![]() When Floyd, through no effort of his own, gets a meeting with a big-time producer (played by former “Californication” co-star Stephen Tobolowsky), he swings by his mansion in the hills for a business meeting. In fact, the series comes off especially tone deaf in its pilot episode thanks to a poorly timed story arc about a sexist, powerful Hollywood producer. This kind of scatter-brained logic hampers more than just this story. Is he worried about what wearing a dress symbolizes? Is he protective of his cultural identity? Is he concerned with what his son might think? Or is he just worried women won’t have sex with him anymore? Though he touches on the problematic nature of this imagery, he also has a fantasy sequence where his penis disappears. ![]() Jamie Foxx wants him to wear a dress in his movie, but Floyd promised his dad he wouldn’t do that because, well, the “why” is kind of unclear. The series’ most pointed attack is on black men being forced to wear drag in studio comedies. There’s an unfunny joke about being too hard on Bill Cosby that, at best, is meant to ruffle the feathers of a sensitive white director, and a number of caucasian businessmen tie themselves into knots to avoid being racist to Floyd. There’s an interesting story here about black entertainers who have to conform to a the old and white ways of an old and white film industry, but “White Famous” is barely interested in discussing these systematic issues. Floyd objectifies women, but doesn’t care.Hank objectifies women, but doesn’t mean to.Floyd has a nice car that impresses people.Hank has a nice car that impresses people.Floyd loves something pure and simple: making people laugh. ![]()
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