Black Poetry : ExCedric Headache #127

Heartbeat

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upon review
upon reflection
the current minstrel shows
require further detection

brothers making money
at our own expense
white folks do
why can't they?
it makes financial sense

controversy more than welcome
the box office grows
millions of tickets bought
thanks to the lighthouse
for this significant thought

it's all about money
no shame in this game
exploiation
black or white
when the money is green
it's all the same

so perhaps like the brothers years ago
the current crop of black funnymen
face the same situation
modern day scenery
is now the plantation

everybody is getting paid
a bird in the hand I'm afraid
yes, it's all about about the money
i'm through with it
it just ain't funny

BE
(c) 2002
 
no qualms about that Heartbeat

i'm sure their philosophy of having better values is blinded by the need to EAT :lol:

i'm sure it was hard for many of the people featured in that film in climbing their way to stardom financially

especially when you are often in between gigs and your phone isn't exactly ringing off the hook like Will Smith and Martin Lawrence or Eddie Murphy

it is definitely a struggle for most people who pursue careers in arts and entertainment to FIND work that is tasteful

Heartbeat, i'm sure they want to play more sophisticated roles and they may have even tried out for auditions to play more sophisticated roles but didn't get the part (but the interviewers conducting auditions probably said "you aren't exactly what we had in mind for this part but we definitely have something for you for another part")

so the question still remains and i agree with Heartbeat

why do black entertainers sell themselves out/short? :confused:
 

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