Lenny Henry
 

Apologies if there is already a thread on this, but does anybody else think that Louis' comparing paije to Lenny Henry was bizarre, if not a little offensive?

depends how you take it I suppose. If he said it because they're both chubby and black then yeah or else it could be cos they're both happy, fun loving types

well my reaction was what the hell, he s nothing like lenny and think it was only because they were black and it was bordering on racism a little bit, i know he probably didn't mean it that way but as my mother always said think before you speak, something i haven't perfected yet ;)

Louis does tend to come out with some bizarre things though, that's why I love him:joker:

Should have been a ringmaster or worked the freakshows, louis limericks all the way :joker:

Yeah, that was my reaction too.. I don't really think it was racist, but he more or less said you're fat, black and jolly. If he had compared him to a another black SINGER, I wouldn't have even thought about it, but to say he was just like Lenny Henry imo, was completely random and a wee bitty crappy :)

if he had said ricky gervais i would have believed him....hehe

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http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/...b__430x322.jpg

No its not Paije, it's actually Ricky Gervais believe it or not :joker:

:dance:

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OMG It is Paige!!!:shocked:

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I don't see why its racist.. PC madness IMO

No, I really don't think it was racism, just a really bizarre thing to come out with

i don't but i could see why some would, i can't tell a joke here and i get punished now thats pc :)
I did say bordering didn't actually say it was racist

have you got a ball and chain nanaimo?? :joker:

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It's only deemed racist when a black person is compared to another black person, never when a white person is compared to another white person!

oh god what have i said :bawling:

:joker:

yeah its like saying there's something wrong with being black in the first place

http://hotchocolatefinder.com/wordpr.../04/042108.jpg

Black is lovely ;)

stupid towel :laugh:

:joker::joker::dance:

now thats a masseur if ever I saw one

No.
It was a good comparison and not because they have a kind of physical similarity but more for the sort of 'big but agile' and actually a kind of encouraging 'unapologetic' attitude about their weight and freely dancing, jumping about and moving enthusiastically.

It is complimentary and was accurate in that sense it was connecting them.

Another good example might be Chubby Checker or The Big Bopper (maybe staying with singer-dancers is a better idea).

yeah poor old Lenny, I bet he doesn't think its an insult to be compared to him :shrug:

But paije is nothing like lenny, thats like saying matt reminded him of rick astley...lol

Yeah, that's my point actually..

I'd have said Chubby Checker and the reason being that Paige was doing some old-skool rock-bebop (sorta, kinda) performance and they have similar builds yet were both 'apologetically' getting their dance on.

Now.. I'm going by faded memory now.. but I actually did think Lenny Henry was known for dancing?
Why do I think that?
Maybe because Louis put that in my mind or was one of his things to dance and boogie around to songs and on chat shows??

Whatever happened to him anyways? Is he still doing television?

Lenny Henry reminds me of Nate Dawg too!

my mom think paije sounds like luther van dross,what does luther van dross sound like?

I've seen him a couple of times.. I think just on Comic Relief etc though. Him and Dawn have just divorced recently too :(