Count me in for another one who thought this was a thread about Freddie Prinze Jr shuffling off the mortal coil.
Interestingly, while I barely can think of what he looks like, this reminds me of a time that someone told me that Freddie Prinze comitted suicide.
Of course, that was his father Freddie Prinze, who was Chico from “Chico and the Man” who committed suicide at 22 after suffering from a long history of Quaalude addiction and being Chico from “Chico and the Man.”
Tony Orlando was at his funeral, which automatically makes him more cool than Freddie Prinze, Jr. could ever acheive.
Hmph. I liked Wing Commander. It was better than almost all the Star Trek and Star Wars movies. Of course, it wasn’t for Prinze, who struck me as a moon-faced yutz, but his buddy, what’s-his-face.
Incidentally, the games were kinda dull, and that “choose-your-own-storyline-as-long-as-it’s-THIS-one” premise of WC IV was obnoxious. I damn-well wanted to stay on the side of law and order, but my carrier kept getting blown up! Is there no reward for good old-fashioned loyalty these days?
Let me also just add that it appears that Mr. Prinze, Jr. is also playing Fred in the soon-to-be-released live action Scooby Doo movie. Two things come to mind:
This seals his honkiness forever, to eternity and back.
WC1=Hero in the making.
WC2=Disgraced Hero makes good.
WC3=Hero shows compassion to someone he thought was a jerk, and feels foolish trusting someone he thought was noble.
WC4=Hero turns rebel.
This isn’t going to be another iteration of the whole “(If you eat a lot) you’re fat, and that makes you ugly/a pig”, is it? I thought we had all grown up since then…
We now return you to your regularly scheduled hijack, Round 1,143,432 of MGibson v. Stoid: The Grudge Match.
Earplugs and popcorn are being served at the commissary. We ask you to take your seats when the lights are dimmed to prevent any diminution of the enjoyment of the audience.
Lawnchairs will be provided by the management. We ask that you please not throw anything into the ring. This includes chairs, room keys, and underwear. Thank you.
There would be no justice in the universe if Uncle Miltie, Dudley Moore and Billy Wilder had to share the Pearly Gates Waiting Room with Freddie Prinz Jr…
we have shared this view on other threads.
I fall under that category too. My Dad is White, Mom is Mexican.
People look at me in surprise when I say I am Mexican American.
“But surely you look like your Dad, then”.
Um, NO. I look just like mom. And the majority of my maternal cousins look like me, too.
things like:
really irk me, to be honest with you, because somewhere down the line, many people have gotten the idea that Hispanic must = brown complexion, brown eyes, big butts and dark hair.
Hello people, Mexico is as much of a melting pot as is the US. There is no ONE look for us. Sometimes, all we have in common is language
(Hijack: and even in that case we have varieties, too. Don’t get me started about how they use Puerto Rican actors as Mexicans (or vice versa) in Movies in Hollywood. Imagine for a minute that they have a guy with a thick Irish Brogue playing a Southern Gentleman. Its that laughable!)
You can’t win in this situation, as far as FPj is concerned.
if he acts white, he is ‘negating his roots’
if he acts hispanic, then all the hispanics get up in arms about how his isn’t a part of the culture because ‘he doesn’t even speak the language’ (I am assuming for an example)
so someone please tell me where being Hispanic starts and being White ends and why it is that someone like me must pick either or (re: census polls).
the Information would be greatly appreciated.
all this in time for Cinco de Mayo, which people celebrate here in the states as if it was a grand huge holiday in Mexico (and not even knowing what it is celebrating), all the while ignoring September 16. :rolleyes:
Anyway, most Hispanic characters on prime time TV are so phony to me. Like the maid on 'Will and Grace" or those guys on “Suddenly Susan” or “Jesse”. In real life those actors have no strong Spanish accents but their characters are forced to sound so (checks to see if it’s the pit) fucking ethnic with exagerrated accents it’s a turn off. And don’t get me started on Paul Rodriguez and Cheech.
Cameron Diaz is half Cuban, and Frankie Muñiz is half Puerto Rican - but since like Freddie Prinze Jr. - they are white -they play white Anglo characters and not Latinos. Is that ‘passing’, or just casting people according to stereotype. And furthermore, since many Hispanics are very mixed to begin with - the idea of someone being “half-Hispanic” or a “quarter Hispanic” is sort of complicated, since for a lot of people - “I’m Hispanic” is just a short way of saying " I’m half Spanish, part American Indian, part black, possibly part Jewish, and 1/8 Chinese".
