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  2. 'Soul Man' at 35: Revisiting the most controversial film of ...

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    "Soul Man" — the 1986 comedy about a rich white law student who poses as a Black man for a scholarship — was canceled almost immediately upon its release.

  3. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    A character, especially in a double act, who is in most respects the opposite of the protagonist or straight man. The contrast between a character and their foil allows each characters' traits to be highlighted. Lou Costello in the Abbott and Costello film series; Lucy Ricardo in the television sitcom series I love Lucy

  4. Category:Film controversies - Wikipedia

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  5. Bamboozled - Wikipedia

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    Bamboozled is a 2000 American satirical black comedy-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee about a modern televised minstrel show featuring black actors donning blackface makeup and the resulting violent fallout from the show's success.

  6. 'Soul Man' at 35: How a young Spike Lee helped take ... - AOL

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    Four weeks after Soul Man’s premiere came a re-release of Song of the South, long considered Disney’s most racist movie and one of the most infamously offensive films of all time.

  7. Bossman - Wikipedia

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    Bossman or Boss Man may refer to: Music "Bossman" (song), by Beenie Man "Bossman", a song by Nancy Sinatra from Nancy Sinatra

  8. Black Shampoo - Wikipedia

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    The film's depiction of homosexual and female characters is considered to be homophobic and sexist, with the homosexual characters being portrayed as little more than dated, offensive stereotypes and the female characters as little more than the object of sexual desire for male characters.

  9. List of feature films with gay characters - Wikipedia

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    A man and a lesbian who become temporary housemates end up falling in love with each other. Film critic Janet Maslin's original review elaborates: "The movie's use of [Albert and Stella's] homosexuality is indeed exploitative, insensitive, and offensive in a variety of ways.