Platoon x Airplane + Rambo – Chris Burke = Tropic Thunder
I did the math and caught the new comedy by BEN STILLER called ‘Tropic Thunder’. It was so wrong it was all right. Fuck the incredible performance by ROBERT DOWNEY Jr. wearing blackface. BEN STILLER also performed in whiteface. What’s the name for the makeup that traditional Chinese theatre performers use? The best acting was put in by TOM CRUISE performing in fatface. Imagine the dance scene from ‘Risky Business’ times 10.
This movie is so retarded I can’t even think of where to begin. Fuck it, I will start at the beginning. ‘Tropic Thunder’ makes you realize how much of the entertainment we filter through our eyes is just inane rubbish. It gives you this message with pointed un-intentions. There is nothing serious about this film. From the front to the back it is simply a tour de farce. Props to BEN STILLER for proving he can hang with the ADAM McKAYs and the JUDD APATOWs.
I’ve been on a BEN STILLER kick lately too. Maybe I was subconsciously prepping for this film. There’s something about Mary is my shit. I can watch that joint at least once a month. I know STILLER didn’t write that flick but he pwns the character. Did any of you see the film ‘Flirting With Disaster’? That shit was heeeelarious. If anyone wants my VHS tape for either of these holler back. STILLER kills in both of those movies.
‘Tropic Thunder’ is one of those films like ‘Friday’ that you have to keep a copy of just for when your ass needs to take that “sick” day (read: smoke weed and walk around in your drawls) off from work. But if you put some fuckin’ pants on I will come over with the weed.
If I had a high school diploma I might be able to wrap my head around the statistics that detail the incarceration rates for African American males. it’s some confusing shit like…
In twelve states, between 10 and 15 percent of adult black men are incarcerated.
In ten states, between 5 and 10 percent of black adults are incarcerated.
In twelve states, black men are incarcerated at rates between twelve and sixteen times greater than those of white men.
In fifteen states, black women are incarcerated at rates between ten and thirty-five times greater than those of white women.
In six states, black youth under age eighteen are incarcerated in adult facilities at rates between twelve and twenty-five times greater than those of white youth.
The gist of all this is that Black niggers stay getting locked up while white niggers don’t get broken off with bids as often.
I’m not here to debate the causes of this shit. America is a racist country. Period. Point blank. White is shook to get on some equality shit because then they might have to get the proverbial shoe put on them as often as the Blacks catch it. White knows that shit ain’t no fun. White knows when to get the fuck outta Dodge. These are the same dudes that jetted from the Black plague, the potato famine and that faggy New Wave music from Soft Cell.
*reminds self to play extended version of Tainted Love*
Being Black sucks, yada, yada, yada. I didn’t have to watch CNN’s Black In America to know this. What is scaring the fuck out of me though is how much the list of people who are have-nots is increasing. It’s as if poverty were having an expansion draft. I’m not worried about being the first pick, but in the later rounds I might get selected.
Being poor AND Black is just about the pits. You see how the poor were shot in the back in New Orleans? People were hungry and sick and BlackWater USA was allowed to shoot to kill if you were outside of your home after dark. If the rate of economic disenfranchisement continues at the rate of social disenfranchisement my ass will be getting arrested pretty soon.
A few weeks ago Dark Man X was arrested four(4) times in one day. Once in Miami. Then in Arizona. He was extradited to New Mexico on a bench wartrant, and then he was arrested in his sleep while returning to Arizona.
How many motherfuckers can get a warrant while they are asleep? That is how bad ass DMX is. This fool is possibly the most hardbody rapper of all time and I want to personally thank him for being that gully.
Every day the police are out arresting DMX that means that some lucky Black man gets a reprieve from brutality somewhere. That anonymous Black man is free to buy fried chicken wings from his favorite supermarket or chinese kitchen. He is free to enjoy Crystal light Mango Iced Tea from his favorite sippy cup while searching for downloadable video clips of his favorite adult actress(Lauren Phoenix) from his computer station in his parent’s basement. All because DMX carries the burden of others on his back.
