Eddie Murphy

White Privilege in America The United States of America is a nation built “by the (white) people for the (white) people” during a time in history when the vast majority of American citizen were white. The very foundations of American society and government are structured specifically to accommodate that, supplying advantages to whites over minorities. This systematic racism deep-rooted in the core of this country hindered the progress of colored people, harbored white superiority and created…

Maz Jobrani is an Iranian-American, also known as the Persian Pink Panther. Last week his latest stand-up movie was added to Netflix's comedy lineup. Stand-up comedy is an art that is now much more appreciated than what it was in the times of Eddie Murphy and Steve Harvey. Today's comedian's, like Kevin Hart, have brought comedy into a new realm and have introduced laughter to a larger audience. Netflix advocates stand-up and adds stand-up comedy to its lineup every few months or so. Getting…

“Coming to America is a romantic comedy type of film” the movie was about a black African Prince that traveled to America to find a wife who will respect his personality and not his title as a Prince On the day of his 21st birthday, Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy), heir to the throne of African country of Zamunda is introduced to the bride-to-be. Wedding was arranged by his parents the King and Queen of Zamunda kingdom that befits a crown prince according to tradition of the country and a bride who…

Superfly. The era of popular blaxploitation films lasted from about 1970-1975, but the impact of that era extended much longer. Black audiences established that they mattered, and that in turn gave rise to many African American celebrities like Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Laurence Fishburne, and Billy Dee…

Hollywood misrepresents Asians by placing racially stereotyped characters and place a Non-Asian actor to fill in Asian roles in films, which creates false depictions of Asians and Asian cultures. In the film industry, Casting Directors hire popular Non-Asian actors than Asian actors just solely based off of popularity. The community of Asians face hardship because of racial stereotype being depicted in the wide-screen. Without an abundance of Asians in the Media, Asians can not be represented…

National Lampoon’s: Christmas Vacation: A Worthy Classic Comedy In the film Christmas Vacation, there is a hilarious scene when Clark Griswold “played by Chevy Chase” and his family are out finding the perfect Christmas tree. They come across what Clark believes to be the family tree, but the family worries about the tree being too big. Clark reassures them that the tree isn’t big, it’s just full. Rusty worries about the tree not fitting anywhere, Clark tells Rusty the tree is not going to go…

Jones, but most of that stems from my enjoyment of the Arrow television show. I thought the best performance out of the turtles was Pete Ploszek as Leonardo. Tyler Perry played this scientist dude that helps Shredder. His performance had hints of Eddie Murphy as The Nutty Professor. Every time his character would geek out on the "science" going on in the film, I got Nutty Professor vibes. Cinematography: 7: I thought the camera work was decent. There were a few moments I thought to myself, "That…

In this clip, we can see a lot of prejudice and stereotyping, and even some racism being portrayed. A few examples of prejudice is when Pino starts talking about how Magic Johnson, Eddie Murphy, and Prince are “not really black” because they’re “different”. He is prejudging because he’s assuming that these famous people are “different” than regular black people, and that they “they’re not niggers”, but he cannot even explain himself.…

The two individuals selected for this paper seemingly go hand in hand even though I had no prior knowledge of their backgrounds when I chose them. Although it can be said that all of the old tap legends served as leaders in the industry for the future generations, this particular legend was a pioneer for African-Americans in show business and paved the way for my chosen contemporary tap legend to succeed. Prince Spencer was born in Jenkinsville, South Carolina on October 3, 1917. At seven years…

“Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice”- by Beyonce Knowles (Everyday Power, 2017). Beyonce is a very special and talented person in my opinion, because she is stronger than anyone I know. She has inspired me ever since I was just a little girl. I remember having concerts for my parents in our living room pretending like I was Beyonce. Beyonce started singing at a very early age. She competed in talent shows local to her and winning most of these events by wowing audiences…