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Tonya
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Username: Tonya
Post Number: 4729
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 06:05 pm: | 
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Terrence Howard Blasts Black Stereotype
Oscar nominee Terrence Howard jumped at the chance to narrate a new US TV documentary about modern black culture because it gave him the chance to air his own views.
The actor, who played a pimp-turned-rapper in hit movie Hustle & Flow, admits he's appalled with his peers in the rap and hip-hop world and feels it's time someone like him stood up for well meaning African-Americans.
He says, "I've been appalled for a number of years at what we have produced as a people, black people. Our music used to resonate in the soul and the heart and now our music has become something more common to a war theme .The beating of drums leads to anarchy. We've lost the message in our music and I wanted to speak about that."
Howard's biggest issue is with those who use the 'N' word: "That word
'n**ger' that we've adapted and call ourselves by is evil. No good can come from an evil thing."
- Terrence Howard pictures
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/06/terrence_howard_blasts_black_stereotype |
Tonya
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Post Number: 4730
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 06:08 pm: |
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I didn't see Hustle & Flow or Crash but something's not jiving right here.
And wasn't he the person that tried to defend "the N word" on the Oprah Winfrey show before Oprah MADE him change his position?
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Abm
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Username: Abm
Post Number: 8649
Registered: 04-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 06:09 pm: |
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Isn't this the SAME mofo who starred in a movie based on the triumphant recording of a song titled "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp"? |
Jackie
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Username: Jackie
Post Number: 485
Registered: 04-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 06:20 pm: |
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"The actor, who played a pimp-turned-rapper in hit movie Hustle & Flow, admits he's appalled with his peers in the rap and hip-hop world and feels it's time someone like him stood up for well meaning African-Americans."
I guess his arm was twisted to take that role. What about the lyrics of the song that made a hit in the movie ? Didn't it say something about slapping a ho? He's trippin. |
Jackie
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Username: Jackie
Post Number: 486
Registered: 04-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 06:22 pm: |
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ABM:"Isn't this the SAME mofo who starred in a movie based on the triumphant recording of a song titled "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp"?"
LOOOOOOL ! WTF ? I need to call him. Who got his number ??? |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 7650
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 06:46 pm: |
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Terrance has elevated his game after being nominated for an Oscar. "Later for all that ghetto crap. Ahm a Moooovie staar nah, datin that high class ho Naomi Campbell." snort. |
Mzuri
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Post Number: 3800
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 06:55 pm: |
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What a piece of shit. If that's the way he truly felt, then he should have turned down the pimp role, and all the other stereotypical roles that he's had (thug in GetRichOrDieTryin, thief in BigMomma, and hustler in DeadPresidents - those are the only movies that come to mind) and applied his "talents" elsewhere. That would have been the right thing to do and that way his words would have been supported by backbone and action. But since he's a greedy selfish spineless son of a •••••, he took that money and now he's going to try to preach to the rest of us about righteousness. Sadly for him, his pissy preachy faggotty rants will fall upon deaf ears. I hate him.
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Tonya
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Post Number: 4731
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 07:04 pm: |
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Abm,
Did he actually play a pimp? |
Tonya
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Post Number: 4732
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 07:08 pm: |
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...if he did then that's it, I'mma slap his ass myself! |
Libralind2
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Post Number: 715
Registered: 09-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 08:53 pm: |
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I can NOT believe Terrance let somebody take his picture, say those words and not call him on his role in Hustle and Flow..a movie I liked..I must confess. BUT it was not a role that put "us" in a very good light..seeing how he was a pimp..GRANTED he turned his life around..??and became a rapper..::who went to jail::
LiLi waving hand in da air as she humms "its hard out here for a pimp"LOLLOL |
Yukio
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Post Number: 1967
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 09:47 pm: |
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LOL... |
Ntfs_encryption
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Username: Ntfs_encryption
Post Number: 1984
Registered: 10-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 05:36 am: |
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Ya know, I have absolutely no problems with what he said......however, considering what he has been doing, where in the hell does he get off lambasting the very roles and language that he embellishes in his movies??? WTF??? He played the ultimate street coon in "Hustle and Flow" (which I did like), flawlessly personifying every behavioral nuance and the colorful language of a low level pimp wannabe rapper. And now this contradictory blather about playing negative roles and the "n" word?? Is it me??? What in the hell is this brother smoking...???????????
