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[–] LodeMike -5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

~~I hate to ask this but those aren't the same person, right?~~

~~Edit: guy on the right's nose is way wider, so I'm gonna guess no.~~

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 24 points 2 weeks ago

That is Donald Glover, singer and comedian...they are the same person

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

Yes. It's the actor Donald Glover.

In the first pic, he's playing the role of Troy in "Community"

The second image is from the music video "This is America" by his rap persona "Childish Gambino".

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

They are the same person. Donald Glover. The picture on the left is from the (pretty good imho) series Community (aired 2009-2014). The picture on the right is from Donald Glover's aka Childish Gambino's music video This Is America (2018).

[–] LodeMike 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He's a surprising person certainly.

[–] LodeMike 5 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm genuinely surprised that people actually liked Community. I couldn't make it through the first episode. Chevy Chase's character is an absolutely disgusting misogynist, but the show tries to play it off for laughs, like The Big Bang Theory (a show that I would consider to be on the same F tier as Community).

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It gets better from the first season.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah I'm good. Any show that has to resort to shock value to retain an audience is a show that I want to take no part in viewing.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm not a shill for Community but gotta say that it is significantly better than TBBT because it has