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Hollywood — In a recent interview, The Adjustment Bureau actor Anthony Mackie said that Black actors in Hollywood are “kind of lazy.”

“I think right now [blacks] are being kinda lazy on our game,” Mackie said. “There are enough brothers with distribution deals and production deals where we should be making our own movies.”

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ptah-Amen-Re/ Ptah-Amen-Re

    Mis-leading headline once again “Newsone” owned by non-Black people!

    http://www.blogtalkradio.com/victim-of-racism/2011/02/24/the-cows-w-dr-omowale-akintunde

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzwatch/ jazzwatch

    And there are Hollyweird who is LAZY in giving us the money to MAKE these films, so i think HE should be the EXAMPLE and not the BASHER of the race, SMDH…….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/_A_/ _A_

    @Ptah-Amen-Re. It’s Friday aka fill that quota day. This is the day you get these stories designed to fire up negroes. NewsOne is coming out strong today(maybe because it’s the end of the month). First we have the abortion story that is always guaranteed to get a huge response. We have a gay marriage story that will get opponents going back forth all weekend, of course we have the “white people insulting Obama” story that will DEFINITELY get people riled up and just in case people get hip to that, can’t forget the misleading headline story to stir shyt up. Come on NewsOne, its 2011, can’t we step the game up a bit?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/phazex_female/ phazex_female

    “There are enough brothers with distribution deals and production deals where we should be making our own movies.”

    Then BLAME these sell-out, selfish and indoctrinated brothas and sistas that lack vision in NOT seeing our black people surge forth, you freakin IDIOT.

    I’d bet that YOU would only BE “more of the same” had you the chedda that these brothas and sistas HAVE.

    Quit b***hing, man up and YOU do something “productive” for your people.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WhiteflkDNTCARE/ WhiteflkDNTCARE

    AND!!! We thought because of money we was poor and left out of the loop of influencing our people. All MOST(except for a few out of many) of them, do is DO COKE and F**K…Shop,travel and run from party to party.Was a BODYGUARD in the late seventies AND all through the eighties and for what my people tell me its gotten worse… thtz 1hnnt!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blackbizman2008/ blackbizman2008

    Y’all got me, NewsOne. The title made me think this was one thing, but I get here, and it’s something else. You win.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/odoggz/ odoggz

    WTF? I thought he was bragging that he got so many parts so there was no real reason for lack of blacks in roles, other than they were lazy! What a misleading title! You bastards! lol

    Anyway, he has a point, but they’re not lazy, they just have the typical “I’m just a worker” mentality, combined with the fact that they don’t want to put money up, for the chance of losing it”. Tyler Perry has a formula of shame, but it wins for him, and to do anything otherwise, you just don’t know what most blacks will respond to, largely, so you’re going to lose money. No one wants to put in to help Spike Lee develop anything, anymore, for fears of tarnishing their images, and they’re also scared to make it ‘a black thing’ for this reason too. A buddy of mind is a producer (who isn’t in CA), and said people seem to indicate this, because then you’re locked into a niche of only black stuff and no one will touch you.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MDHOTCOFFEE/ MDHOTCOFFEE

    (1) ANOTHNY MACKIE = SEXY

    (2) HE IS RIGHT

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Prototype_Brotha/ Prototype_Brotha

    yes hes right! We are being black balled by those Jews at the top who love to write about ignorant negros “coonin and bafoonin” Im sick of Jews running Hollywood. Flick thru your cable channels and tell me how many black people you see.. Then out of those blacks you see, what exactly are they doing? Playing ball, looking for baby daddies, wearing dresses, making themselves look like fools for fame, when theyll never be famous. When white people write black films everything is based on stereo types. from the lines to the castings. Say it aint so! I dare you

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/easy_one65/ easy_one65

    He’s absolutely right. If the Latinos, Indians or Asians had the same type of money that we take for granted, they would surpass Hollywood. Black people have this false sense of obligation to be a part of Hollywood, this integrationist bullshyt, this slave mentality when these white folks hate our f.u.c.k.i.n.g guts.

    F.u.c.k Hollywood. Black people in Hollywood should have had their own major studios by now.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/easy_one65/ easy_one65

    @odoggz:…In other words, most Blacks in Hollywood right now are afraid to take “risks”, which is how you change the trends of any industry in which you work. Just think of how successful Black auto designers were with the new images of Ford Taurus and Dodge 300 sedans….Look at the fashion industry and the challenges that Black designers face when presenting new, non-European creatives….Hell, even comic book publishers are more apt to take a risk with their established titles (Batman, Superman, etc.) with a new artistic style of a Black graphic artists….Nothing in life is going to come to your front door and say, “Here I am!”….(lol!)…You’ve got to take a that one big risky chance to make a helluva difference!!!…”This” is the reason why Mr. Mackie might have meant when he said Black actors are lazy…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/easy_one65/ easy_one65

    @phazex_female:…”Quit b***hing, man up and YOU do something “productive” for your people.”

