"They" forgive and move on RDJ ..."We" Never forgive and move on we bring it up Evey chance we get...we need to study this with us

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Just taking this moment to remind folks that Rob Lowe made a sex tape with a minor and that shyt never gets brought up in conversations when folks who pretend to care like to go back and retroactively cancel folks.

I never even knew about this


But I did notice how when they were doing the memoriams, they had Peewee Herman up there like that fool wasn't caught with kiddie porn.

 

[King Poetic]

He was harming himself doing drugs

Which a lot of actors IE Samuel L had to overcome as well

Like someone else said look at kevin spacey, dude is done for

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

There’s definitely a racist component to these types of situations. Jonathon Majors was a HUGE case study in it. He should never have been charged in the first place and was absolutely hung out to dry.


But we as black people should know by now what the deal is. And pre-social media era, there have been a few black entertainers that were allowed to slide on shyt. Terrence Howard slapped his ex wife -(a white woman) and was able to still have a career. Mykelti Williamson got into some shyt on a plane and hit a fan and didn’t face any significant backlash. Chris Brown BEAT Rhianna’s face in and went on to win Grammys and tour sold out shows. He’d be even bigger if he hadn’t decided in his mid 30’s to become a drug addicted thug.

If your black and in any sort of medium that requires a modicum of fame. Your best bet is to move like Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler, or even OG’s like Morris Chestnut and Omar Epps. Keep your nose clean (literally) and stay professional at all times. Don’t go a bunch of parties, stay away from white women and IG Thots and just be chill and you should be ok

You're absolutely right but I believe this thread is about how white people absolve their own of guilt while we take any opportunities to rub the guilt in when it comes to our own.

 

[In The Zone '98]

Majors will be back eventually just like Sean Penn came back.

It’s going to take a couple years and some good performances in smaller movies.

With Downey it’s a little different. Hollywood made him the poster boy for drug abuse…. Meanwhile they were all abusing drugs. He’s lowkey being rewarded for working his way back and not turning into a snitch.

His work as Tony Stark had to be rewarded in some way

 

[Silver Surfer]

That's why I also used Josh Brolin as an example.

And I dunno how old you are but RDJ was given a ton of chances before he officially fell off.

Fred.

Rdj situation was not in the social media or woke era

 

[Consigliere]

His work as Tony Stark had to be rewarded in some way

I agree. RDJ kept the lights on in Hollywood.

 

[Ziggiy]

You're absolutely right but I believe this thread is about how white people absolve their own of guilt while we take any opportunities to rub the guilt in when it comes to our own.

I mean do we? When Michael Jackson was being put through the ringer BLACK PEOPLE had his back. When OJ Simpson was fighting for his life, BLACK PEOPLE had his back. When Chris Brown beat the shyt out of Rihanna, BLACK WOMEN kept his career alive. When Allen Iverson was being treated like public enemy number 1 because he dared wear cornrows and tats, BLACK PEOPLE had his back. Hell we let Kanye West get away with being an unapologetic c00n the last decade.


Black people are ALWAYS sticking up for our own. They always paint us as the most disloyal. The most sexist. The most homophobic. And there’s been a concerted effort the past half decade to paint us as the most racist. Its all bullshyt

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

I mean do we? When Michael Jackson was being put through the ringer BLACK PEOPLE had his back. When OJ Simpson was fighting for his life, BLACK PEOPLE had his back. When Chris Brown beat the shyt out of Rihanna, BLACK WOMEN kept his career alive. When Allen Iverson was being treated like public enemy number 1 because he dared wear cornrows and tats, BLACK PEOPLE had his back. Hell we let Kanye West get away with being an unapologetic c00n the last decade.


Black people are ALWAYS sticking up for our own. They always paint us as the most disloyal. The most sexist. The most homophobic. And there’s been a concerted effort the past half decade to paint us as the most racist. Its all bullshyt

I will amend my comment and say that it's changed in the age of social media. And you can throw Kanye out there but Kanye gets love because social media is also weaponized against black people to convince us that right wing talking points, which Kanye espouses, are okay.

 

[NinoBrown]

RDJ did actually go to jail and pay his dues nor was he accused of assaulting a woman, so I wouldn't use him as a good example to support your narrative

You aren't staying on code, right or wrong we don't snitch and we certainly don't take the side of an ofay over a breh...

 

[Black Hans]

Nah, Spacey didn't come back clean. He's not even completely back. Until he's back to Lead Actor status, not even close

And RDJ problems in the '90s came from him being a drug addict, not as a sex offender or murderer. People always cheer on people overcoming addictions, unless they're evil.

 

[Peak]

Nah, Spacey didn't come back clean. He's not even completely back. Until he's back to Lead Actor status, not even close

Spacey ain't coming back any time soon. He is in the bushes indefinitely as he tried to throw his gayness under the bus when all the allegations came out.

Now Ezra Miller...he will probably have a Best Supporting Actor Oscar within 5 years.

 

[null]

RDJ mentioned his issues in his acceptance speech

 

[Soldier]

I had no idea that The academy awards (oscars) were on last night.

I’m serious.


I wasn’t aware of it. Personally all these award shows(Grammys, ESPY awards, Oscars, AMA, VMA, BET awards, soul train awards, etc ) are irrelevant to me now.

 

[Lhark]

There's no lesson to learn because races aren't treated equal in America. Look at Jonathan Majors.

Fred.

They did that man dirty

 

[KidJSoul]

RDJ is not a good example

Use Jeremy Renner and Josh Brolin