These are some Twitter reactions to Zoe playing Nina:
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PeggyFromMannix — 10 years ago(March 05, 2016 06:29 AM)
I think people are mad for reasons other than zoe not being "black" enough actually the fact that she had to wear dark makeup and a fake nose is proof enough that her features are nothing like simone's but that's besides the point there are so many other actresses that could have been a better choice to play simone..but zoe was picked because of politics, all Hollywood cares about is $$$$, saldana has 2000proven herself capable of being a box office star, and that's what they want
I completely agree. Although I like Zoe, IMHO, she isn't right for the role. However, just like you pointed out, this biopic would never have been greenlit if a name actress was not playing Nina Simone. I think Viola Davis would've been a better choice but Hollywood has more faith in Zoe's bankability. Ditto for the upcoming Anita Hill movie starring Kerry Washington, whom I consider miscast. Ultimately, as we all know, the real color at the center of this controversy is green.
Keep the faith.
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Lightrend — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 10:26 AM)
Political correctness may seem pathetic and even counter productive at a glance, but if you cant identify it as a symptom of a real problem, and see that it is clearly a "work in progress" - a bump in the road to societal evolution - then you are just not
competent
enough to speak about this.
Of course Hollywood is "white-washed". And of course it is partly due to consumer demand - DUH - we live in a society that has been fighting for years to get rid of the systemic racism that is - of course - still present today.
This is just like with prohibition; we banned drugs because Nancy strangled her kids while high on weed, and consequently ruined it for the rest of us. As in the case with Nancy, you are completely allowed to cry about your culture being ruined by bad actors who are only being cast as a societal measure. But since this sht has an actual impact on society we dont care about your experience in the theater. This needs to be regulated by people who have the merits needed to actually understand the problem and impact society. Which is good, because it will free up more of your time to handle things that
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Sweet_and_Lowdown77 — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 11:30 AM)
With all due respect, this isn't evolution. This is devolution.
The outcry against Zoe is unjust. It's being made by a community that seems to have appointed themselves the judge, jury & executioner of what constitutes "Black".
Zoe's being criticized, judged, not for her talent but by what she looks like and the color of her skin. Isn't that racism?
So Malcolm X wasn't black because he's not as "dark skinned" as Martin Luther King? PR & DR Black people aren't real Black because they're not African American? South American Blacks aren't real blacks?
Do you think a bigot wearing a KKK sheet cares what shade of Black you are before they discriminate?
I'll guarantee you Zoe's had to endure all the same struggles any Black girl of her has had to endure. I'm sure she's lost out on roles that went to other actresses.
I also love how folks continue to bash "hollywood". This isn't a Hollywood film. It's being made by a British Company. No Hollywood studios are involved.
I believe there is a difference between being politically correct, in terms of referring to the "disabled" instead of the previous nomenclatures used to describe them.
I have no idea what your point about Prohibition is, but you and others are judging Zoe and the filmmakers before anyone's seen the film. Do you know for a fact the filmmakers don't have the merits to tell this stor7ecy? Has anyone thought for a second that Zoe was the best ACTRESS for the role? That she was the right age an gave the best audition? Do folks understand that filmmaking is a business and films are social experiments?
It's hard to make a movie. Really hard. Even harder to make a low budget Bio Pic. I'll guarantee you no one on the production is making a ton of money. I'll guarantee you Zoe is making a fraction of what she normally would.
Why? Because she wanted to play the role. Because she had a passion to tell Nina's story. These filmmakers probably spent years of their lives making this film.
People need to stop protesting stuff and start living life. There are real issues to protest. There are real injustices in the world. This isn't one of them. The degree of Zoe's skin tone is NOT a real issue. -
morpheusownsall — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 11:49 AM)
First offZoe is not a great actress. Uzo Aduba iswho is an emmy-award winner and actually looks closer to Nina Simone.
Second, Zoe is part of the racial hollywood cycle of giving us the go-to "black" actress. First off it was Halle Berry now it's Zoe. So it does rub people the wrong way when she is put in all the "black" roles, when she does not look like or represent quintissential blackness.
Third of allthis is an important story abo2000ut race and identity and the hardship Nina Simone went through based on her image. Zoe does not get that and will never get that. So you have to pick someone who can identify with that.
LastlySteve Carrell having prosthetics to look closer to a fellow white man is very different from Zoe darkening her skin which brings up the horrors and history of blackface to play a role.
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Sweet_and_Lowdown77 — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 03:28 PM)
First off, this is your opinion re: who is a "better" actress. And Uzo Aruba might have similar physical traits to Nina, who's to say she could play the part?
