Because Spike Lee pissed them off again. By simply having the courage to tell the truth and put it on screen. He is to be commended for his actions. Once again, Brother Spike, you have done the right thing in the face of criticism and scorn from your own people and your own country. The deepest wound of all was not the Blackface and the dancing and the Blackface toys.
Black entertainment is big business.
Not because of quality or opportunity. But because we have the uncanny knack of making people laugh. From Mantan Moreland to Stepin Fetchit to Richard Pryor to Eddie Murphy to the Wayans Brothers. We make 'em laugh. They pack the seats.