Same stupid. Different day.
Thank you Melanie. I remember sitting down on a piano bench in Manhattan next to some cat in full whiteface playing the hell out of James Booker’s “Papa was a Rascal”
That turned out to be @JonBatiste. Nobody black or white cared. We just felt lucky.
Thank you Melanie. I remember sitting down on a piano bench in Manhattan next to some cat in full whiteface playing the hell out of James Booker’s “Papa was a Rascal”
That turned out to be @JonBatiste. Nobody black or white cared. We just felt lucky.
This is just moronic. Eddy Murphy can do jews. Alec Guinesss can play Japanese. Fallon can do Rock & Rock can do Fallon.
If you want a rule: don’t do edgy identity stuff if any apply:
A) You suck at it.
B) Your heart isn’t filled with love.
C) You aren’t highly self-aware.
If you want a rule: don’t do edgy identity stuff if any apply:
A) You suck at it.
B) Your heart isn’t filled with love.
C) You aren’t highly self-aware.
I happen to think Murphy, Batiste, and Fallon are all generally quite good and loving in their antics. Maybe not every moment, but they don’t have to be perfect.
And, as a Jew, I would never want Murphy cancelled for this. Instead, I’d want more:
And, as a Jew, I would never want Murphy cancelled for this. Instead, I’d want more:
Whiteface on SNL: so problematic!
