Reaching?: Is "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" Racist?

[illionaire]

From Complex:


Autobot twins Skids and Mudflap strike a b-boy pose during their minstrel show.

According to a leaked memo, directorMichael Bay is pissed off at Paramount Pictures for not putting enough hype behind his new sequel, Transformers: Revenge of theFallen. Having seen it, we can't help but wonder if Paramount is keeping quiet because his flick about warring alien robots transforms into a vehiclefor racism.

As if black people didn't catch a bad enough one from the Jar Jar Binkscharacter in Star Wars Episodes I-III, Bay's Autobot twins, the "black"-voiced Skids and Mudflap,are the 2009 version of the Amos n' Andy minstrel show. It's hard to believe a big-money director would show his !%+ like this in whatprojects to be a much-watched blockbuster, but maybe he's gotten too comfortable hanging out with his boy Black-Ty. Whatever therationale, it's clear that Bay is violating. How can we be so certain? Check out 7 reasons why Transformers 2 might be racist…

#1: "Skids" and "Mudflap" sound suspiciously like "skid-marks" and "mud people." Tell us how you really feel, cracker!

#2: Skids not only has old-school Raekwon bucked teeth, one of them is actually gold! We're assuming the rope chains and 40s for the action figures are sold separately.

#3: The twins constantly fight and snap on each other in inappropriate situations, like in the sacred tomb of the Primes. Sigh. Black robots just don't know how to behave in public, do they?

#4: Skids and Mudflap refer to Leo, the Latino college student played by Ramon Rodriguez, as a "shrimp taco." All black robots gotta be ign'ant though, right? That's just like the white devil to put his secret racist thoughts into the mouths of black robots.

#5: In the twins' vehicular incarnation, they're flashy compact racing cars. Black robots aren't concerned about the safety and security of their loved ones? Family sedans aren't "urban" enough for you?

#6: The hip-hop jive that Skids and Mudflap spew comes from the mouth of WHITE voiceover comedian Tom Kenny, a.k.a. the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants. At least if Mike Epps was the one bamboozling, talking about "bustin' caps," we could take solace in a black actor getting work.

#7: The twins make R. Kelly look like an advocate for literacy. When Shia LaBoeuf asks if the twins can read ancient glyphs, they nervously respond, "Read?! Nuh-uh…" "No, we don't really do much readin'!" (watch the exchange below) Well, not only can we read, we can also read between the lines: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen isn't a blockbuster, it's a black-buster!

 

[jaypesoz]

Skids and Mudflap have always been "b-list" Transformers names. And I don't see anything wrong with them. They kind of remind me of Jar Jarbinks so far, but I kinda like them, I bought their toys

 

[itsgettinhot]

I don't know nothin' about the 2nd movie, but I always thought it was hilarious that all the Transformers in the first one sounded the same except forthe Cadillac.

 

[sigmakidownz]

Totally reaching.

 

[frankie valentino]

Well one of them is supposed to be a redneck, i think it was the one with the gold tooth. So there goes that.

 

[crumbs]

cant be serious with this nonsense

 

[ihavemyownopinion]

Who cares?

 

[thedeek]

I swear I heard one of them with a redneck voice. I honestly thought they were going to have asian accents cause they were all riced out.

 

[ramzs8906]

Originally Posted by ItsGettinHot

I don't know nothin' about the 2nd movie, but I always thought it was hilarious that all the Transformers in the first one sounded the same except for the Cadillac.

What Cadillac? You mean the Pontiac? Talking about Jazz?

 

[behemothcoa]

LoL. when are people gonna realize these tired stereotypes are not funny. i usually say reaching but this is not.

 

[stillin729]

I come in threads like this just give one of these

 

[ogbobbyjohnson773]

 

[AL Andretti]

Originally Posted by Crumbs

cant be serious with this nonsense.

 

[danny tanner]

I really don't care...I'm still going to watch the midnight release.

 

[drsfinest72]

Originally Posted by RamZs8906

Originally Posted by ItsGettinHot

I don't know nothin' about the 2nd movie, but I always thought it was hilarious that all the Transformers in the first one sounded the same except for the Cadillac.

What Cadillac? You mean the Pontiac? Talking about Jazz?

yup and obviously jazz had that ghetto talk that comes out off black/ hispanic ppls mouth.

 

[ramzs8906]

Originally Posted by drsfinest72

Originally Posted by RamZs8906

Originally Posted by ItsGettinHot

I don't know nothin' about the 2nd movie, but I always thought it was hilarious that all the Transformers in the first one sounded the same except for the Cadillac.

What Cadillac? You mean the Pontiac? Talking about Jazz?

yup and obviously jazz had that ghetto talk that comes out off black/ hispanic ppls mouth.

Funny thing is, anyone who is a real Transformers fan knows that Jazz has ALWAYS had a "black voice." Hell, that's why when I was younger he wasinstantly my favorite character (mind you, I'm 20 and my pops showed me tapes of the OG series)

 

[sds45]

I guess no one remembers Jazz from the first one

 

[5am6oody72]

The guy who wrote that article sounds like he'd pull the race card on the rain for getting him wet.

 

[eebs7eez]

possibly one of the biggest racism reaches i've ever come across on NT. why is it that some people feel the need to CREATE racism in every walk of life?it's not racist until someone purposefully makes it racist by manipulating useless details into "hateful" representations. sad sad world.

 

[mateen cleaves]

que?

 

[nublee]

disgusting reach

 

[chicagos finest 23]

Soft as media

 

[early90s]

Originally Posted by 5am6oody72

The guy who wrote that article sounds like he'd pull the race card on the rain for getting him wet.

I'm saying. This guy has nothing better to do.

 

[depast]

Originally Posted by 5am6oody72

The guy who wrote that article sounds like he'd pull the race card on the rain for getting him wet.

That's what I was thinking.

I'm so sick of the term "white devil" too, btw.

 

[harlemtothebronx]

This has got to be a joke.