Second, this film is NOT a Hollywood production. The film is being produced independently by 2 British Companies IN England.
And it doesn't matter the "shade" Zoe is black.
Third, maybe wait until you see the film before saying Zoe "doesn't get it".
Lastly, Carell's skin was also lightened. Nicole Kidman had all her freckles covered over to portray Virginia Woolf. Both had prosthetics. Every actor filmed wears makeup. To suggest Zoe applying a darker shade of makeup to get the skin color more in line with Nina's to "Blackface" is bizarre and just silly.
Blackface was used to keep any blacks from acting. They would cast white people and color their faces. Zoe is black.
Who decided that only people that can trace their roots to Africa are "Black". By the way, all mankind traces its roots back to Africa, but I digress.
So, you, as a rep of the "Black" community are saying that men and women of color from South America, DR, England, Asia and PR are not "black"? You think the folks in white sheets cared what shade of black folks were before they tried to lynch them?
Are you saying Malcolm X wasn't really black because he was light-skinned?
As a white person, no, I'll never truly understand the plight of men and women of color, but I do know that the members of the Black community I know and call friends have relayed to me that all they've ever wanted was to be judged for WHO they are. Not the color of their skin.
Yet you want to judge Zoe on the color of her skin.
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Ladonia84 — 10 years ago(April 04, 2016 08:17 AM)
Black is more than a color it is a culture. SO an Asian with black skin could not play Nina by covering 1908up their Asian features. Saldana portraying a Black American Icon by covering up her features a blatant sign that the issues about identity, something Nina advocated for, within the Black community were ignore. And let me ask why do you think there aren't more well known black actresses? Why was Lupita rise to stardom so exceptional? is it bc dark skin woman can't act or nvm they aren't appealing to mass audiences?
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AtheistRevolution — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 11:52 AM)
Zoe Saldana is the best actress possible? That's a joke.They should have cast Lupita Nyong'o.Racism has always been alive in America.And Zoe Saldana wouldn't be anywhere if she wasn't light skin.And Trump is leading in the polls because they were already racist malcontents that wanted to blame all their problems on others.Every psychotic leader uses that to gain power. They didn't need political correctness to be racist for most of this countries history.They found someone that wants to bring back open racism and love it.
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namedjay93 — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 12:49 PM)
This is one of the most intellectually dishonest posts I've ever seen on IMDB, and that's saying something.
Colorism is the center of this controversy, which is a complicated issue you clearly took no time to educate yourself about.
Maybe understand what is actually being discussed next time before making a fool of yourself with several exhaustingly long rants that somehow never managed to hit on the issue at hand even once. -
ChloeBird808 — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 01:36 PM)
I love Zoe, I really do, but people are pi$$ed as there are a few actresses for this role that they could have chosen who would have been more suited to the role; Uzo Aduba and Viola Davis or if they wanted to take a bigger risk, India Aire.
I don't even really blame the casting directors I truly blame Zoe for choosing a role she's clearly not suitable for. -
starryeyedgirl1 — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 06:15 PM)
In this day and age, in the black, Asian, Latino communities there is such thing as colourism/shadism. Lighter has always been preferred. People have been made to feel like crap for being dark.
Political Correctness, my behind. You know nothing.
In "Hollywood", lighter-skinned or fairer black actresses are getting more/better roles than darker skinned actresses. Please don't pretend this is not the case.
I don't see no dark-skinned actresses getting cast in parts meant for lighter skinned blacks. The Lovings (a movie about a light-skinned black women married to a white man) just finished filming. No way they would have cast someone like Gabrielle Union or Aja Naomi King (only dark skinned actresses I know who are not too old and with somewhat of a name).
Or even "Belle" with Gugu Mbatha-Raw, but cast Keke Palmer and lighten her skin with makeup. No f-ing way. It's just an excuse to not use dark women. You are just to blind to see the blatant colourism/shadism. Hollywood definitely has a preference. They are black women like Paula Patton, Halle Berry, Alexandra Shipp, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Aurora Perrineau, etc. And if they want to get real close, they'll use someone like Zoe. Not completely light skinned, but not too dark, with acceptable hair and features. They can pretend like that's not as far as they are willing to go.
The argument isn't that she is not "black" enough, it is that she is not the same "black" as Nina. She is a tad lighter with different features. She is a freaking Afro-Latina for Pete's sake. And there is no way in hell she was the best actress for the job.
This kind of casting is problematic. It adds to the notion that black/dark-skinned women are not good enough, but that lighter women are. Also it is apparent that dark skinned men don't have this issue in "Hollywood". Men like Idris Elba, Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Don Cheadle, Will Smith, Morris Chestnut etc.
