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JolieGirl The character should be played by the actor that resembles the person they're playing - regardless of his/her color. The only other black person on SNL, Kenan Thompson, doesn't look anything like Obama. My goodness, all the hubbub over something so silly.
The SNL Is Back
Yahoo! Buzz Log —
... stand-in whose color-blind casting has failed to excite either critical opinion or Web attention. Instead, it prompted some searchers to seek out the real thing's ...
Only Black Guys Can Be Obama On SNL [Race-baiting]
Gawker —
... but it was not funny, thanks to Armisen's Japanese and Venezuelan ancestors, and now critics of all races are uniting to make Armisen aware of how his genes make his dreams impossible. Apparent white lady Maureen Ryan led the charge from the Chicago Tribune, writing, " there's only one thing that would justify giving the role to a non-black performer -- if the person who took on the role was simply terrific as Obama." Then black woman Hannah Pool wrote in Britain's Guardian that "the Chicago Tribune should not hire a white TV critic to do a black ...
SNL's Michaels defends choice of Armisen as Obama - VIDEO
TV Squad —
... But some critics, including the Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan, have very bluntly wondered why an African-American didn't play Obama. "They couldn't find an African-American performer who was funny enough to play the junior senator from Illinois? They couldn't find one in New York? Not anywhere in the country? Really?" wrote Ryan on her Tribune blog. ...
How to Solve SNL's Barack Problem
Jossip —
... Armisen, of Venezuelan and Japanese descent, sat with a Hillary Clinton-playing Amy Poehler during their Saturday Night Live debate skit, and will reprise his role of Barack Obama this week. It’s sure to upset some, like the Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan who rhetorically asked, “Call me crazy, but shouldn’t ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ fictional Sen. Barack Obama be played by an African-American?” ...
"SNL" Creating Sambo-Obama?
Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Celebrity News | TMZ.com —
... Either "SNL" came back from the writer's strike completely color blind or extremely one-sided. The show debuted their new Barack Obama character, which as a surprise to many -- is played by someone who isn't African-American. A columnist at the ChicagoTribune.com has called out SNL on their choice to have Fred Armisen, who is Hispanic and Asian, portray Obama -- saying the show may be marginalizing African-American performers. Perhaps "SNL" had their hands tied, because Kenan Thompson, the only African-American male on the cast, isn't exactly in the same weight class as ...
"SNL" Creating Sambo-Obama?
Oh No They Didn't! —
... -- is played by someone who isn't African-American. A columnist at the ChicagoTribune.com has called out SNL on their choice to have Fred Armisen, who is Hispanic and Asian, portray Obama -- saying the show may be marginalizing African-American performers. Perhaps "SNL" had their hands tied, because Kenan Thompson, the only African-American male on the cast, isn't exactly in the same weight class as Barack. Seriously, he played "Fat Albert." source original article It's pretty obvious to anyone watches the show that there is huge ...
WTF: SNL Fauxbama?
The E-Biz —
... is creating a debate over race in television. Critics contend that it’s inappropriate and shameful that SNL couldn’t find a black comedian to play Obama (Armisen is of Venezuelan, Japanese, and German descent). Hannah Pool at the Guardian compared Armisen’s light makeup to blackface, and Maureen Ryan at the Chicago Tribune wrote that SNL’s failure to choose a black person for the role shows it has failed to keep pace with the rest of the nation’s progress on race relations. ...