    ….LOL!……very funny!!…..I can hear the chainsaw revvin’ up now!!!….LOL!….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mmmjb2003/ mmmjb2003

    Well now his statement was Garvey-esk–I wonder what black actor will come along and be his W.e..b. Dubois…House Negro is in full effect on this one. No one wants to come outside and create their own reality–much more comfortable to let (jews) define who you are in Hollywood for you. Exhibit A:—Look @ BET line up, and notice that they show Menace to Society/Colors/Baby Boy–etc..etc..over and over againn–But not once this year have they shown–Strictly Business–which is a ‘warm’ film w/stars–Halle Berry and Tommy Davidson and othe black people playing strong black characters, in which they take life/destiny by the horns and create something for self through legitimate business practices. Now I understand that it’s just acting and characters, but to far too many of our youth it’s(hollywood) real so they should see some characters doing business in film so they believe it can be done in real life. Makes you appreciate Tyler Perry’s efforts even more. I am not overly moved by every character that he has introduced to the big screen–but I refuse to be overly critical of his works when he is virtually the only guy out there who is truely independent in his field. Big-Ups to Mr. Mackie, for speaking open & honestly. Yes it may cost him a film or two–but sacrifice is part of progress.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dnomyaRising/ dnomyaRising

    No responses like these in the Black Ourstory [his-story] Forum…I wonder why?

    NEGROES LOVE GOSSIP,LIES, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS AND BULLSHYT!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/odoggz/ odoggz

    @easy_one65
    No doubt. We don’t want to be the BOSS, we want to be the worker, who just gets a check so big, we don’t care as long as we can eat from day to day. That sh1t is shameful!

    And just like rappers, or other entertainers, we can’t get together and make a huge GROUP and distribute/sell our own stuff. With the knowledge that blacks have, being in these industries, you would think that they could get something major going, but again, the points I made highlight the lack of progress.

    There is 1 more factor, blacks don’t like looking at a BLACK BOSS. Blacks can’t respect another black person, who they think should be an equal, but who they must answer to. If it’s a white man, they’re perfectly happy! Someone has to be a boss, in this scenario of putting something BLACK together, and most likely it will be a black, in the ideal scenario, but blacks don’t know how to listen to other blacks, even if we have no idea wtf we’re doing, but that 1 excellent black leader does- we still disrespect his authority. I’ve seen that rip apart 3 businesses, personally, and I just shake my head, pick up the pieces with that black leader, and we try to push forward- unfortunately have to sub out black people for other races, who will stay loyal. Everyone has a damn ego, and can’t put it in check long enough to make something happen. I know many are trying to avoid this very scenario, niggras are just stuck on their goddamn egos.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Yahkim85/ Yahkim85

    Right On!! Black Actors continue to take N*ggerish roles, but they do very little to produce and portray positive Black images and characters of their Race. Madea, Big Mama, and the Stepin Fetchit roles are insults to Blackx as a People.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nightowl358/ Nightowl358

    We need to stop making and being in all these Coon ass movies.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jai_stormy/ jai_stormy

    I agree with Nightowl358.
    The only actor that I know thats making quality films is Denzel Washington. Also Black people need to stop supporting these BS coonery movies.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/XxWarriorGoddessxX/ XxWarriorGoddessxX

    I have to agree with him, most of these black movies right now are kinda coonish unlike the black movies form the 50′s, 60′s, 70′s, 80′s and the 90′s. The last black movie I ever took seriously was Precious. We need Spike Lee and John Singleton to step up their game again, those brothas directed decent black movies.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tinozagor/ tinozagor

    I also agree (what’s more, edith Murphy is the king of coornish black films). I don’t get it! How can these men with so many opportunities lacks the creative. Good god, I’m still wondering.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Keepstackin83/ Keepstackin83

    That was very well put Mr. Mackie. I absolutely agree.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/detroitstile/ detroitstile

    He’s Right!

    I Hope Some You High Profile Rich and Famous Actors, Directors, and Producers are Listening! Especially Black Men We Are Constantly Portrayed as Drug dealers, Robbers, and Murderers on the Local News Stations, Film, and TV Movies.

    THE “FIRST FORTY EIGHT AND COPS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BANNED ALL THEY SHOW IS BLACK MEN BEING HUNTED DOWN AND CAUGHT LIKE ANIMALS! THEY WOULDN’T DARE PORTRAY WHITE MEN ON THOSE SHOWS THE SAME WAY THEY DO US!

    UNTIL BLACK MEN WAKE UP AND REALIZE WE ARE EQUAL TO JUST AS GOOD AS WHITE MEN AND THAT WE ARE KINGS WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOOKED DOWN UPON AND DISPLAYED AS Drug dealers, Robbers, and Murderers UNDESIRABLES IN AMERICAN SOCIETY.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Iwillbfree/ Iwillbfree

    “I think right now [blacks] are being kinda lazy on our game,” Mackie said. “There are enough brothers with distribution deals and production deals where we should be making our own movies.” -Anthony Mackie

    I agree with the brother. WHERE’S SPIKE LEE, TYLER PERRY, SINGLETON and the other Black directors and movie makers? Can’t they UNITE and stop all this HATERISM? This is all negroids have to do; is UNITE; then you will become BLACK!

    THIS WAS THE TRUTH BROTHER MACKIE STATED!

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