Why was Jenny jealous of her brother because he looked white?

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dollymaeflow — 10 years ago(October 17, 2015 03:05 PM)

Why did him looking white bother her?

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alanjobe — 10 years ago(October 20, 2015 01:41 PM)

She saw doors opened for him that weren't opened for her because he looked white

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MrBlondNYC — 10 years ago(November 27, 2015 06:06 PM)

In general, white people get treated a tad better than black people.
George Carlin: It's all bullsh-t and it's bad for ya.

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MadamaButterfly91 — 10 years ago(December 29, 2015 07:17 PM)

Especially in 1975, when it was impossibile to think at a black Usa president.

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MadamaButterfly91 — 10 years ago(December 29, 2015 07:21 PM)

Especially in 1975, when it was impossibile to think at a black Usa president.

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hillbrian2005 — 10 years ago(January 09, 2016 09:13 PM)

She just felt he had a better deal in the world than she did as a black woman

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Diamond97 — 9 years ago(October 30, 2016 09:39 PM)

In general, white people get treated a tad better than black people
A "tad" better? It's more than a "tad."

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MrBlondNYC — 9 years ago(October 31, 2016 09:53 PM)

Uh, yeah, it's called sarcasm.

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McGannahanSkjellyfetti — 10 years ago(January 11, 2016 10:06 AM)

Was that the dude from police academy?

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crlnrgbrght5 — 10 years ago(March 26, 2016 02:37 PM)

Both of the Willis kids looks were extreme, not like how kids in mixed marriages ought to look like. Looking at Jenny, nobody would know that she had a white father, and looking at Alan who would have guessed that he had a black mother? Both kids would look mixed.

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SmokyBrownEyes — 10 years ago(March 27, 2016 04:57 PM)

I always wondered why they didn't hire light-skinned or biracial actors to play Jenny and Alan Willis. I'm sure there were some light brown people looking for work at the time.

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mizzbee1975-1 — 9 years ago(April 17, 2016 08:05 AM)

I totally agree I never could understand why they didn't look slightly mixed. Jenny was very dark, and nobody would even think she had white people in her family much less a parent Allan the same thing

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joannabaroncelli — 10 years ago(March 31, 2016 10:13 AM)

Perhaps since Jennie favored her mother the casting director decided to have Alan favor his father. It may be uncommon but not impossible.

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megafauna005 — 10 years ago(March 31, 2016 12:34 PM)

Remember Jenny said "why me?".
Jesus NEVER existed! He is Judeo Christian MYTH!

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crlnrgbrght5 — 9 years ago(April 09, 2016 01:27 PM)

The first Alan Willis, looked more believable as the product of a mixed marriage, instead of the second Alan Willis.

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PretoriaDZ — 9 years ago(June 06, 2016 03:16 PM)

They are calling it "white privilege" now.
This positively infantile preoccupation with bosoms!Terry-Thomas about US 1963.Hasnt changed much!