The dialog about males sporting clothes in film roles was dropped at gentle when Katt Williams talked about it throughout his look on “Membership Shay Shay” with Shannon Sharpe.
Williams particularly talked about Rickey Smiley and Tyler Perry as the 2 actors identified for enjoying these roles.
Nevertheless, a number of Black male actors wore a costume on TV or in motion pictures, together with comic Mark Curry in an episode of “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper.” However Williams didn’t point out Curry as one of many actors sporting a costume — in actual fact, he had nothing destructive to say about Curry within the interview.
Curry just lately sat down in an interview on “Willie D Dwell,” and the comic defended his stance on why he wore the costume.
“I did put on a costume one time,” Curry stated. “The one purpose I did it — and I instructed them I’d by no means put on a costume — however it was with Sherman Hemsley. The state of affairs was Sherman Hemsley, he was a landlord and I needed to costume up as a girl to persuade him. It was a humorous scene, however I stated ‘ I don’t do clothes, homie, however for Sherman Hemsley I’ll do it.’”
Curry was then requested if there was an agenda to emasculate Black males in Hollywood and why he determined to put on the costume.
“I had a Teflon vest on, I confirmed my masculinity. I confirmed who I used to be, and the rationale I had the costume on, I wished to work with Sherman Hemsley. I beloved him, and he was bodily, and he was attempting to assault me [in the movie]. That was humorous to me,” Curry stated. “After I went in to try this scene, I keep in mind we received into it with the community. They wished full make-up. I put the wig on and instructed the make-up dude ‘I’m not doing all that s—. If I’m the one placing the make-up on within the scene, I wouldn’t do it proper,’ and I did it my very own self.”
