A US white supremacist group has called for a boycott of the Kenneth Branagh-directed superhero movie Thor on the grounds that a black actor has been cast in the role of a Norse god.
The Council of Conservative Citizens is upset that London-born Idris Elba, star of The Wire and BBC detective series Luther as well as a number of Hollywood films, is to play deity Heimdall in the Marvel Studios feature. The group, which opposes inter-racial marriage and gay rights, has set up a website, boycott-thor.com to set out its opposition to what it sees as an example of leftwing social engineering.
The site chooses to ignore its target’s thespian talents, referring to “hip-hop DJ Elba” in apparent reference to the actor’s career in East End nightclubs more than a decade ago.
Hahahahahahahahaha! “Hip Hop DJ Elba” Hahahahahahaha!
What a bunch of saddos! Getting themselves all worked up over a FICTIONAL character. They are obviously bored. I mean.. don’t they have enough crisp white robes and tall pointy white hats to clean?
Self employed web designer, star of the hit Channel 4 documentary The Family and part-time rapper Ayo Adesina aka Mc Darke, will be performing at The Sunday Show on the 26 December (Boxing Day). Ayo also shares the bill with 90s R&B group Blackstreet.
If you tune in to watch The Family on Tuesday nights, you will know that Ayo has a long way to go before he can proclaim to be the new “King of Hip Hop”. Spitting lines like “I’m young and I’m black surrounded by crack” just won’t cut it. But I do find Ayo entertaining and engaging. He is a character.
Those of you who visit Mad News already know that I have a sarcastic/dry sense of humour, so when I heard that Blackstreet was also going to be on the same bill as Ayo aka “Mr I’m young and I’m black, surrounded by crack” aka MC Darke I laughed out loud and tweeted the odd joke on Twitter (how can I be the only one that finds humour in this), while still helping to promote the event to my followers.
This however was ignored (typical), the flippant remarks didn’t go down too well with the organiser and I was dramatically called out on Twitter. See tweets below.
I don’t like that Mad News Blog woman….sorry! she doesn’t actually leave her house and go anywhere to comment on anything….Mockery.
I didn’t want to be the bad boy and state the obvious but people who don’t actually do anything should be called out #ThatIsAll
I would be interested to know how he came to this conclusion. Have we met before? has he been watching my every move?
Hahahahahahahaha!
Anyway so basically because I don’t roll with the ‘Team UK’ crowd, don’t hang out with the BBC 1xtra crew, don’t get sports wear giants throwing free clothing at me and don’t get invited to every A-list industry event going, I am somehow a house rat, a nobody and therefore I’m not allowed to have an opinion or make the odd joke or two.
I tell you, industry folk have no sense of humour and take themselves way too seriously over here in the UK. It’s hilarious! I dread to think what the attitude will be like if/when our “Urban” scene starts generating real money.
But I don’t hold grudges. This lone chocolate chick who stands on the outside looking in at the UK comical “urban glitterati” will still help to promote this event.
1990s hit R&B group Blackstreet (original line up featuring producer Teddy Riley)
Ayo aka Mr Darke and Blackstreet will be performing at The Sunday Show on the 26 December @ Sound, 1 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7NA.
Apologies for posting this news WEEKS after the event has taken place. I heard about the Top Model Of Colour competition but completely forgot to follow-up on it, until I came across an article about it on the Flavour Magazine website this morning. Anyway better late than never!
According to Flavour Magazine ‘Top Model Of Colour has been going strong for 5 years ( Up until this year I had never heard of it before) and takes competitors from black, hispanic and other ethnic minorities who are under represented in the modelling industry’.
This years competition took place on the 27 November and was held at the Porchester Hall in London.
Congratulations to winners Jason Best and Nana Afua Antwi.
All I can do is shake my head. Rapper Fabolous (sitting on the left) and singer Trey Songz (on the right) were absolutely useless. See how those waste men ran? LOL.
Comedian Kevin Hart is just too much .. haahaha!
Anyway this is what happens when attempting to look enticing and sexy in Diddy penthouse, at some lame looking looking party goes wrong.
Our friends over at Punchbowl Blog sat down with renowned producer Teddy Riley last week, and this is what he had to say about Black Eyed Peas front man Will.iam, who is totally against the release of Michael Jackson’s first posthumous album.
Photographer Todd Selby recently visited the Miami home of music producer Pharrell Williams and took photographs of the star’s extensive art collection…
Wheelchair user and cerebral palsy sufferer Jody McIntryre was dragged from his wheelchair by police on two separate occasions at the anti-tuition fees protest on the 9 December 2010 in London.
BBC presenter Ben Brown interviewed Jody yesterday (13 December) and should be ashamed of himself. The man is a disgrace!
