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Isn't Seagal a little old for the 'wigger act'?


How often do you see a 50+ year old white guy wear Roca Wear jackets and talk in a pseudo-ebonics accent like he's from the streets. As far as I remember, Seagal is from the middleclass suburbs of Lansing, Michigan... not exactly known for it's mean streets and gangs. Does anybody else find this new trend he plays in his recent movies more annoying than his fake Italian accent?

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I do find it a little amusing.

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It's so annoying. I used to love Seagal but he get's weirder by the day. One minute he's hugging trees the next minute he's acting like a ghetto thug. A few years ago I went to I went to see one of his movies at the theater and I thought I was going to have to shoot my way out. Some rapper was the costar. I used to be in law enforcement, my then partner went with me. There were several people in the audience that we'd remembered arresting.

I really detest the whole "wigger" act. If you are living in the suburbs and have a good job you've made some correct choices and worked hard. To see the next generation turn their back on that and try to act ghetto is disgusting.

I really wish Seagall would ditch the love beads and start kicking butt again. I better be careful what i ask for because the last movie of his I saw he kills about 50 or so prison guards, police, and security people, just because they were in his way.

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I wonder about some of the people who voice their opinion on here.This tendency to confuse Seagal with the characters he portrays, never ceases to amaze me. The guy can be a Red Indian,or anything else, it's story telling it's not Seagal's biography, for goodness sake. He is playing a role, you know,as in acting, pretending to be a certain type of person. I hope you do know that he also does not really "kill" people in his movies for real. Yes my friend. Has the penny dropped yet? gosh!! And there seems to be too many people making reference to his age and size for my liking. Steven becomes more beautiful and a lot sexier as he gets older anyway. All my friends are fellow fans of his, and agree with me on that. He's the most beautiful 50odd year old on this planet, and he's got a lot more going for him. He loves people, he cares about the planet and all it's inhabitants. If one can't say nice things about someone of his stature, it's time to quit airing one's opinions. I just hope he keeps healthy, and well, and continue to make movies for as long as possible. Steven, I love you, and so do my friends. You have so many fans because you are The Magnificent Steven Seagal.

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Dude--he's an actor creating a character and using his accent to do it. And for some reason he's feeling the streets in some of his recent roles.

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yo wut up wit dat?

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He is playing a character which means 'pretending' he is someone else so of course he is using a fake accent.

Its not real its a film, not real, if he is playing an Italian or of Italian descent it might follow that he would use a FAKE accent

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