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Anonymous
| The actor who plays Toby is in a fat suit? What about Kate? |
Anonymous
| Chrissy Metz and Mandy Moore were nominated for Golden Globes. The show it's self was nominated for best drama. Yay! |
Anonymous
Sterling K. Brown was nominated, too, but for The People vs. OJ. |
Anonymous
Just him. She DID wear a fat suit for American Horror Story. |
Anonymous
He is having a VERY good year. |
Anonymous
Love him, but sad the actor playing his bio dad wasn't nominated. The whole cast is wonderful, but for me he's the standout. |
Anonymous
No, that's exactly the opposite of what I'm saying. I'm with the poster who cited the CDC studies about the uninvolved black father as a myth. What I'm say is that the old adage that black men "are dead or in jail," is a phenomenon is based on racism and classism that actually extends long b/f the 1970s. From the 1960s-70s, black men were a minority of the population, but were drafted in disproportionate numbers to serve in Vietnam. Not only do they have a high number of casualties, they return with post war traumas and drug addictions: http://www.smithandhattery.com/black-men-vietnam-drugs-prison/ It's pretty common knowledge that black men receive stiffer sentences for the same drug offenses as whites. But even for those on the home front, the situation is pretty bleak. Many people have heard of Freedom Summer. Many people have heard of the infamous murder of the CORE volunteers Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman. Let's face it, if Chaney hadn't been killed with two white men, we'd never had heard of him either. Many people learned of this tragedy through the popular movie, Mississippi Burning. What they didn't cover in the movie--or anywhere else that 5 UNIDENTIFIED black men were pulled from the river when searching for S, C, & G.: http://onevotesncc.org/stories/story-sncc/ Blood & the Root talks about the racial cleansing of one town at the turn of the century: http://www.npr.org/2016/09/15/494063372/the-racial-cleansing-that-drove-1-100-black-residents-out-of-forsyth-county-ga This is just one, documented example of how vigilante justice is carried out. Idealized is to "represent as perfect or better than in reality." So yeah, the dojo scene for a show that is supposed to be set in Pittsburgh, a city known for it's racial tensions/disparities: https://www.utimes.pitt.edu/?p=33832 http://www.marintheatre.org/productions/fences/fences-pittsburgh-1957 is IDEALIZED. |
Anonymous
I'm a big fan of Chrissy (Kate). Her facial expressionsare great. |
Anonymous
I know that I am in the minority here, but I find his over acting really annoying. I love how well his father on the show does his scenes. And the gay piece was brilliant. |
Anonymous
I agree. He's my least favorite actor on the show. |
Anonymous
+2 He's not my favorite character either. I agree with the "over acting" comment. Pretty sure we're going to be called racists now. |
Anonymous
Nah, you just dont have good taste, is all. |
Anonymous
I want to listen to his voice all day and night long. Maybe he can come out with a meditation podcast? His voice is soooooooooo soothing! |
Anonymous
I love both Sterling K. Brown and Ron Cephas Jones in their roles. For those who think SKB is over-acting, I think that is when he is asked to carry scenes against lesser actors (Kevin) in intense scenes. That is a directorial decision. He also has a number of moments that are more subtle - teasing Kevin, robot Thanksgiving dad, with his girls and their hair products. I obviously spend way too much time watching this show. It's my refuge from MAGA nightmares. |
Anonymous
| Both men are WONDERFUL, subtle, truthful performers |