Only non-black people classify all black people as the same, when clearly they are not, if certain types are still struggling for their type of "black" to be accepted.
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Sweet_and_Lowdown77 — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 07:14 PM)
Well, I know that this wasn't a Hollywood production. It is 100% financed by a British company and produced by 2 companies in England. This is 100% independent of Hollywood.
So saying "In Hollywood" in regards to this film is irrelevant.
Colorism and shadism is just another form of racism. It's an excuse by a minority in the African American community to keep racism alive. Do you honestly think folks wearing the White Sheets cared about shades of Blackness before they lynched folks?
I'll guarantee you that Zoe's faced prejudice because of the color of her skin.
Malcolm X was a light7ec-skinned Black Man is he less "Black"?
And the argument shouldn't be that Zoe's not the same "black" it should be is she the most talented artist to bring Nina to life on screen. She's being judged by the color of her skin and not her talent. You're judging her based on her skin color. Do you have proof that this was the casting process? Isn't it possible that she earned the role based on her talent?
Casting is REALLY hard. Every director will tell you, they'd rather have THE BEST ACTOR AVAILABLE rather than someone who looks exactly like the person. You can alter the appearance of someone to look more like someone. But you can't invent talent.
I never said "all black people are the same", but all black people or every shade have faced prejudice because of the color of their skin. "Dark Black" people aren't alone.
IMO, Zoe's a very talented actress. She's paid her dues. She's built up a tremendous resume mixed with drama, action, comedy, she's showed great range in films like INFINITELY POLAR BEAR and even brought a Blue Alien to life in AVATAR. I think she deserves the benefit of the doubt. Zoe's smart. I'm sure she knew the challenges of not only playing Nina Simone from an emotional standpoint but probably knew there would be doubters out there. IMO, she's brave. She's taking a risk.
And perhaps there is a certain level of comfort financiers feel with Zoe. But I'm sure the comfort is more because she's a star and less because she's a little lighter than Nina. I mean, if the financiers were truly concerned with her "shade" of black and they wanted a "lighter" shade, then why would they have her wear darker makeup to darken the skin? Doesn't this defeat your point? I mean if the goal is to cast a light skinned black person because they don't want a dark skinned black person, why make her dark skinned? -
starryeyedgirl1 — 10 years ago(March 03, 2016 08:54 PM)
I put "Hollywood" in quotations, because I didn't mean the actual place, but the industry.
Colorism and shadism is just another form of racism. It's an excuse by a minority in the African American community to keep racism alive.
It's not an excuse, but because Caucasians set the beauty standards. There are also non poc who will only prefer a black actress because she is biracial or has features that are accepted by Europeans. That "She's not like other black actresses" or "what is she mixed with" crap for women like Kerry Washington, Sanaa Lathan, Rihanna, etc.
It is also not JUST in African American communities, don't be so ignorant and do your research.
I'll guarantee you that Zoe's faced prejudice because of the color of her skin.
Malcolm X was a light-skinned Black Man is he less "Black"?
No doubt she has.
I never said Zoe was not black, but an Afro-Latina (Dominican) is not the same as a black person from Kenya or Somalia. (If you believe this, then it's basically like saying all black people are the same) Do Rosario Dawson and Lupita N'yongo look like they can play sisters from the same parents?
I also believe one of Zoe's parent is not black, just a tanned Latina. I may be wrong.
I never said "all black people are the same", but all black people or every shade have faced prejudice because of the color of their skin. "Dark Black" people aren't alone.
You are right, but I am specifically talking about in the industry. They are definitely marginalized the most. Let's not pretend they aren't. Specifically females. Even worse if they don't have nice hair, small lips and noses.
I mean, if the financiers were truly concerned with her "shade" of black and they wanted a "lighter" shade, then why would they have her wear darker makeup to darken the skin? Doesn't this defeat your point? I mean if the goal is to cast a light skinned black person because they don't want a dark skinned black person, why make her dark skinned?
Because her "black" is acceptable. Also they knew if they didn't darken her, there would be backlash. More so than there is already. They probably didn't foresee this backlash because they thought she was "dark enough".
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Sweet_and_Lowdown77 — 10 years ago(March 04, 2016 09:04 AM)
With all due respect, you're judging people by the color of their skin. That's racism.
Being from Somalia doesn't make someone more "Black" than someone from the Dominican. And, I'm sorry, but how many actual Somalians do you know that are actors and actresses?
This is just another form of Racism kept alive by a minority of the Black community to justify their "hate". How exactly did Viola Da5b4vis get the lead of her own TV show if there was this massive conspiracy to keep Dark Black Women down? How did Kerry Washington?
