Comments on: Niggatron and Blackiemus Prime

By: Garvin

Garvin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:26:57 +0000

To me, Skidz and Mudflap seemed like two white boys trying to act black, you know like K-Fed and B-Rad (Malibu’s Most Wanted don’t be hatin..lol).

By: CartTart

CartTart — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:58:21 +0000

All the advancements we make in *any* industry are undermined by coonery such as Flava of Love (actually, all of Vh1′s coon shows), and “Oscar-worthy” films such as Soul Plane. Yes, white people have their equivalents, but we still have a long way to go to gain equality in terms of public images. Certain shows/artists and entertainers aren’t helping the cause. So it’s really not a surprise when I see negative stereotypes because we still perpetuate the cycle.

We should boycott BET and Vh1..if we don’t demand and produce better images from our own community, how can we expect an “outsider” to do the same?

btw, Transformers isn’t my thing so I won’t comment on the movie. Pelham 123 and Drag Me to Hell were good though.

By: Eman

Eman — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:16:37 +0000

I agree with pretty much everything you said. The cooning in this one was far worse than in the first movie. I mean, if that is what he perceives Hip-hop culture and Black culture is, then he’s got some problems. Whatever the case, humorous dialogue is one thing, but delivering it in the way he did is another matter. That said:

“That hurt!”

“It’s supposed to hurt, it’s an ass kickin’.”

GUUUUTTY shit.

By: ListenToLeon

ListenToLeon — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:13:56 +0000

@ Diamond Girl, it made like $60 million on the 1st day, so boycotting it won’t really make a difference LOL. It was good, but how old are your kids? I wouldn’t take young kids because of the language.

@ MZ, thanks.

@ Kayode Kendall, you make a great point as far as stereotypes wouldn’t matter if we were at that level economically. I don’t 100% agree with the part where you sort of alluded that boycotts can’t be effective anymore, but I do agree that if economic status weren’t a concern, no one would give much of a shit.

@ TLUV, It’s funny that even the kid noticed it was a bit much!

@ Caress Lepore, I was cracking up too at that “Punk ass Decepticon” line, too! When you think about it though, Spongebob is a bunch of metaphors for sex, too. He’s a sponge. He resides in Bikini Bottom. Mr. Crab. All that stuff…LOL

By: Diamond Girl

Diamond Girl — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:55:50 +0000

so is it worth seeing? or should i boycott??
i was gonna take tha kids…

By: MZ

MZ — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:01:15 +0000

well said Leon… summed it up right.

By: Kayode Kendall

Kayode Kendall — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:34:45 +0000

I have to disagree with the whole, “we have to say something or it’ll just keep happening” rationale, because we had the exact same controversy ten years ago when Star Wars Episode I came out. But the movie still made Scrooge McDuck paper, all was forgiven for as the studio was concerned. It’s the same scenario here. The movie’s already breaking box office records, and will probably make just as much as the last film. We’re already past the point where a boycott of the film would be effective (as the studio’s already making plans for a third film), not that I’d care about a damn boycott anyway. The 60s are over.

A lot of this is black folk’s subconscious realization that we aren’t doing enough economically. We’ve got plenty of rich black people, but very few who are truly “wealthy”. If more and more of use were in positions standing toe-to-toe with the people who own all these multi-national banks and corporations, we wouldn’t give two shits about how two robots are portrayed in an action movie based on some damn toys.

By: TLUV

TLUV — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:55:40 +0000

I was watching the movie and thinking, “Is all this cursing necessary?” Then all of a sudden my son (who is 16 and no prude) tapped me and said, “This movie has alot of unnecessary cursing!” I cracked up! Some of their lines were funny but, just shucking and jiving!

By: Caress Lepore

Caress Lepore — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:55:37 +0000

I just read that Skid is voiced by the same man who does the voice of Spongebob *faints*

By: Caress Lepore

Caress Lepore — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:49:57 +0000

Okay I thought I was the only one that thought them two were Sambo-ish. But I did chuckle at some of their trash talk. But I was taken aback when another autobot said Punk Ass Decepticon! I died laughing at that.