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Abm
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Post Number: 8651
Registered: 04-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 06:38 am: |
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Tonya,
Yes. Howard's character is a pimp in Hustle & Flow. And he's played hoods and unsavory types in Dead Presidents, Get Rich or Die Tryin' and Idlewild.
Even his character in The Best Man was a negative stereotype of Black men (talented & charming, yet angry, lazy, unsettled and philandering).
Not necessarily rebutting what Howard is asserting (If anything, I mostly BORED by it.). But given his resume, I can't help noticing the irony that HE's choosen to attempt to be a savior of Black art & culture. |
Yvettep
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 10:37 am: |
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Maybe he has seen the light. (Can't imagine that, though, considering his eyes do not fully open LOL) |
Abm
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Post Number: 8661
Registered: 04-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 10:42 am: |
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Yvettep,
Funny. Hahahahahaha!!! |
Abm
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Post Number: 8662
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 10:45 am: |
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Btw: I actually admire the way Howard's able to portray villians. There's sort of charmingly crazed confusion amongst the malice of his characterizations that make them appear quite unique and authentic. |
Mzuri
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Post Number: 3809
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 11:10 am: |
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The below list is not numbered, but it's the sixty movies/films that Terrence Howard has had or will have roles in. It looks as if he attained critical mass a few years ago and so he could have easily left the more recent derogatory stereotypical •••••• roles that he now denounces alone and chosen to portray positive and uplifting characters. But he didn't.
Why? Because he's a money hungry publicity whore!
And why does he even care how the Black man is portrayed anyway??? Hasn't he said that he really isn't Black??? He's a pathetic hypocrite and wish he would DIE!!!
Luke Cage (2008) (announced) (in negotiations) .... DiamondBack
Iron Man (2008) (pre-production) .... Jim Rhodes
Factor X (2008) (pre-production)
The Crusaders (2007) (pre-production) (in negotiations) .... Thurgood Marshall
The Brave One (2007) (post-production) .... Mercer
Spring Break in Bosnia (2007) (post-production)
Perfect Christmas (2007) (post-production) .... Mr. Bah Humbug
Awake (2007) (completed)
August Rush (2007) (completed) .... Richard Jeffries
"Independent Lens" .... Host / ... (12 episodes, 2003-2007)
- Motherland Afghanistan (2007) TV Episode .... Host/narrator
- Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (2007) TV Episode .... Host
- Revolution: Five Visions (2006) TV Episode .... Host
- Girl Trouble (2006) TV Episode
- Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (2006) TV Episode .... Host
(7 more)
Pride (2007) .... Jim Ellis
Idlewild (2006) .... Trumpy
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) .... Bama
Animal (2005) (V) .... Darius Allen
Four Brothers (2005) .... Lt. Green
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Amos Hicks
Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) (as Terrance Dashon Howard) .... Bill Crosby
The Salon (2005) .... Patrick
Hustle & Flow (2005) .... Djay
Ray (2004/I) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Gossie McKee
Crash (2004/I) .... Cameron Thayer
... aka L.A. Crash (Germany)
"Street Time" (2002) TV Series .... Lucius Mosley (unknown episodes, 2003)
Love Chronicles (2003) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... T-Roy
"Soul Food" .... Benny Jones (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
- The New Math (2003) TV Episode (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Benny Jones
- Emotional Collateral (2002) TV Episode .... Benny Jones
Biker Boyz (2003) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Chu Chu
"Fastlane" .... Alton White (1 episode, 2002)
- Things Done Changed (2002) TV Episode .... Alton White
Hart's War (2002) .... Lt. Lincoln A. Scott
Glitter (2001) .... Timothy Walker
Angel Eyes (2001) .... Robby
... aka Ojos de ángel (USA: Spanish title)
Boycott (2001) (TV) .... Ralph Abernathy
Investigating Sex (2001) .... Lorenz
Love Beat the Hell Outta Me (2000) .... Chris
Big Momma's House (2000) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Lester Vesco
... aka Big Mamas Haus (Germany)
King of the World (2000) (TV) .... Cassius Clay
... aka Muhammad Ali: King of the World (USA: promotional title)
The Best Man (1999/I) .... Quentin
Best Laid Plans (1999) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Jimmy
"NYPD Blue" .... AJ / ... (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
- What's Up, Chuck? (1999) TV Episode (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... AJ
- Hammer Time (1998) TV Episode (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Lonnie
Valerie Flake (1999) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Hitchhiker
Mama Flora's Family (1998) (TV) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Lincoln
The Players Club (1998) (as Terence Howard) .... K.C.
