Comments on: Barack ‘Fauxbama’ ‘black enough’ on ‘SNL’? http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:27:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/comment-page-1/#comment-57780 Jason Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:25:56 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/#comment-57780 I don't understand the big deal. Daryl Hammond has been doing Jesse Jackson for years, and pretty well, I might add. And Barack Obama isn't exactly the blackest man in America, anyway... I don’t understand the big deal. Daryl Hammond has been doing Jesse Jackson for years, and pretty well, I might add.

And Barack Obama isn’t exactly the blackest man in America, anyway…

]]> By: Jason http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/comment-page-1/#comment-137590 Jason Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:25:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/#comment-137590 I don't understand the big deal. Daryl Hammond has been doing Jesse Jackson for years, and pretty well, I might add. And Barack Obama isn't exactly the blackest man in America, anyway... I don’t understand the big deal. Daryl Hammond has been doing Jesse Jackson for years, and pretty well, I might add.

And Barack Obama isn’t exactly the blackest man in America, anyway…

]]> By: Jason http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/comment-page-1/#comment-57698 Jason Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:57:16 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/#comment-57698 "I’m hoping one day, Saturday Night Live will have an Asian-American actor or actress in its cast..." So Armisen doesn't count as an Asian American because he is only part Japanese? Oh my! “I’m hoping one day, Saturday Night Live will have an Asian-American actor or actress in its cast…”
So Armisen doesn’t count as an Asian American because he is only part Japanese? Oh my!

]]> By: Jason http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/comment-page-1/#comment-137589 Jason Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/#comment-137589 "I’m hoping one day, Saturday Night Live will have an Asian-American actor or actress in its cast..." So Armisen doesn't count as an Asian American because he is only part Japanese? Oh my! “I’m hoping one day, Saturday Night Live will have an Asian-American actor or actress in its cast…”
So Armisen doesn’t count as an Asian American because he is only part Japanese? Oh my!

]]> By: Jen http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/comment-page-1/#comment-57592 Jen Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:10:08 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/#comment-57592 as long as there isn't "dark tan makeup" involved, I'm pretty much not concerned about the "authenticity" of comedians doing parodies political figures...now, if they weren't funny, that's offensive! as long as there isn’t “dark tan makeup” involved, I’m pretty much not concerned about the “authenticity” of comedians doing parodies political figures…now, if they weren’t funny, that’s offensive!

]]> By: Jen http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/comment-page-1/#comment-137588 Jen Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:10:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/02/barack-fauxbama-black-enough-on-snl/#comment-137588 as long as there isn't "dark tan makeup" involved, I'm pretty much not concerned about the "authenticity" of comedians doing parodies political figures...now, if they weren't funny, that's offensive! as long as there isn’t “dark tan makeup” involved, I’m pretty much not concerned about the “authenticity” of comedians doing parodies political figures…now, if they weren’t funny, that’s offensive!

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