Not that I’m wishing any ill will on DMX, but at some point the authorities will incarcerate him which will mean that the arrests of regular semi-law abiding Blacks will have to increase again. I know my white understand how statistics and averages work. When that shit happens that DMX is put under the jail I am staying my ass in the fucking house until Mike Tyson shows his face.
Ever since the USA destabllized Russia with our fast food and denim jeans there have been all these little uprisings from the ‘Stans.
Uzbekestan
Turkmenistan
Azerbijan-Stan
Stan Feingold (he just dislikes Russia on G.P.)
Moscow is still as hardbody as they were in the olden days. Them fools is quick to drop some shells on a line of people waiting to get a loaf of bread.
Imagine if the U.S. did that shit to the poor fucks in some area just because they were poor and hungry?
I have been noticing recently that a lot of Russians are emigrating to America. They are filling some of the service positions that a different Asian immigrant would normally occupy. From Dunkin’ Donuts counter people to the cashiers at the truck stops along the Interstate routes, I recognize Russians for their distinct ethnic similarities.
With everyone moving to Atlanta as it is I am sure there are Russians who are relocating there simply because the state is named Georgia.
Editor’s note: 40 Diesel is my man like fifty grand so I will allow him to say anything he wants to on this site. He can even exhalt in the triumphs of athletes who are no where near as courageous as the two pictured above. Leave it to 40 however to redefine patriotism through the liberation of one’s paycheck. Read on DP Dot Commenters…
As if you didn’t know already, the Olympics are underway in all of its glory and all of its gall. The Olympics used to be a place of international competition and the overall goodwill of humanity through sport, but in the modern era its been come the global pulpit where grievances and pride are aired and displayed. Much ado has been made about China’s role in the situation in Darfur, and many of the “Official Corporate Sponsors” i.e. Coke and the like are catching grief under guilt by association. Honestly unless someone gets the balls to do something in line with TOMMIE SMITH and JOHN CARLOS in the ’68 Mexico City Games, then its just more liberal hustler propaganda (ala the Obama tee), because we need so save Baltimore as well as Darfur – IF NOT FIRST. Its gonna take a more profound act than bitching or some random rubber bracelet.
One of the common targets of corporate sponsorship/irresponsibility by the arm chair granola set is one of my beloved brands – The Nike Corporation of Beaverton, Oregon. Nike is always catching beef from the New Balance liberal hustler set for their labor practices and their sneaker prices. However there is no denying Nike’s influence on the global athletic community, and isn’t that what the Olympics is about anyway? Nike’s global positioning is no accident and the global icon and pitchman that is probably most responsible for this is His Airness MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN. MJ is no stranger to the Olympics, having won two gold medals, first in the ’84 LA Games, and the other with the team of universe beaters aka “The Dream Team” in the ’92 Barcelona games.
Lets be real for a second – DAVID STERN gave Jordan the job, but Nike made Jordan the global icon, to which Stern’s NBA is still reaping the benefits from. To this day Nike is still a corporate king maker of athletes, and their list of endorsers will shake the foundation of what ever sport they outfit for these dudes for. Having lost out on the NBA/NFL outfitting contracts a few years back, Nike had been itching to get their Swoosh on American professional athlete’s uniforms. Well they got their wish as Olympic outfitters most important USA Basketball which was renamed “The Redeem Team” for the ’08 Beijing Games.
