"Meet Dave" continues Eddie Murphy's rocky relationship with gay audiences

[ccharles000]

http://www.afterelton.com/blog/snicks/does-meet-dave-continue-eddie-murphys-rocky-relationship-with-the-gay-community

In the film, an alien spaceship (in the form of Eddie) lands on Earth, controlled by tiny people inside who try to learn more about our world. According to this review:


"As the Captain attempts to familiarize himself with human culture, Meet Dave dabbles in racial and sexual stereotyping. When a headset pipes rap music into Dave, the miniature white aliens can't stand it. But a miniature black alien starts grooving to it. When Dave accidentally walks into a stage production of A Chorus Line, it turns the no-nonsense alien security officer (Pat Kilbane) into a lisping gay hairdresser."


Can you believe Eddie said this in his early days.

"I've got some rules while I'm doing stand-up. Faggots aren't allowed to look at my ass while I'm on stage. that's why i keep moving while I'm up here, because you don't know where the faggot section is"

[zanne]

1. He's thinking like an old man. nt

[xchrom]

2. isn't eddie murphy the guy who was caught in a scandal

about him doing a hooker who was also a guy?

thought so.

[Prefer]

3. He must be a self hating gay

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. You're thinking of Hugh Grant and Danny Bonduce

I've never heard of Eddie Murphy being caught like that.

[marmar]

6. Actually, he picked up a transvestite prostitute and got stopped on Hollywood Boulevard by police...

.... when questioned, he responded that he was just "giving her a ride."

[TechBear_Seattle]

5. Dupe

[SteelPenguin]

7. That standup routine didn't stand up to time

I remember watching it when it came out in the early 80's and thinking it was really funny. I had a chance to watch it again recently and I was sort of shocked and appauled by the homophobia in it, and the rest of it was just not as funny as I remembered.

It was weird.

But yeah....VERY homophobic.

[ccharles000]

9. I agree VERY homophobic

[CatWoman]

8. *ahem*

google "Eddie Murphy+Johnny Gill"

http://www.google.com/search?q=eddie+murphy%3Djohnnie+gill&rls=com.microsoft:*&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

[marmar]

10. Guess he "rubbed him the right way"

:hide:

[burythehatchet]

11. Eddie's acting career peaked when he played Gumby on SNL