Notable Black Actors and Actresses [Archive]

Mouzafphaerre

10-28-2008, 00:36

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Sidney Poitiers
Bill Cosby
Morgan Freeman
Danny Glover
Samuel L. Jackson
Whoopie Goldberg
Denzel Washington
Spike Lee
Will Smith
Wesley Snipes
Yaphet Kotto
Michael Clarke Duncan
Forest Whitaker
Don Cheadle
Ving Rhames
Delroy Lindo
Terrence Howard
Taye Diggs
Cuba Gooding Jr,
Shaquille O'Neal

Please add to the list.
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Kongamato

10-28-2008, 01:03

Morgan Freeman
Yaphet Kotto

Kralizec

10-28-2008, 01:23

Michael Clarke Duncan
Forest Whitaker

Don Corleone

10-28-2008, 01:33

Don Cheadle

Ving Rhames

Delroy Lindo

Terrence Howard

Taye Diggs

Welsey Snipes

O.J. Simpson :creep:

Kekvit Irae

10-28-2008, 01:38

Trivia: Whoopi Goldberg hates the label of African American. To paraphrase her, "If you're born in America, you are American."
And I agree with her.

Strike For The South

10-28-2008, 01:41

Cuba Gooding Jr,
Shaquille O'Neal

Mouzafphaerre

10-28-2008, 02:18

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Morgan Freeman
How could I skip that?! :wall:
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Mouzafphaerre

10-28-2008, 02:19

Trivia: Whoopi Goldberg hates the label of African American. To paraphrase her, "If you're born in America, you are American."
And I agree with her.
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I definitely prefer "black" but restrained fearing that somebody could find it offensive. :shrug:
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Lemur

10-28-2008, 03:05

"Black" is superior to "African-American" on every level. It's one syllable versus seven, so on a linguistic basis it kicks booty. Also, how can you call Colin Powell, to pick an example, "African-American"? The guy's parents are from the Caribbean, not Africa. And what about black people from South America?

But the stake through the heart of "African-American," for this lemur, is the seven syllables when there's a perfectly good alternative that has but one syllable.

naut

10-28-2008, 03:19

Jamie Foxx

LeftEyeNine

10-28-2008, 04:30

Viggo Mortensen.

May I ask about the source of this specific interest, Moussé ?

Samurai Waki

10-28-2008, 04:35

Most really do prefer being called black, it denotes being on the same level as White, Indian, Latino, Asian, Etc. Being Called African-American is basically saying they're not the same.

oh... hmmm; Halle Barry :yes:

Sasaki Kojiro

10-28-2008, 04:36

Chris Tucker.
Eddie Murphy
Halle Berry

Most really do prefer being called black, it denotes being on the same level as White, Indian, Latino, Asian, Etc. Being Called African-American is basically saying they're not the same.

It's similar to saying "german american" and not meant to be an equivalent to "black" I thought.

Kekvit Irae

10-28-2008, 05:12

"Black" is superior to "African-American" on every level. It's one syllable versus seven, so on a linguistic basis it kicks booty. Also, how can you call Colin Powell, to pick an example, "African-American"? The guy's parents are from the Caribbean, not Africa. And what about black people from South America?

God forbid there are any blacks in counties like Canada or Britain. And what about the whites in South Africa? If they immigrate to America, are they still considered African-American and get the benefits of the NAACP? :tongueg:

Gregoshi

10-28-2008, 05:18

James Earl Jones. :2thumbsup:

Samurai Waki

10-28-2008, 09:54

It's similar to saying "German American" and not meant to be an equivalent to "black" I thought.

I was going to give you a lengthy reply; but I felt that it would be in the better served in the backroom.
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CountArach

10-28-2008, 10:42

Denzel Washington is my favourite actor full stop.

King Henry V

10-28-2008, 11:13

Mister T. :2thumbsup:

naut

10-28-2008, 11:27

Viggo Mortensen.
He's not African-American?!! :inquisitive:

Jolt

10-28-2008, 13:05

Viggo Mortensen.

...Wait, what?

The_Doctor

10-28-2008, 14:28

Christopher Judge.

He's not African-American?!!

But the title says Afro-American, so just find a picture of him wearing an afro and everything will be fine.:idea2:

LeftEyeNine

10-28-2008, 14:41

Oh, uh, my jokes have been so lame lately that they are taken for serious. (this is not an opportunity for you to say that they always were, I'll shoot you all in the heels with RPG.)

I'll askthepizzaguy about this issue anyway. :smoking:

Andres

10-28-2008, 14:45

I'll askthepizzaguy about this issue anyway. :smoking:

:wall:

Are you Gregoshi's secret alt account :inquisitive:

LeftEyeNine

10-28-2008, 15:08

:wall:

Are you Gregoshi's secret alt account :inquisitive:

Regarding the fact that he was the one to accommodate me to The Org 's circle before getting kicked out in my Armenian Issue thread here back in 2005, yeah, what you said sounds as accurate as Viggo Mortensen being Nordic-American :2thumbsup:

Strike For The South

10-28-2008, 17:45

I laughed LEN

LeftEyeNine

10-28-2008, 23:43

That boosts your metabolism. Just don't.

Strike For The South

10-28-2008, 23:50

That boosts your metabolism. Just don't.

Dont worry Im shoveling in butter as we speak.

Mouzafphaerre

10-29-2008, 03:34

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Lemur,

I beg thee to change the topic title to "Notable Black Actors and Actresses" please! :end:
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Kekvit Irae

10-29-2008, 05:15

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Lemur,

I beg thee to change the topic title to "Notable Black Actors and Actresses" please! :end:
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Now you're just being racist against white African-Americans.
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KukriKhan

10-29-2008, 13:54

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (wiki article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%22Bojangles%22_Robinson)).

Sigurd

10-29-2008, 14:45

Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder :2thumbsup:

Martok

10-30-2008, 21:17

Laurence Fishburne

James Earl Jones. :2thumbsup:
Excellent addition! Between him, Fishburne, Freeman, and Samuel L. Jackson, I would say they easily comprise my personal favorites. :yes:

Also, Avery Brooks. Loved him as Captain Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. :2thumbsup: