This is why the whole situation with Tyler Perry is kinda sad. No black person in Hollywood history has been able to achieve what Tyler Perry did as an outsider. He basically disrupted the traditional Hollywood model by building his fan base organically through grassroots shows and plays. Most people in Hollywood have to come up through the system to make it. Some people have done what Tyler Perry has, but they've all been white.
By the time he started making mid-budget movies in Hollywood, Tyler Perry already had a built in audience. He had complete creative control over his movies. Plus he owned everything when it came to his brand. Lionsgate was just the distributor. He could have been a force for good in Hollywood by leveling the playing field a little more in favor of blacks. Or at the very least helping to change the image of blacks in Hollywood. Some would argue that he has by casting so many black people in his movies and by creating movies that show black people in a different light.
I don't agree though. His movies and plays perpetuate a lot of black stereotypes and his characters are often one dimensional. When people think about Tyler Perry, they associate his movies with a drag queen and Christian dogma. It's frustrating. If Spike Lee, John Singleton, or Antoine Fuqua had had the level of success Tyler Perry has, I don't think they would've have used it to play on black stereotypes or create minstrel television shows for TBS.
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ass hillbilly correct? 
We both know that's never happening, Fassbender will get that role without question.
