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Non-Black Actor Plays Barack Obama on 'SNL'
By Alexis Garrett Stodghill, BlackVoices.com
'Saturday Night Live' cast non-black actor Fred Armisen to play Senator Obama during its presidential debate skits. I think he does a fine job, but part of me wonders whether SNL producers should have found a black actor for the role.
Over at Citizen Sugar, they've asked a pertinent question: Is this black face? Or is Armisen as "race neutral" as Obama seems to be -- thus making him perfect to play the candidate that seems to transcend race. I am not sure. First 'Tropic Thunder,' now this. It seems that race-bending is all the rage in 2008.
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By: danimal on 12/10/2008 11:25AM
this is nuts, the dude isn't playing the black part of Obama, he's playing the white part.
assuming that they find a black comedian to satire Obama.......who's gonna play the white part? this is just racist if a black person portrays the white side of Obama.......
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By: gr8irrig8or on 12/10/2008 12:58PM
A truly asinine point of view. Why?
The reason is well noted. The part of you that has a problem with it is your bigoted part.
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By: Sally on 12/11/2008 11:54AM
Sure it's correct . Obama says he's half and half. He can be white or black.,....and is. DOesn't matter anyway.
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By: Racism 2Way Street on 12/10/2008 4:07PM
Obama is multi-racial, black and white, and Armisen is multi-racial, Venezuelan, German and Japanese. Get over it.
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By: kristi on 12/17/2008 1:59PM
Fred Armisen's impression of Barack Obama has gotten better over the weeks since he started portraying him. [His take on Boy George at Weekend Update had me dying.] Interestingly enough, no one has mentioned Darrell Hammond doing Jesse Jackson years ago.
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