So of course in true Nike fashion they’ve gone all in for this. They’ve debuted the HYPERDUNK, Nikes newest sneaker technology since they debuted the SHOX in the 2000 Sydney Games (“Hey Fred Weis, tell me how my sack tastes” – Vince Carter). Also, whats Nike with out some jaw-dropping. awe-inspiring, game-changing commercial that makes you understand why they’re running this shit literally and figuratively? I give you 40’s “Exhibit A”:
Come on man. Thats that shit right there. I’m sending that advertising a firm a Kwanzaa card this December. Plus what I love about this year’s men’s hoops squad is the bigger picture they represent. Don’t let the media MICHAEL PHELPS you to death, his quest for individual success is great and all, and as America’s premiere white Olympic athlete he’s gonna get alot of deserved coverage. However the global community is getting tired of America’s individualistic posturing, and with the proverb of “It takes a village to raise a child”, its gonna take a team to raise this nation. That team is the US Men’s Basketball team.
At the opening game against the Chinese National Squad, KOBE BRYANT was mobbed while G-G-G-G DUBYA was merely golf clapped out of diplomatic politeness. LEBRON, ‘MELO, WADE and the rest of the team are rock stars in the Olympic Village, all while maintaining a level of humility focused on the goal of THE GOLD. Most of (white) America would love to paint these guys as cocky, brash spoiled NBA brats, which just isn’t the case. The guys who were on the team who are carrying the shame of the ’04, third place finish are motivated (LeBRONZE JAMES), and all these men have said that this experience is bigger and more important than any NBA title they’ve ever competed for or won. They have elevated themselves over the simplistic critiques of being a team of primadonnas to a cohesive unit with a singular goal. Who says that brothers can’t get along?
I don’t know how the rest of the world sees this team, but it does my heart proud to see the descendants of chattel slaves, evolve in to a solid BILLION DOLLARS of black wealth out there defending the pride of this country. These are the disciples of Jordan. They understand the game and the blueprint he’s laid out for them to follow and improve upon. Represent for your responsibilities, and handle your business. America may chide these young men for not having a college degree between them, but they damn sure know history and economics. They understand that they have a job to do as ambassadors, but also know they are global icons and thats gonna cost anyone who wants a piece of that. If you want us to represent this country which has been egregiously thankless to us, then we’re gonna redefine our American and get our slice if the pie even if gotta bake it ourselves. Thats why Kobe & Co got Stern a little nervous when they all more than admitted they’d be foolish not to take a $50M European deal…
And I completely understand that mentality. Whether its Crispus Attucks in Boston, or Joe Louis vs. Max Schmelling, America will rally behind its Negroes when their causes are the same, just for them to return to “their spot” in line when the aim is achieved. Think I’m lying, read any NBA beat writer come January. All that good will they had for these guys after they get the gold will all be vanquished, and they’ll be back to “million dollar thug crybabies”. If I’ve seen it once, I’ve seen it a million times. So get that gold medal fellas, and get all the gold that goes along with it. And if that leads you to foreign shores, NBA hoopsters than do what you got to. But for now rock the Stars & Stripes with pride and what ever swagger you have to – this is your country fellas. I for one am proud.
BTW – thanks to NaS for the title of this drop. “You Can’t Stop Us Now” has become that anthem… “From pyramids, to cotton fields, to Wrigley Field.”
NaS featuring EBAN THOMAS – ‘You Can’t Stop us Now’
P.S.: Dallas the challenge is for you to get that ‘LO lifestyle Olympic Ceremony blazer. Considering I scooped the ROOTS USA Jacket form the ’04 Athens Games, its gotta be out there to be had!!!!
Do any of you seriously doubt the awesome influence that OPRAH WINFREY wields? Now it’s being reported that she delivered a million votes to the OBAAMA candidacy. That’s a pretty steep number to come from a celebrity. That’s even greater than when Ol’ Blue Eyes FRANK SINATRA co-signed RONALD RAYGUN.
OPRAH might need OBAAMA to give her a cabinet position if and when he gets elected. OPRAH’s television show ratings and magazine subscriptions are both in decline. Could it be some of OPRAH’s most ardent feminist supporters are exacting their revenge on the orders of HILLARY?
Hell nath no fury like a presidential candidate scorned.