Spark (1998) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Byron
Butter (1998) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Dexter Banks
... aka Never 2 Big (USA: video box title)
Double Tap (1997) .... Ulysses
Johns (1996) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Jimmy the Warlock
Sunset Park (1996) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Spaceman
"Sparks" (1996) TV Series .... Greg Sparks (unknown episodes)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) .... Louis Russ
Shadow-Ops (1995) (TV) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Rio
"New York Undercover" .... Buster (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Uptown Undercover
- Buster and Claudia (1995) TV Episode (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Buster
Dead Presidents (1995) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Cowboy
Lotto Land (1995) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Warren
The O.J. Simpson Story (1995) (TV) .... Young A.C
"Picket Fences" .... Malik (2 episodes, 1994)
- Elective Conduct (1994) TV Episode .... Malik
- Enemy Lines (1994) TV Episode .... Malik
"Getting By" .... Herbert (1 episode, 1994)
- My Brilliant Career (1994) TV Episode (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Herbert
"Family Matters" .... John (1 episode, 1994)
- Opposites Attract (1994) TV Episode (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... John
"Coach" .... Johnny Williams (1 episode, 1994)
- Blue Chip Blues (1994) TV Episode (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Johnny Williams
"Living Single" .... Brendan King (1 episode, 1994)
... aka My Girls
- The Hand That Robs the Cradle (1994) TV Episode (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Brendan King
"Tall Hopes" (1993) TV Series (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Chester Harris (age 16)
Who's the Man? (1993) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Customer
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV) (as Terrence Dashon Howard) .... Jackie
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Yukio
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Username: Yukio
Post Number: 1969
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 07:00 pm: |
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Mzuri: he's a hypocrite, but he is hardly a star; he is still on the grind. |
Mzuri
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Post Number: 3826
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 10:43 pm: |
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So you're saying that he wasn't in the position to let his conscience be his guide? He was forced to take on all of those stereotypical roles, due to financial constraints? Because he would have been homeless and starved to death otherwise?
BULLSHIT!!!
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Cynique
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Post Number: 7673
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 12:52 pm: |
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Terrance simply had an epiphany: Hollywood is the mecca of make-overs! Some folks get face-lifts; he got an image-lift. Whoever said "tinsel town" keeps it real?? |
Mzuri
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Post Number: 3833
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 01:06 pm: |
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He and his epiphanies are on some serious CP time considering his tired ass isn't even BLACK!!! |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 7676
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 01:20 pm: |
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Wellllll, let's not go there... |
Yukio
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Username: Yukio
Post Number: 1970
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 11:03 pm: |
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naw, he is't in a position to let him conscience be his guide. black actors have seen what happened to cuba gooding jr., nothin....
Terrance is a hypocrite, phony, etc....but he aint Denzel, he's not even Will Smith, shit'd he aint even Jamie Foxx, and his years are numbered...Dream Girls saved him.... |
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