The internet is amazing, it truly is. It's the great equalizer. Gone are the days where a song or a book or a movie could come out, and the celebrity creator doesn't know what the general population is thinking. Thanks to the internet, you can speak truth to power.
Case in point, Chris Rock. Apparently he's been alerted to the chatter about his film Good Hair on the BV Message Boards... because he addressed the controversy and dissent today in an interview with Charlamagne Tha God this morning. Click here to listen.
Check THAT out real quick and tell me who's catching feelings.
Please note for the record, this hair blogger never said anything about wanting Good Hair to fail. I want black filmmakers to succeed, and continue to make more films that feature our community in a positive and balanced light. If I'm not mistaken, I do believe Chris and Charlamagne are talking about this thread on the BV Hair Talk boards, which was started by readers. So Mr. Rock please understand, this is the voice of the people who read this site. And there's much to be learned from their response.
I've seen Good Hair. And although parts of it made me cringe, I enjoyed Good Hair. Click here to read my review. And in retrospect, not only would watch it again, but if Chris Rock chose to make a sequel, I'd heartily applaud the effort...because there's clearly SO much to examine and discuss about this topic. If he worked with a female comedian on the topic (Wanda Sykes, perhaps?), it could be even more interesting.
What do you think about Mr. Rock's response? Have you SEEN the movie? I'd love to hear your views if you have. Comment away...apparently you never know who's reading!
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By: Moch on 10/24/2009 10:24AM
Chris....great interview. You don't have to answer to anyone...You have always kept it real. I'm a big fan and always will be. Stay the same and keep it poppin. Going to see the movie tonight.
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By: jill on 10/23/2009 9:15PM
The movie was ok, but I didn't like the fact that Chris Rock talked about how black women were high maintenance because of the cost of their hair care and products. White women are not exactly low maintenance when you consider all the money they spend on their beauty care needs, like botox, fake boobs, bleached hair and other cosmetic surgery that cost far more. Let discuss everyone equally and not just make a joke out of black women and their hair. Further, some white women wear hair extensions and hair pieces as well. Wigs were originally made for whites not blacks. The movie also seem to depict that black women can't afford to be upkeeping their hair, all the black women I know work and many are professional and they most certainly don't have a problem maintaining their hair.
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By: Mrblue on 10/25/2009 11:50AM
Black women has lost her idenity in the USA they use extra equipment to look like fake white women ei: wigs, funny looking weaves and contacts. looking like wig head Karen Brown of Yeadon...then black woman say "but white women wear wigs too" but white women still look white wigs on not, black women look like fake wanna be white, like Serena Williams under a blond wig NO!!!!! Its either chemicals or the hot combs or the wigs and weaves and you still not cute...What is Wendy Williams? and lil Kim looks are more frightening than cute, And Latoya Jackson's nose is so pointy she can open cans with it.... Whats wrong with a cute natural? love my black women black and natural
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By: Arnetta on 10/24/2009 3:13AM
African-American we should do the scientific research about our hair and inform Chris Rock. Hopefully he would do a MOVIE about the science.This would be more helpful for his daughters. He could start by going to www.youtube.com Journey of Man and The Real Eve by Stephen Oppenhimer, he can find this on line a;slo
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By: Gail on 10/24/2009 9:28AM
see this is why black people get nowhere!!!...this is why people say...we're like crabs in a barrel....this is why it's said that we hate on each other and that we will never come together.....this is why....smmfh @ this.....i mean dayum!!!!............but i like chris rock and i support the brotha!!!!
if you don't like chris rock then you don't like chris rock....it's your perogative....if you don't want to see the movie/documentary then don't....if you want to support chris rock then do so......but damn!!!!...why he gotta fail?.....because he's showing how some black women spend so much on their hair?.....because some black women feel that their hair defines them?.....
come on black people...stop!!!!!.....you think your secrets are out?....you think people don't notice that you went from bald to blonde locs down your back????.....you think aint nobody noticed????....come on now!!!just accept it for what it's worth and move on!!!!!..................maybe we as black women need to get over this stupidness about not letting a black man touch our hair....it's old and it's stupid.........next!!!!!!!!
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By: Lee on 10/24/2009 1:02PM
Grow up. Black on black crime? A few posters responding to the trailers for his movie is black on black crime? Maybe we should do a movie on your life. I'm sure a few friends of yours would come forward to talk about who you scr@wed or how you live your life. That wouldn't hurt you, now would it?
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By: Terrence on 10/24/2009 10:58AM
Gail
Thank You!!! When I first saw the blog on B.V. hoping Chris Rock failed. I thought B.O.B.C. (black on black crime)!!! If its is not true in your case we all know someone it fits. Truth hurts, especially when you have been outed as the lie!!
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By: jamie on 10/24/2009 11:11PM
Speaking of Black on Black Crime ...What about when Chris brought that sister in and took ideas from My nappy roots without telling her about his HBO movie deal. Is that Black on Black Crime? He's full of it, I'm just saying
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By: midbluehungry on 10/24/2009 1:46PM
The concept for this movie and the green light for its creation, and distribution was a phenomenally bad idea. The time has passed for this type of Geechie garbage. Enough with these "Mansion Dwelling House Niggas" coming back into the city to exploit regular folk with these low-down stereotypical images of the Black community.
Yeah Chris, white people own AOL/Black voices. Just like the white sponsorship of your brain fart film. Bet they were doing back flips when you brought this trash on their carpet. They just love you Chris! You, Tyler and Oprah are their favorite illegimate sellouts.
Hey, what ever makes a Buck right. Hey, after alll, you got a in-house Nanny and Butler to take care of.
I know... you could probably get Serena to do some Butt Naked sex romps in your next concept. She's being pimped for cheap too, can't beat that.
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By: Gail on 10/24/2009 2:08PM
LEE
i did not say anything about black on black crime!!!!....now you grow up!!!!!
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