Was America racist in 1984?

[edjr 6,578]

How did a black man, Eddie Murphy get the lead in several movies? How did he continue to get the lead in movies? Because he was popular and talented. 

Not because of DEI.

What was wrong with the most talented getting the job?

Good job America. Well done. 

 

 

 

[squistion 1,947]

Who is getting the lead in movies now because of DEI?

[MDC 7,124]

Great thread.  

[Maximum Overkill 1,739]

Was America racist in 1984?

.   Were there Liberals around in 1984? If so then obviously yes. 

[edjr 6,578]

7 minutes ago, squistion said:

Who is getting the lead in movies now because of DEI?

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What was wrong with the most talented getting the job

. Try to read. 

[Mike Honcho 5,096]

6 minutes ago, MDC said:

Great thread.  

Cmon, give Ed a break, you know he isn't on his game until his morning bump kicks in.

[squistion 1,947]

Just now, edjr said:

. Try to read. 

Try to write. 

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How did a black man, Eddie Murphy get the lead in several movies? 

Not because of DEI.

 

[edjr 6,578]

5 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

Cmon, give Ed a break, you know he isn't on his game until his morning bump kicks in.

[Voltaire 5,183]

I remember 1984. Good year. No racism, although we had Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson around claiming to find it. The Cosby Show and their black cast were a ratings juggernaut. Michael Jackson was beloved across races and you could grab your crotch in public because Michael was normal back then. Eddie Murphy as mentioned. Tawana Brawley was three years away and the LA riots seven.

You could go to the mall and teenage girls would dress like Madonna. It was OK to gawk at them because you were a teenager too. In 1984. the Tigers won the World Series, the year before the Panthers won the USFL championship which at the time was seemingly serious pro league.

 

[edjr 6,578]

1 minute ago, Voltaire said:

I remember 1984. Good year. No racism, although we had Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson around claiming to find it. The Cosby Show and their black cast were a ratings juggernaut. Michael Jackson was beloved across races and you could grab your crotch in public because Michael was normal back then. Tawana Brawley was three years away and the LA riots seven.

You could go to the mall and teenage girls would dress like Madonna. It was OK to gawk at them because you were a teenager too. In 1984. the Tigers won the World Series, the year before the Panthers won the USFL championship which at the time was seemingly serious pro league.

 

Great post.   The mall was a great place to get dropped off and your parents would leave you for hours. Arcades were the best.

 

[jonnyutah 248]

5 minutes ago, Voltaire said:

I remember 1984. Good year. No racism, although we had Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson around claiming to find it. The Cosby Show and their black cast were a ratings juggernaut. Michael Jackson was beloved across races and you could grab your crotch in public because Michael was normal back then. Eddie Murphy as mentioned. Tawana Brawley was three years away and the LA riots seven.

You could go to the mall and teenage girls would dress like Madonna. It was OK to gawk at them because you were a teenager too. In 1984. the Tigers won the World Series, the year before the Panthers won the USFL championship which at the time was seemingly serious pro league.

 

Black people and white people actually dressed the same. 

[edjr 6,578]

11 minutes ago, jonnyutah said:

Black people and white people actually dressed the same. 

in 1984, white people wanted to be black people. Wigger was a popular word back then.

imagine wanting to be lynched?

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,237]

45 minutes ago, squistion said:

Who is getting the lead in movies now because of DEI?

The little mermaid comes to mind 

[edjr 6,578]

46 minutes ago, squistion said:

Who is getting the lead in movies now because of DEI?

You don't watch Disney movies do you?

[Maximum Overkill 1,739]

8 minutes ago, edjr said:

You don't watch Disney movies do you?

Trust me, he watches all the Disney movies.

[edjr 6,578]

DEI = Didn't Earn It

[Cloaca du jour 2,147]

Helluva lot less than it is now!

[TheNewGirl 1,347]

6 hours ago, edjr said:

Great post.   The mall was a great place to get dropped off and your parents would leave you for hours. Arcades were the best.

 

And you didn't really worry about getting shot at. And you knew who the creepers were and called them out, and weren't afraid to approach the rent a cop or the real cop for that matter because we weren't told that ACABs OR you'd tell the creeper to BACK OFF or make fun of him and he'd take off on his own. 

