Comments on: Bobby Ologun goes ape

By: Adamu

Adamu — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:33:27 +0000

Except for some of his facial expressions, I dont usually see Bobby doing much thats overtly playing into black stereotypes. Quite the contrary, now that he has been around for many years he is recently portrayed as a successful hard-working family man (I almost never see him without his kids recently). This is partly owing to the fact that he took Japanese citizenship in 2007. If anything his character juxtaposes sympathetic “noble savage” images with slapstick antics and intentional Japanese mistakes that are doubly effective because he is a comical black guy.

In this clip, I don’t see this so much as “he’s black so obviously he has kinship with chimps.” If the above commenter is correct he seems to be trying the same gag with all the animals.

By: Gweb

Gweb — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:53:41 +0000

This guy is really making black people look horrible in Japan. Just stop, PLEASE!

By: Aki

Aki — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:43:38 +0000

I watched this TV show. In contrast to this skit, Bobby looked to have succeeded in verbally communicating with an elephant in another skit. Every time he talked something to the elephant, it stared at him as if it understood something.

By: hl

hl — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:33:36 +0000

Those are his kids and that’s how they naturally look. I think they are cute.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:37:40 +0000

Hahaha. Word.

By: alan

alan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:46:40 +0000

This is offensive on so many levels. Where to start? What’s up with those kids? Seriously. Are they in makeup? BLACKFACE? Really. Please tell me it ain’t so.

By: LB

LB — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:29:20 +0000

“I just wish I had a filter for the verbal spam”
Stun guns. Or pepper spray. Your choice – depends if you want the spam turned into a low gurgle or a high-pitched scream.

By: Jack the Tripper

Jack the Tripper — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:12:06 +0000

What an idiot.

And usually a mix of 2 races produces cute kids that grow up to be good looking people ….well, usually.

By: pixel_bomber

pixel_bomber — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:57:02 +0000

Luckily my email filter catches most of the 419 scammer mails nowadays.

I just wish I had a filter for the verbal spam I get from the Nigerians in Roppongi trying to get me to follow them to their club/store/whatever.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:42:38 +0000

rofl

By: Montsan

Montsan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:38:26 +0000

Maybe, but I find his particular means of selling out far more concerning than the average “Look at me, I have no dignity!” Japanese tarento. At least when it comes to segments like this.

By: LB

LB — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:05:38 +0000

Which makes him different from any other terebi tarento how, exactly?

They’re all whores when you get right down to it. All that is left is the haggling over price.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:45:41 +0000

Oh dear. He really will do anything for money.

By: LB

LB — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:25:40 +0000

I think all the other Nigerians are busy sending me e-mails about how their husband General So-and-so died suddenly leaving 100 million USD which he stole from the central treasury and how they now need to borrow my bank account to launder said funds.

By: john

john — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:48:33 +0000

Way to take enlightened understanding back about fifty years, Bobby. (Clap clap.)

Is there any Nigerian or other African organization around to complain about this guy? Or is he held up as a success story?

By: James

James — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:54:59 +0000

He actually does have a show ["Bobby's Stadium"], but I think it is only aired on Saitama TV – a local network:
http://www.teletama.jp/bobby/
Example clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuvI1JW_EyM

By: Sphere

Sphere — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:51:38 +0000

I don’t know why Bobby Ologun doesn’t have his own show. If this segment was on Bobby Ologun TV show and not some variety show, I wouldn’t be upset.

By: Montsan

Montsan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:41:59 +0000

Any shred of respect I might have been holding out for that man has been tossed out the window. I always left open the possibility that I somehow might have been misinterpreting his act over the years and that there might be more to him than the TV appearances implied, but frankly I don’t care anymore.

By: madne0

madne0 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:26:44 +0000

My God. This man will do anything for a buck.

By: matt

matt — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:41:42 +0000

Cue justified outrage in 3…2…1…