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Old 11-14-2003, 09:19 AM
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Originally posted by encouraged1
Sometimes I think why not have a black girl?
You don't have a Black girl character with a Black boy character because the people making the movies are thinking Where's the intrigue? Where's the conflict? They always have to beat us over the head with some kind of racial commentary to legitimize the ridiculous story that they are trying to tell. In addition, they was do reach out to a market that is touched by one or the other. Supposedly, "white" people will be drawn to Jessica Alba going the hip hop route as opposed to the ballet route and Black people will be drawn to Mehki Phifer/Missy/Farnsworth Bentley/Lil Romeo/etc. respecting and accepting her as one of their own. It's been done . . . and I am not a Mehki fan . . . isn't he the one from The Boy Is Mine video??
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