If you were at the arcade and someone hit you, you could hit them back and not worry about getting sued. 

It just seems like it really was so much simpler. 

AND...I don't think it was AS racist among kids back then anyways. We were all just friends with everyone. I remember just being FRIENDS. We didn't care what color you were. I remember having dolls; Barbies, Cabbage Patch, or whatever that were other races. Sure, my dad made comments, but I was like, "So what?" 

Was 1984 racist? I don't think it was as racist as 2024 is, I really don't. 

[BeenHereBefore 1,455]

7 hours ago, edjr said:

How did a black man, Eddie Murphy get the lead in several movies? How did he continue to get the lead in movies? Because he was popular and talented. 

Not because of DEI.

What was wrong with the most talented getting the job?

Good job America. Well done. 

 

 

 

Eddie carried SNL in the early 80's and had one of the best stand up specials of all time.

[edjr 6,578]

5 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said:

Eddie carried SNL in the early 80's and had one of the best stand up specials of all time.

Delirious was top 5. Raw was terrible 

[BeenHereBefore 1,455]

Just now, edjr said:

Delirious was top 5. Raw was terrible 

I like them both but Delirious was epic.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,927]

1984 wasn’t. Joe Biden was though. He was just getting started.  

[TBayXXXVII 2,482]

7 hours ago, edjr said:

How did a black man, Eddie Murphy get the lead in several movies? How did he continue to get the lead in movies? Because he was popular and talented. 

Not because of DEI.

What was wrong with the most talented getting the job?

Good job America. Well done. 

 

 

 

America is only racist when a Democrat needs to win.

[EternalShinyAndChrome 3,832]

There are no bigger racists than those in the Democrat Party.  Fact.  Not even debatable.  That's as true as water being wet and the sky being blue.

[edjr 6,578]

7 hours ago, MDC said:

Great thread.  

appreciate it

[seafoam1 2,799]

No one has ever liked black people. 

[wiffleball 4,788]

Let's see; A certain orange tinted buffoon was calling for the death penalty for The Central Park Five.

They were all eventually exonerated. 

[wiffleball 4,788]

The early 80s would have been more inclusive if there was a star Wars character named Wookie Goldberg. 

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[wiffleball 4,788]

Yep, I checked; No way in Hell "48 Hours" makes it past the opening credits. 

[wiffleball 4,788]

There were 900 kids in my high school graduating class. And I'm proud to say I was friends with all the black people.

 

Both of them.

[BeenHereBefore 1,455]

6 minutes ago, wiffleball said:

Yep, I checked; No way in Hell "48 Hours" makes it past the opening credits. 

The N word is used more then once in that flick, Would't fly now.

[Mike Honcho 5,096]

OF course it wasn't racist, there was a black ghostbuster!

[BeenHereBefore 1,455]

2 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

OF course it wasn't racist, there was a black ghostbuster!

Yea but no black Gremlins.

[squistion 1,947]

37 minutes ago, wiffleball said:

Let's see; A certain orange tinted buffoon was calling for the death penalty for The Central Park Five.

They were all eventually exonerated. 

And he later apologized for that and admitted he had been wrong...Oh, wait...

[zsasz 361]

49 minutes ago, wiffleball said:

Let's see; A certain orange tinted buffoon was calling for the death penalty for The Central Park Five.

They were all eventually exonerated. 

Even back then he was a scumbag.  

[Hardcore troubadour 14,927]

1 hour ago, wiffleball said:

Let's see; A certain orange tinted buffoon was calling for the death penalty for The Central Park Five.

They were all eventually exonerated. 

No one had been arrested when he called for the death penalty.  Only thing that was know is that there was a victim of a horrific crime, who was clinging to her life. Nice work moron.  

[thegeneral 2,896]

1984 was a great year for a young thegeneral. Great time to be a kid. 

Of course there was racism. 

[edjr 6,578]

10 hours ago, MDC said:

Great thread.  

says what?

[cmh6476 1,010]

I was 5 in 84 so I don't recollect much of this

[BeenHereBefore 1,455]

10 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

I was 5 in 84 so I don't recollect much of this

You don't remember The Chiefs super bowls back then ?