Was the show Martin really colorist?

[Georgiamuscle]

Yall know who the usual suspects are when it comes to revisionist BM bashing history

 

[beenz]

both martin and house party.

and especially house party, cuz there's no way in hell anyone thought a young tisha campbell was badder than aj johnson

 

[Laidbackman]

both martin and house party.

and especially house party, cuz there's no way in hell anyone thought a young tisha campbell was badder than aj johnson

For the umpteenth time, Tisha stripped down to those black draws in that movie

 

[High Art]

I don't get this charge because Pam's character was played up very well. She wasn't naive like Gina often was either and seemed to be the voice of reason aka was the smarter of the two. I feel like the very people complaining, if asked to write their own show, would create an utter disaster.

 

[shopthatwrecks]

It's funny when they talk about the show being colorist they always bring up Martin and Pam

But never mention how Jerome loved him some Pam and stayed talking about how fine she was meanwhile he stayed calling Gina "Mello Yello"

colorist but he had 2 dark skin homeboys wasnt no yellow nikkas on the show ion think

not 2 mention

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[Jaguar93]

I don't get this charge because Pam's character was played up very well. She wasn't naive like Gina often was either and seemed to be the voice of reason aka was the smarter of the two. I feel like the very people complaining, if asked to write their own show, would create an utter disaster.

People just be reaching and complaining. Pam has always been seen as attractive and capable on the show. Her and Martin just had a friendly rivalry on some. We can roast each other but outsiders can’t. You know just like how irl friend groups are. People today just be labeling anything a ism smh.

 

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[Orange cream shake]

Imma play devils advocate. Martin ex was brown skinned, Mr bozak or whatever his name was, wife was vrown(Kenya Moore) and the girl from save by the bell Martin messed with while Gina and him broke up was brown skinned. I feel like the relationship Martin had with Pam is very plausible because a lot of men don’t like their women’s best friend. If anything the hate was because he secretly wanted to smash But had to make it look like he thought she was unattractive.

 

[Dameon Farrow]

It wasn't colorist. Folks just know they can rile folks up. If you are an influencer and don't want to push a physical product just be wrong about shyt. I'm serious. Make shyt up but within reason. People online love to point out how wrong somebody is and will share your video, blog and username thereby giving free advertisement. Meanwhile positive truthful stuff will get skimmed over.

 

[True Blue Moon]

I remember Martin making only one colorist joke on his show, but it was in one of the episodes he played Mama Payne. But instead, the joke wasn't on dark skin, it was on light skin. As you know, Mama Payne never liked Gina. In that episode, Mama Payne referred to Gina as yellow, or high yellow, or something to that nature, that was an insult to her skin tone. But I don't think anybody lost sleep over it.

But that scene left me with the impression that Martin probably made those kinda light-skin jokes in real life, and used Mama Payne to sound one off. Most cat's in the lighter skin category probably had a least on close friend who use to make light-skin jokes on him...I know I did. My friend being extra dark-skinned, I would retaliate back with dark-skin jokes on him. One day, I retaliated, and went a little far, and he asked me to stop. We haven't made skin tone jokes on one another ever since.

Breh you over thinking it

And it wasn't just one. Gina caught several light-skinned jokes throughout the show. It was the 90s. You had to have jokes in your back pocket for whatever was in front of you, whether you meant it or not

 

[True Blue Moon]

People just be reaching and complaining. Pam has always been seen as attractive and capable on the show. Her and Martin just had a friendly rivalry on some. We can roast each other but outsiders can’t. You know just like how irl friend groups are. People today just be labeling anything a ism smh.

But what about Martin's micro-aggressions

 

[High Art]

I do find it funny that when people talk about the supposed colorism in the show, they speak only of females and not the males. One could argue that the men were treated far worse in many ways.

 

[Laidbackman]

Breh you over thinking it

And it wasn't just one. Gina caught several light-skinned jokes throughout the show. It was the 90s. You had to have jokes in your back pocket for whatever was in front of you, whether you meant it or not

I didn't start this thread, although OP had a point. Btw, read my post #81. You don't gotta tell me about light-skinned jokes in the 90's, or before.

You'll keep saying Gina caught several light-skinned jokes. I'm having doubts about that. Name one other episode where she did, other than the episode I mentioned, the one with Mama Payne.

 

[Rhapscallion Démone]

both martin and house party.

and especially house party, cuz there's no way in hell anyone thought a young tisha campbell was badder than aj johnson

Sharane(AJ Johnson) was presented as the girl all the guys wanted. Sydney (Tisha) was presented as the girl who was salty because Kid wanted Sharane.

 

[Calibrated]

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