Bamboozled
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people of col--Africa...
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is shows like "The Jeffersons."
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George and "Weezy!"
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Better than "The Jeffersons."
"Good Times."

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"Kid Dy-no-mite!"
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The whole J.J. thing.
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I think--and Delacroix
will agree with me...

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that the politics of
this show have to be right.

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This show we are doing
is a minstrel show...

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which is blackface, tap dancing,
singing sketches.

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You're putting
white actors in blackface?

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No, my dear.
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We are using black actors
with blacker faces.

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Don't you think people
will be offended by this?

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Yes, that's good.
I want them to be offended.

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I want to wake America up.
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Even though the material
will be somewhat offensive...

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there is definitely
a social message...

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that we should focus on...
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when writing the material.
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We're gonna need some big stars.
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No, no, no.
You're gonna have a hard time...

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getting a big star
to wear blackface...

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because they become invisible.
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So, I mean, to ask Denzel...
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to put on blackface is foolish.
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You been took!
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You been hoodwinked.
Bamboozled.

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Now, I know that it may be hard
for some of you...

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Iiberal-minded good white folks
to write offensive material...

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yet I want you
to tap into your white angst.

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I want you to go back
to the O.J. Simpson verdict.

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I want you to deal
with those emotions.

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How did you feel
when the glove didn't fit?

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It was ridiculous.
Cochran played the race card.

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The man is a murderer.
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If it had been a white man...
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The mission was accomplished.
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All of these people
left the room thinking...

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they would have real input.
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I was writing this pilot alone,
myself, me, moi.

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...after the verdict.
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I want you
to put yourself there...


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