Bowfinger, racist?

[Carl Remick]

Am not what you'd call a frequent moviegoer, but -- this having been Labor
Day and all -- I did happen to take in two recent releases with my wife over
the weekend, Albert Brooks' "The Muse" and Steve Martin/Eddie Murphy's
"Bowfinger."  Awful flicks, both of 'em.  I mention the experience only
because Bowfinger -- the worse of the two, a witless film -- has an oddly
racist undercurrent that no reviewer seems to have picked up on.  Both
characters played by Eddie Murphy seem to trade off "humorous" black
stereotypes of at least 1930s' vintage.  Am I imagining this?  Has anyone
else seen this film?

Carl
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