by Cynthia Reid
November 18, 2011 4:46 PM 5 Comments
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Every now and then, when I come across a black media figure that makes me want to pull my hair out, I think..."Wow, where's the racial draft when you need it?" If you're not familiar with the "racial draft," it was a popular--and completely hilarious--skit on the Dave Chappelle show where famous icons were traded amongst racial groups. Today, I would like to nominate Herman Cain. Do I really need to tell you why? Probably not.
In keeping with the theme of this blog, Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee are filmmakers I have great respect for and, based on their past work, would certainly be great assets and worth trading Cain for. Now I realize, it's not exactly a fair trade but who said anything about being "fair"?
Anyway, I'm sure I'm not the only one with a list. Who would you like to trade and for which filmmaker?
Staying with the political figure for filmmaker formula set by Cynthia, my nominations are: 1) Zack Snyder (300, Sucker Punch, Watchmen) for Condoleeza Rice. Snyder's hit or miss, but Black film needs a good, exciting visual director. Rice is still "Ride or Die" for the Bush administration so it's a win all around.
2) Martin Scorcese for Larry Elder. Scorcese's best days as a director are probably behind him, but we get Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and Raging Bull by default. Elder's not really a politician, but just listen to his radio show. This dude...
5 Comments
urbanauteur | November 23, 2011 1:06 PM
I'll swap Hermin(monster) Cain for bombastic-congolese director-Djo Tunda Munga, i know he's new on the scene, but in the hell cares..:)
steven | November 18, 2011 7:02 PM
I'll ta ke George Clooney or Zhang Yimou
Rasheed | November 18, 2011 6:58 PM
Staying with the political figure for filmmaker formula set by Cynthia, my nominations are:
1) Zack Snyder (300, Sucker Punch, Watchmen) for Condoleeza Rice. Snyder's hit or miss, but Black film needs a good, exciting visual director. Rice is still "Ride or Die" for the Bush administration so it's a win all around.
2) Martin Scorcese for Larry Elder. Scorcese's best days as a director are probably behind him, but we get Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and Raging Bull by default. Elder's not really a politician, but just listen to his radio show. This dude...
Vanessa | November 18, 2011 6:41 PM
HAAAHHHH!!!!!
Jai | November 18, 2011 5:35 PM
OMG, get outta my head I was thinking the same thing the other day LOL.
DEAD!!!!