My mind reflected to the movie “Red Tails” the producer (George
Lucas) of the Tuskegee Airmen although he could not get any monetary assistance
from other studios e.g. MGM, (because, he was told that Blacks) DO NOT attend
the movies theaters, (this came from him in an interview with Oprah) anyway,
the reason why Blacks do not attend the movies I think, is because the roles
are usually written for some negative
part such as (Drug Addict, Drug Pushers, Molestations, Missing Mom, Strung -Out
Dad) instead of enhancing them or their abilities. This is all too real and
why go to the movie, pay them to see our real lives enacted on the screen. Be
careful thou, as you go to see a positive movie involving blacks sometimes the
Movie Screens are so (daaaaaaaaaark) it that is almost impossible to see,
facial features. Now we have established my reasons, Am I the only one that
this happens too? Is this just a Whim on my part? Maybe and Maybe not!!!!
Research and you will see how
much it grossed. I researched this although I personally heard the words from
his mouth to (Oprah) but rather than to say this, Studios put the blame on us
for not wanting to patronize their (Pockets) I found it to have been so
difficult, he said, that was the reason he used his money to promote the movie.
Look for it online yourself to see the” Interview and the Movie”.
Even Comedians laugh and joke
about the us with blatant language, and just think we thought we were being
integrated for equality, but what kind? I see that this article is causing me
to have to remember too much, then I get total carried away. Too much is going
on and “Grandma Moses painted Pictures” and now here I am” Painting Pictures
with words” Now, I think that is what happened when I stopped writing my Blogs,
only this time I want to share.
I am not trying to second guess
what “ Chadwick” intentions were why he chose the Positive Films he chose, or
The Forgotten Hero’s, He Chose, but I believe
it was to let the younger generation know, such as he himself was, that the
opportunity to just know that they have a choice and if the producers want them
to play a different role, then they will write a different script, Chadwick
said that while taking his classes he wanted to have the movies so that black
young men and women would have something to look forward too, Maybe more than a
little. He also assisted in rewriting & producing some of the films that he
starred in.” 42, Jackie Robinson”,” Marshall” “21 Bridges” “Get On Up” “The
Black Panther” and more. It has just been of late that some of the movies that
he starred in just started to mention his name. My Grandson gave me the DVD long before “The
Black Panther” was produced. “GODS of
EGYPT” I noticed when there are no negative connotations to explain when the
producers explain in their synopsis’s that the movie was not a good part and we
at least know why, “BECAUSE WE BLACKS ARE NOT SHOWN IN A NEGATIVE MANNER.” I am
just thinking.
Now another reason why I am writing
this article is because I cannot for the life of me understand the reason why
the clichés never change. In my time of youth “Ray Charles” and other artists sang about words, Sticks
and Stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me, and yet the
words are the only things that do hurt, well, with the exception of bullets,
but bullets are not used over the phone, bullets cannot be yelled across the
fences, in the alley or alongside another form of transportation. Can you see
my point? If we cannot get rid of the words of “Negation” how then will we change?
Do you know of the scripture that states: “The tongue no man can tame” look
in the book of James if you want to know where verbatim this is located?
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