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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre)

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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre)	comment	Fetch Clay, Make Man is a stage play written by Will Power and first performed in 2010.The play is inspired by the Real Life relationship between Muhammad Ali, the famous boxer, and actor/comedian Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry (aka Stepin Fetchit), on the eve of Ali's 1965 defense of his heavyweight championship against Sonny Liston.Ray Fisher notably performed as Ali in the play in 2013 and 2023.
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre)	fetched	2023-06-27T06:59:38Z
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre)	parsed	2023-06-27T06:59:38Z
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_1434e55c	type	Amazingly Embarrassing Parents
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_1434e55c	comment	Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: Ali is not really happy to learn that Sonji's father was a fan of Stepin Fetchit's movies.
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_372bc105	type	Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_372bc105	comment	Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism: Ali is on the idealistic end, aiming for self-determination, pride and dignity. Fetchit is more on the cynical side of things, having had a widely different way of life.
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_3a98aac8	type	Epunymous Title
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_3a98aac8	comment	Epunymous Title: The title plays with the names of the protagonists (stage name in Fetchit's case).
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_53c9fc92	type	Flashback
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_53c9fc92	comment	Flashback: The play contains a scene set in the 20s with Fetchit negociating a contract with the paternalistic film producer William Fox.
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_675056e4	type	Signature Move
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_675056e4	comment	Signature Move: Ali turns to Fetchit because he knows that Fetchit was an intimate friend of the great boxing champion John Arthur "Jack" Johnson. Ali is searching for the knowledge of a legendary attack called the "Anchor Punch" that he believes might have been entrusted to Fetchit.
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_7815ba15	type	N-Word Privileges
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_7815ba15	comment	N-Word Privileges: Ali vigorously answers to Fetchit's rather liberal use of the N-word.
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_88fd6847	type	Converting for Love
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_88fd6847	comment	Converting for Love: Sonji converted to Islam for Ali and wears appropriate clothing to cover her hair. After an argument with Fetchit, who calls her out on perceived hypocrisy, she asserts her right to her own identity and starts wearing a short skirt and heels, which angers Ali.
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_a2340346	type	Friendly Address Privileges
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_a2340346	comment	Friendly Address Privileges: By 1964, Cassius Clay had already changed his name to "Muhammad Ali". His wife still calls him by his old name in 1965.
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_a94eaaa4	type	Odd Friendship
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_a94eaaa4	comment	Odd Friendship: Muhammad Ali, a high-profile figure of racial pride for African-Americans during the Civil Rights movement, is friends with Stepin Fetchit, a comedian whose comedic routine in The '30s is often perceived as a humiliating/embarrassing racial stereotype (and indeed was the subject of racist parody in popular media).
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_b117e1fb	type	You Owe Me
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_b117e1fb	comment	You Owe Me: Reflecting on his controversial role in history (he was the first African-American performer to earn a million dollars, but at the price of compromising with paternalistic and racist producers who would only accept him in Uncle Tomfoolery stereotyped roles), Fetchit tells Ali "I snuck in the back door so you could walk in the front."
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_e031b7ef	type	Slave to PR
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_e031b7ef	comment	Slave to PR: Fetchit's reputation was sharply declining in the '60s thanks to his "Laziest Man in the World" character being increasingly recognized as an anti-Black stereotype. In the play, he is eager to rehabilitate his image by linking himself with an African-American figure who embodies self-determination.
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_e07d3d72	type	Uncle Tomfoolery
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_e07d3d72	comment	Uncle Tomfoolery: In-Universe, Ali calls Fetchit out on his infamous "Laziest Man in the World" roles-turned-stereotype, which made him a rich man but makes people cringe when hearing his name nowadays.
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_e5411cdf	type	Cult
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_e5411cdf	comment	Cult: Cassius Clay joined Nation of Islam and became Muhammad Ali. Tensions arise between Ali and loyalist Brother Rashid when the latter pushes the former to give more prominence to the importance of Muslim thinking in his life when he's interviewed.
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Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_ece6f910	type	Moment Killer
Fetch Clay, Make Man (Theatre) / int_ece6f910	comment	Moment Killer: As Ali and his wife Sonji are about to kiss, Fetchit ruins the moment with a very audible throat clearing.
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