Comments on: MICHAEL BAY DEFENDS HIS MINSTRELBOTS http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/06/michael-bay-defends-his-minstrelbots FilmDrunk.com is the movie blog that plays rough, just the way your mother likes it. We cover all things movie-related, but just because we watch a lot of movies don’t expect us to act all serious about them. Think of FilmDrunk as the film industry’s older brother who punches it in the shoulder when it acts queer. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:40:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: napalm http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/06/michael-bay-defends-his-minstrelbots#comment-203782 napalm Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:10:21 +0000 http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/?p=15001#comment-203782 Hmmm, I guess what’s most troubling to me is many peoples natural assumption that these characters are "black" in the first place. I think this may actually say more about your mindstate than that of the movie's creators. Why would you automatically associate a gold tooth, bad grammar and ignorance with being black??? Obviously you never seen some of the rednecks down South. Now, to be truthful, my first natural association of these characters was with being Ghetto, which means they could be of any "race", just Ghetto. So people lets check ourself first and stop giving others the power to define you…. Now if the characters had 12 foot mechanically penises and were cited in the movie as the forefathers of all autobotkind, well then I might have assumed them to be black…LOL!!! Hmmm, I guess what’s most troubling to me is many peoples natural assumption that these characters are “black” in the first place. I think this may actually say more about your mindstate than that of the movie’s creators. Why would you automatically associate a gold tooth, bad grammar and ignorance with being black??? Obviously you never seen some of the rednecks down South. Now, to be truthful, my first natural association of these characters was with being Ghetto, which means they could be of any “race”, just Ghetto. So people lets check ourself first and stop giving others the power to define you…. Now if the characters had 12 foot mechanically penises and were cited in the movie as the forefathers of all autobotkind, well then I might have assumed them to be black…LOL!!!

]]> By: JIMBONE JONES http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/06/michael-bay-defends-his-minstrelbots#comment-202945 JIMBONE JONES Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:49:03 +0000 http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/?p=15001#comment-202945 Come on Transformes were always racist. Only white kids played wit them cause black kids couldnt afford them . Oh yeah I went there ! Come on Transformes were always racist. Only white kids played wit them cause black kids couldnt afford them . Oh yeah I went there !

]]> By: sg http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/06/michael-bay-defends-his-minstrelbots#comment-202841 sg Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:37:49 +0000 http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/?p=15001#comment-202841 If you want to connect to kids, have an angsty depressed suicidal white robot. If you want to connect to kids, have an angsty depressed suicidal white robot.

]]> By: Miles North http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/06/michael-bay-defends-his-minstrelbots#comment-202815 Miles North Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:51:24 +0000 http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/?p=15001#comment-202815 it's not racist, the robots just really liked grits. it’s not racist, the robots just really liked grits.

]]> By: First Class Male http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/06/michael-bay-defends-his-minstrelbots#comment-202782 First Class Male Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:23:54 +0000 http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/?p=15001#comment-202782 Fact: Bumble Bee is Asian. *SPOILER ALERT!* Fact: Bumble Bee is Asian. *SPOILER ALERT!*

]]> By: Stinky Peet http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/06/michael-bay-defends-his-minstrelbots#comment-202780 Stinky Peet Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:12:09 +0000 http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/?p=15001#comment-202780 Late to the party? Late to the party... Late to the party? Late to the party…

]]> By: Stinky Peet http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/06/michael-bay-defends-his-minstrelbots#comment-202779 Stinky Peet Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:11:41 +0000 http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/?p=15001#comment-202779 His original draft also included an armored car who transformed into a dredlocked robot called Jar Jar Brinks. His original draft also included an armored car who transformed into a dredlocked robot called Jar Jar Brinks.

]]> By: Al http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/06/michael-bay-defends-his-minstrelbots#comment-202778 Al Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:53:41 +0000 http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/?p=15001#comment-202778 <i>"...kids love these robots, because it makes it more accessible to them."</i> Because it makes WHAT more accessible to them? Giant robots? An education in racism? BTK, I still love you, but "Squint" bad at driving? Isn't that familiar, joke whore. “…kids love these robots, because it makes it more accessible to them.”

Because it makes WHAT more accessible to them? Giant robots? An education in racism?

BTK, I still love you, but “Squint” bad at driving? Isn’t that familiar, joke whore.

]]> By: Vodka http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/06/michael-bay-defends-his-minstrelbots#comment-202777 Vodka Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:51:47 +0000 http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/?p=15001#comment-202777 Michael Bay waxes down his robots with Afro Sheen. Michael Bay waxes down his robots with Afro Sheen.

]]> By: FistfulOAwesome http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/06/michael-bay-defends-his-minstrelbots#comment-202776 FistfulOAwesome Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:47:50 +0000 http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/?p=15001#comment-202776 If Michael Bay became a serial killer who killed women by stuffing grenades in their cooch's, he'd be called the BoomBox Killer. If Michael Bay became a serial killer who killed women by stuffing grenades in their cooch’s, he’d be called the BoomBox Killer.

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