Friday, February 20, 2009

WTF?! ROBERT DOWNEY JR. NOMINATED FOR BLACKFACE ROLE?!

ARE YOU INSULTED BY THIS?

Robert Downey Jr a bit red-faced on Oscar nod
Actor says even he was taken aback at seeing his image from the comedy 'Tropic Thunder' -- in which he plays an actor portraying a black soldier -- on TV among the supporting actor nominees.
By Rachel Abramowitz
January 23, 2009

What does it say about racial politics in America that two days after the first African American president is inaugurated, Robert Downey Jr. is nominated for a supporting actor Oscar for essentially playing a part in blackface?
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