America Ferrera felt some type of way after watching Tina Fey fail miserably at the “Latina Fey” challenge. During a segment on “Billy on the Street,” the 30 Rock actress couldn’t name 20 Latino performers in 60 seconds. And let’s be real, she couldn’t name them regardless of time constraint.
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In their own pardody, Comedian Colton Dunn gave Hondureña actress America Ferrera 60 seconds to name 20 Anglo actors. “That girl from Titanic, the woman,” Ferrera quipped.
Although Dunn tried to give her some help, the Ugly Betty star struggled jokingly, refusing to live up to the challenge to get her point across. Ferrera explained to the Huffington Post why she helped create the video.
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“I am a fan of both Billy and Tina, but it’s a real bummer that, ‘Can you name 20 Latinos?’ is a scary question to ask a television and film producer in 2015,” she said. “It’s telling and sad, but it certainly isn’t adorable or entertaining to those who are the butt of the joke. We turned the tables in our video to show just how ridiculous it feels when you’re on the other side. And let’s just be real — I’m mad she didn’t name me.”
Colton on the Street: White American FerreraWe did our own version of Billy on the Street’s #LatinaFey Challenge, and boy was it hard. Watch the #WhiteAmericanFerrera Challenge with me and Colton Dunn.
Posted by America Ferrera on Thursday, October 15, 2015