Bulging "Pride"
Two months ago, we gave you a first look at Pride, the upcoming period film about Philadelphia's first black swim team that includes "plenty of bulging Afros, bulging muscles, and, quite a few bulging Speedos as well."
As predicted, the bulging Speedos turned quite a few heads—especially at the Motion Picture Association of America. Industry censors were reluctant to approve the new poster and advertising promoting the film because they were concerned about the "package" displayed by young Evan Ross, son of Miss Diana Ross, the first Speedo to the right of Bernie Mac. "They actually accused the film company of digitally enhancing actor Evan Ross," an insider told the New York Daily News. "The MPAA wouldn't approve the poster. Lionsgate had to get back to them with the original art to prove they hadn't manipulated anything."
Not really sure why all the fuss over young Evan 'cuz it's all about Kevin Phillips. More of his bulging action after the jump.
Pride—starring Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Evan Ross, Kevin Phillips and a cast of bulging Speedos—opens March 23.
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UMMMM...i dont get the big issue with Evan Ross. I mean, his package isn't THAT BIG...
damn im thinking folk are screaming about the Lexington Steele type package...clearly evan has some heft in the front..but it's not that deep.
Lord knows you and I BOTH have seen, know, or have even DATED men who were huge and CLEARLY were the center of attention when wearing speedos...
White folk need to fall back with the censorship....its not that deep!
but the film itself--I needs me some hardbodied, chocolate eye candy after STOMP THE YARD (Brian J. White..OOH, HOW YOU DOIN? ALL RIIIGHT??? he can SO get it, rod! :))
Pride might JUST be the thing I need March 23rd!
Posted by: Ryan | 21 February 2007 at 12:37
can't wait to see this film!
Posted by: Cincinnati NAMjA | 21 February 2007 at 12:46
Terrence Howard, definitely yes. But I wanted to see Bernie Mac in his speedos!
Posted by: James | 21 February 2007 at 13:01
I'm sure that if the packages were white, there would be no problem.
Posted by: Karim | 21 February 2007 at 13:34
Karim's right. This is just another symptom of good ol' America sexpanic over anything black. I recommend "This Film is Not Yet Rated" for anyone who wants to see a documentary showing how crazy (and white and classicist and racist and homophobic) the MPAA board is.
Posted by: Andy in Seattle | 21 February 2007 at 14:49
This is laughable. Clearly the MPAA is mostly white with little penises (or married to men with little penises) cause Evan's little bulge is not that deep. And if they ever saw a big bulge, they would know the difference. And WHY were they so focused on it to begin with? Looking at the poster I would never have even noticed it. There is nothing overtly sexual or scandalous about this. And even if his bulge was enormous... if its natural... it is what it is. There are kids on swim teams across america, black, white, hispanic, or whatever, that have BIG DICKS! It is what it is. But you put a bunch of young black men in speedos and they focus on their dicks. uggggh... Its so racist and predictable to me its sickening.
Posted by: psun | 21 February 2007 at 16:00
Yes- we don't want little white girls to see how well-endowed black men are!
Posted by: Gdubya | 21 February 2007 at 16:05
hmmmm Evan Ross in speedos... i could get into that.
Posted by: C. Baptiste-Williams | 22 February 2007 at 09:23
I agree with you guys that there is a problem here, but I believe you are jumping to the most obvious (and wrong) conclusion.
It has nothing to do with race, or have to do with white guys jealous of the package (cuz please, don't embarrass yourselves, we all know there are just as many brothers who got the short end of the stick, and just as many white guys who were blessed.)
Think about this. How many titties do you see in main stream movies? How many dicks do you see in main stream movies?
Has nothing to do with race, but everything to do with a backwards ass 'culture' that 'pimps' out their woman (as objects) but is against letting the same thing be done to men. (And who makes the rules and regulations around here? Men.)
Posted by: Big.Daddy | 22 February 2007 at 12:28
You are right Big Daddy!
Posted by: Gdubya | 22 February 2007 at 16:16
Please!
The combine is on this weekend. I'll have my eyes filled (and disappointed). But hey, the bods will be lovely
Posted by: Stringa | 23 February 2007 at 20:22
I agree, this has nothing to do with race, and we all need to stop shouting every time something like this comes up. After a while it just starts to sound foolish. Just the same it's not always about a gay issue. This seems to be about the male body, pure and simple. Look at the crazy reaction over Brandon Routh in Superman Returns. He's white and it got the same attention. I agree with the previous poster about the MPAA, they are extremely prudish and sexist about the male body.
Posted by: Warloc77 | 05 March 2007 at 21:07
If you swim competitively or just to work out, what you wear is a Speedo or similarly cut suit.
If you don't, you cannot be thought a serious swimmer.
American men are such girls.
Posted by: Esther Blodgett | 08 March 2007 at 15:42
damnnn evan ross is good lookin man..who cares bout the size of his package!
Posted by: shawtyy_xoxo | 08 March 2007 at 19:46
This is funny to me 'cause I wrote about the boy and never even noticed his package. Now I gotta take a closer look.
But shawty, I agree, he's just damn fuckin cute. I don't care how big his dick is.
Posted by: taylor Siluwé | 08 March 2007 at 20:41
Mark Simpson wrote something very funny about 'Speedophobia' for OUT:
http://www.out.com/print_article.asp?id=22203&catid=16
Posted by: BigBear | 09 March 2007 at 12:57
if a good looking black man has a big dick, he is fortunate; ladies would buy things for him taking care of him, a gay black man with big one? even better: he does not have to do anything, everyone wants him. it sounds foolish, but true. that is why big-dick black men are spoiled with attitude.
Posted by: mike | 17 March 2007 at 01:31
Check out the Polish Cycling Team Bulge.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/worlds04/u23rr/7715-Poland.jpg
Posted by: RH | 31 March 2007 at 13:27
I do not know why there is a ruckus over this movie and the speedos. I am a white woman who had the pleasure of going to bed with a black/puerto rican professional boxer in Sacramento who had a incredibly HUGE Cock! Not a prosthesis in his speedo.And the prosthesis isn't even big. Get over it, white America. Black men have big cocks.
Posted by: janice dawson | 06 April 2007 at 19:17
I know who that boxer is, janice dawson. He gave that thing to me, also. My God, he's awesome! I won't say his full name, but his first name is "Timmy", right? I know that I am. White America, get over it...Black men are incredible!
Posted by: Darlene Patterson | 06 April 2007 at 19:24
Referring to the post made by mike.
That must be so uncomfortable to wear such tight shorts. Btw, I'm Polish, too.
Posted by: KW305 | 13 June 2007 at 14:47