Harold Ford Jr.: I Dream of the Day When White Actors Get the Nod to Play Black People

GUTFELD Let s welcome ░░░░░░░░ s guests He is ░░░░░░░░ for reaching across the ░░░░░░░░ to tickle me on ░░░░░░░░ rides co host of ░░░░░░░░ Five Harold Ford Jr ░░░░░░░░ and Applause This first ░░░░░░░░ guest has more offensive ░░░░░░░░ than the NFL this ░░░░░░░░ and host of the ░░░░░░░░ up special Dog Belly ░░░░░░░░ YouTube Big Jay Oakerson ░░░░░░░░ and Applause His jokes ░░░░░░░░ why his kids tell ░░░░░░░░ their father s dead ░░░░░░░░ writer and comedian Jamie ░░░░░░░░ Cheering and Applause And ░░░░░░░░ call it an ankle ░░░░░░░░ she calls it a ░░░░░░░░ accessory Fox News contributor ░░░░░░░░ Timpf Cheering and Applause ░░░░░░░░ get a doctor for ░░░░░░░░ lady Hey Harold you ░░░░░░░░ I was with them ░░░░░░░░ a while until he ░░░░░░░░ it was offensive to ░░░░░░░░ that he can t ░░░░░░░░ a black person Is ░░░░░░░░ speaking strictly from being ░░░░░░░░ actor in that or ░░░░░░░░ he just like missing ░░░░░░░░ would you feel if ░░░░░░░░ played you in the ░░░░░░░░ Ford Jr Story FORD ░░░░░░░░ I think it d ░░░░░░░░ great I think one ░░░░░░░░ the things that he ░░░░░░░░ missing not that Margaret ░░░░░░░░ didn t do a ░░░░░░░░ job with him is ░░░░░░░░ there are not a ░░░░░░░░ of stories there are ░░░░░░░░ a lot of opportunities ░░░░░░░░ didn t miss out ░░░░░░░░ roles because he didn ░░░░░░░░ get an opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ an African American character ░░░░░░░░ some story One of ░░░░░░░░ things that is happened ░░░░░░░░ Hollywood and one of ░░░░░░░░ that s happened I ░░░░░░░░ in all of media ░░░░░░░░ that you have Margaret ░░░░░░░░ who s a great ░░░░░░░░ and has a great ░░░░░░░░ GUTFELD We get it ░░░░░░░░ like her Harold FORD ░░░░░░░░ Our kids are in ░░░░░░░░ together But she GUTFELD ░░░░░░░░ knew it FORD JR ░░░░░░░░ she couldn t have ░░░░░░░░ that show 20 30 ░░░░░░░░ years ago The thing ░░░░░░░░ Richard Dreyfuss he s ░░░░░░░░ been on the inside ░░░░░░░░ the standpoint that he ░░░░░░░░ least had the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ compete for roles He ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity to compete ░░░░░░░░ think for two reasons ░░░░░░░░ the stories were written ░░░░░░░░ stories were written for ░░░░░░░░ like him and two ░░░░░░░░ was some inherent racism ░░░░░░░░ think his point about ░░░░░░░░ some of the inclusivity ░░░░░░░░ have gone too far ░░░░░░░░ you and I have ░░░░░░░░ that conversation in public ░░░░░░░░ in private as we ░░░░░░░░ about these things but ░░░░░░░░ think he needs to ░░░░░░░░ mindful of the fact ░░░░░░░░ the more stories that ░░░░░░░░ written I actually dream ░░░░░░░░ the day when he ░░░░░░░░ the nod to play ░░░░░░░░ character that happens to ░░░░░░░░ black and that other ░░░░░░░░ who may be white ░░░░░░░░ because that s when ░░░░░░░░ know we ve reached ░░░░░░░░ point where there is ░░░░░░░░ in terms of the ░░░░░░░░ being told and the ░░░░░░░░ being offered GUTFELD You ░░░░░░░░ it to be a ░░░░░░░░ of equality where the ░░░░░░░░ would eat black people ░░░░░░░░ JR Absolutely GUTFELD Because ░░░░░░░░ s the thing with ░░░░░░░░ is there were no ░░░░░░░░ people being eaten and ░░░░░░░░ was a great white ░░░░░░░░ FORD JR It could ░░░░░░░░ been a great story ░░░░░░░░ They have to redo ░░░░░░░░ from a black perspective.”