Only that he/LIONSGATE put out his movies WHEN THERE ISN’T ANYTHING ELSE VIABLE TO WATCH AT THE THEATHERS

  Comment by exeproducer — Friday June 19, 2009 @ 12:37am PDT  Reply to this post

• NoCountryForBlackMan,

  I was there. It was slow and sad. I fought with myself about not comming to this because I felt it would be one of those “I’m a Black Person trying to survive in Hollywood”. And if anyone form the meeting reads this, I was the “Black Guy” who put the panel on front street and asked (directed at casting/network TV) “Is Madison Avenue dictating what and WHO should be cast on network/cable shows” Becasue I COULD NOT get my other questions in which was: Mr. Casey, do you know who now owns the film library of the movies you’re in?” (loaded question to see who is really smart on the panel), and some others for which would have been squelched because the others.

  Bill Duke put it best…THIS IS A *BUSINESS!* WE the Black Actors have to re-educate ourselves and become PRODUCERS/OWNERS of CONTENT!!! And I say if that means going back to school (I’d say UCLA Extension in Entertainment Studies) DO IT!!!

  Tyler Perry, what can I say? Only that he/LIONSGATE put out his movies WHEN THERE ISN’T ANYTHING ELSE VIABLE TO WATCH AT THE THEATHERS. His movies makes 1/3 the income of the theatrical gross of Lionsgate.

  1/3.

  The other 2/3rds come from other movies that Lionsgate put out.

  “It is 2009 and you can hold the entire world in your hand in the form of a simple smart phone. and onscreen we have a fat, stupid black man in a dress and wig doing comedy and displaying images that are 50 years old.

  Nothing will come of this conference.”

  Unfortunatly, this is true. I left feeling like I really wasted my time there, and on top of it, missed being casted for a TV show.

  whitey…
  Who are you to complain?
  That is, if you look like a very bad looking Jonah Hill or something. or maybe just BF UGLY, and OLD, (like me). If you don’t fit into the 15-29, m/f, caucasion, hot body/model looks or just plain GEEKY, you are going to have some trouble here.

  Welcome to the Hotel California!

  Comment by exeproducer — Friday June 19, 2009 @ 12:46am PDT  Reply to this post

• The Caucus for the black actor caucus-caucus…Seriously?!!! Is this kind of BULLSHIT still going on? REALLY?! OK. Let me say this AGAIN…THE ONLY COLOR THAT MATTERS IN HOLLYWOOD IS GREEEEEEEEEN!!! If you make this for people THEY LOVE YOU if you DO NOT…THEY DONT GIVE TWO SHITS ABOUT YOU!!!! Sheesh!!! Get a clue…PLEASE.

  Comment by taxPAYER — Friday June 19, 2009 @ 11:31pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Regarded folks,

  Indeed the only color that measures anything in Tinseltown is “green,” but that doesn’t mean the African American community should diminish their efforts.

  I’m white as Wonderbread, but the African American community has opened their arms to me, and I am grateful.

  It’s not about color – it’s about quality of life.

  It’s about decency; it’s about respect.

  With regards and humility,

  PPS

  Comment by Paul — Wednesday June 24, 2009 @ 1:17am PDT  Reply to this post

• Reality for us all; ebony, ivory, golden, russet etc. is that…”Isn’t the mining, building and exploitation of resources, the main reason any of us are here in this country (same is true worldwide)?? Our emphasis on youth, the goal of making as much green as possible or the color of ones eyes will surely be our undoing. Need we look no further than our present economic conditions!

  All of need to take some responsibility in this overarching issue. I do and as a near – elder actor of a deeper color who has seen some inklings of progress, but also sees we are still a long way away from equal-ness. Those who have always had an advantage or have found that advantage, cannot or will not be able to perceive what it takes to continue to persevere. Or if they do, will not want to revisit that place. Let us all step up our game and make this “Life” something we can all be proud that we built for ourselves and for the future. Just my thought.

  Comment by J. Emerson — Saturday July 11, 2009 @ 6:57am PDT  Reply to this post