Stepin Fetchit in Miracle in Harlem (1948)

[awreckingball]

FUcking COON!

[nellek970]

The worst part is the black man acting how the white people want him to was very smart yet he dumbed himself down to act like the white people wanted him to I am black and a jr. at allen highschool and a teacher told me I look like a fair skinned stepin I was enraged so I told my parents I was ashamed I did not hit this clown but I thought that would lower me down to his level

[mitts61]

Why...dat mans uh negro!!

[talonCT]

dudes funny. i get the exploitative nature of the presentation, the classic minstrel and all that, but the guy had great comic timing. he did his job well and laughed all the way to the bank.

[GregGumbel]

every stereotype is based on reality folks!!!

[ikachina]

@GregGumbel

Stereotypes are not accurate reflections of reality. They are caricatures. 

[sooperfukker]

@ikachina

And as every caricature, they reflect on reality. Bad luck.

[ikachina]

@sooperfukker

Caricatures exaggerate or distort reality

[sooperfukker]

@ikachina

Exaggerate ? Yes . Distort ? No . Why not ? If it distorted reality, noone would laugh about it.

[whayes8084]

@sooperfukker When they show white males in every commercial, as geeks who can't do anything right. Is that distorted reality?

[sooperfukker]

@whayes8084 Geeky whites in every comercial ? You see something else than I do. There are stereotypes in advertisement, some of them more clever, some of them silly, some of them plain wrong. The quality and viewer's reaction to it corresponds.

If an ad uses silly or wrong stereotypes, people won't react to it as desired.

[dggd]

@GregGumbel Absolutely!

[holdupdown]

@GregGumbel I know thats why I don't hang around whites. Their serial killers, school shooters, Cannibals, and commit incest.

[GregGumbel]

@holdupdown Actual blacks do all of those things at higher rates than whites. Much higher. Cannibalism? Have you even heard of the Congo? The perception that whites are more likely to be serial killers is media driven. No one cares if LeTron kills 10 people, he's an 70 IQ plebian. But if John, the middle class, well liked father starts murdering young men, well you've got yourself story!

[holdupdown]

@GregGumbel Nope. Sorry. I was right you are sorely misguided.

[GregGumbel]

@holdupdown believe what you want

[notorioussw]

I read that he had numerous white girl friends.... i guess even the dumbest, most ignorant person could have the white-man's woman... smh

[talonCT]

@notorioussw you do know its an act right?

[JasonRadley]

Was this guy the inspiration for Flavor Flav?

[savere2006]

People can make racist comments all they want, this acting style came from What Whites perceived of Blacks. It was the Jews that told Stepin to act like this. Look at Stepin's interviews and he mentioned why he acted this way in films.

[DrRocksotheClown]

@savere2006 hey it's jar jar binks...lol

[P90X490104]

I have to agree with Ikachina. I made what I thought to be an educational comment in order to get feedback and other opinions and what I received was the "F" U remark. It is a shame we deal with such ignorance but it those comments we must ignore. To address such ignorance with mean spirited remarks will only bring us to their level. Ignore and just move on I say.  Thanks Ikachina.

[ikachina]

To those folks who can't resist making racist comments:

There's humor and then there's mean-spirited nastiness. I understand that offensive remarks are very amusing to some people, but they are also a sign of immaturity and/or ignorance.

The history of racist caricatures in the media is an important subject. Can we please have a substantive discussion about that and stop the childish behavior?

[biglloyddobbs]

@ikachina good luck with all of that.

[MrsPoodle78]

@ikachina Read Hattie McDaniel's biography "Black Ambition, White Hollywood". It reveals so much about the struggle of the black actor in that period. Hattie McDaniel is the actress who played "Mammie" in "Gone WIth The WInd".

[ikachina]

@MrsPoodle78

I just ordered it. Thanks! :-)

[GregGumbel]

@ikachina oh boo hoo

[mjd001]

I'm not a racist, Your intolerant of free speech cause your a commie.

Obama's in the White Jacket BTW!

[mjd001]

White House Cabinet Meeting 2010!

[ridgerunner721601]

@mjd001 ROFL!!! I thought I recognized Holder. And of course Stepin Odumbo was there too.

[OonaCanute]

@mjd001 Fuck off, racist.