Co-Star Says Downey Blackface is A-OK / Stereohyped

Co-Star Says Downey Blackface is A-OK

Brandon T. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr.'s black (in real life) costar in Tropic Thunder, the movie in which Downey plays a white actor who undergoes a surgical procedure to make himself black, says that the controversial-ish role is fine with him. "When I first read the script, I was like, 'What? Black face?' But when I saw him (Downey Jr.) (act) he, like, became a black man.To be honest, he played a black dude better than anybody I've seen!" [SP]

Jul 24, 2008 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 10 Responses

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Tagged: Blackface, Brandon T. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr, Rolling Thunder

Comments (10)

No. 1 · Daria at Gorgeous Black Women

Well, I guess people should pass judgment until they see it, but "he played a black dude better than anybody I’ve seen!"?? Too much.

Posted: Jul 24, 2008 at 3:59 pm

No. 2 · chynadoll

Who is Brandon T Jackson?

After the success of Iron Man, RDJ can do no wrong in Hollywood.

Posted: Jul 24, 2008 at 4:05 pm

No. 3 · shakti

i just saw the trailer for Tropic Thunder and it looks pretty damned funny. can't wait to see it!

Posted: Jul 24, 2008 at 4:37 pm

No. 4 · ljkelly

“he played a black dude better than anybody I’ve seen!” WTH! Like better than real black dudes?!?

Posted: Jul 24, 2008 at 5:28 pm

No. 5 · Ira Madison

Well, probably better than any of the Wayans…

Posted: Jul 24, 2008 at 6:57 pm

No. 6 · fri

strange comment to make, esp since downey isnt playing a black man, he's playing a white guy playing a black guy in a movie. looks really funny from the preview tho.

Posted: Jul 24, 2008 at 9:54 pm

No. 7 · RainaWeather

It does look pretty funny.

Posted: Jul 24, 2008 at 10:27 pm

No. 8 · DivergentDana

When I first saw RDJ in this role, part of me was like, "damn, that's f**ked up" + *mad side eye*, but the other part was like "that is the best quality blackface I've ever seen in my life."

Posted: Jul 25, 2008 at 1:34 am

No. 9 · coco_fiere

I think it's interesting the character undergoes a medical procedure to become black. If it was anyone other than my boy RDJ, it might not work and come off kinda insulting like A. Jolie playing Marian Pearl. He tends to truly become the characters he portrays so I'm sure it's spot on hence the costar's comment. I love all three of the stars of this flick so we'll see….

Posted: Jul 26, 2008 at 4:41 am

No. 10 · geerussell

The idea is on some mighty thin ice but if anyone can pull it off and not be offensive it'd be RDJ. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt for now.

Posted: Aug 9, 2008 at 8:05 pm

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