Are Darker Skinned Black people better than light skinned black people? Again, I ask, was Malcolm X not a real Black person? He was incredibly light-skinned.
While there's no doubt ALL black people suffered injustices over the History of the United States, there's now a greater injustice going on. Guess who murders more Black people than anyone? Other Black people. On these boards, Black people are attacking other Black people.
These issues CAN'T and WON'T EVER BE SOLVED by the White community. By saying Zoe gets her breaks because she's an "acceptable shade of Black" is so racist it's beyond words. What YOU are doing is telling other Black people that it doesn't matter how talented you are, you won't succeed because you're skin is darker than another Black person's. That breeds in-fighting among the community.
And what if someone did that to Viola Davis? Or Kerry Washington?
Stop using excuses.
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starryeyedgirl1 — 10 years ago(March 04, 2016 09:37 AM)
Being from Somalia doesn't make someone more "Black" than someone from the Dominican. And, I'm sorry, but how many actual Somalians do you know that are actors and actresses?
This is just another form of Racism kept alive by a minority of the Black community to justify their "hate". How exactly did Viola Davis get the lead of her own TV show if there was this massive conspiracy to keep Dark Black Women down? How did Kerry Washington?
When did I say that some are "more Black"? I said there are different kinds, but that doesn't make them less or "truly" black. Don't put words in my mouth.
A black person from Somalia does not look the same as one from the Dominican.
Also Viola and Kerry got their shows because A BLACK WOMAN gave it to them, so try again. I knew you were going to bring them up because they are the only two you canand TV isn't entirely the same as film.
Are Darker Skinned Black people better than light skinned black people? Again, I ask, was Malcolm X not a real Black person? He was incredibly light-skinned.
The fact that you keep asking me thisgeez. Learn to read. When did I imply this?
No one is better. I believe there should be equal opportunities, not one favoured over the other - which is the case with Zoe.
While there's no doubt ALL black people suffered injustices over the History of the United States, there's now a greater injustice going on. Guess who murders more Black people than anyone? Other Black people. On these boards, Black people are attacking other Black people.
Can you stay on topic please? This point is so idiotic and has nothing do with anything.
These issues CAN'T and WON'T EVER BE SOLVED by the White community. By saying Zoe gets her breaks because she's an "acceptable shade of Black" is so racist it's beyond words. What YOU are doing is telling other Black people that it doesn't matter how talented you are, you won't succeed because you're skin is darker than another Black person's. That breeds in-fighting among the community.
And what if someone did that to Viola Davis? Or Kerry Washington?
Stop using excuses.
Not the White community, the white film industry. It is the truth though. How am I being racist? It's the industry who is only accepting of "certain" black women.
It's not that black women CAN'T succeed, it is just harder for them. I didn't create this issue. The industry did because of their unwillingness to hire dark-skinned black actresses.
I'm a white guy. I've been working in "Hollywood" for 20+ years. I'm not a millionaire. I don't get every job I go after, even though I see folks less qualified. I don't use excuses. I try harder.
You don't have the same barriers black people have or poc.
What about the director who came out saying he would not hire a poc for his lead in a movie because he wanted it to sell?
To think that this is "just excuses" means you are saying there is no racism or discrimination in the world at all, let alone the film industry. Of course there is. People have preferences and refuse to hire people all the time, while stating other reasons.
Just because you are blind to it, doesn't mean it is not there. Your white privilege has blinded you.
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Sweet_and_Lowdown77 — 10 years ago(March 04, 2016 10:36 AM)
A Black Woman is the Head of ABC? I didn't know that. Oh you meant the Producer? Well who hired her?
See how that works? Shonda can't force ABC to hire a Dark Skinned1354 Black person. She pitches a show, the Studios buy it and they agree on cast. If the head of ABC was part of this conspiracy against Dark Skinned Black women, then Viola doesn't get the lead of the show. Neither does Kerry Washington.
I'm sorry but what does poc mean?
I don't know which director you're talking about. I'm sure you're telling the truth but I don't know who you're talking about. At the same time, can we use quotes from Spike Lee about White people? Just because 1 director says something, doesn't mean it's true or that everyone thinks like that.
No, I see past color. You don't. you don't think Zoe is "black" enough to play the role of Nina Simone. Yes, I can see that she's not as dark skinned, but she's still black. She can use the bigotry she's faced, the doors slammed in her face b/c of her color as motivation. And she can use her talent to channel Nina Simone. She's a great actress.
Acting, by definition, is not real. It's pretend. This goes back to when women were barred from acting. Men played female roles. And IMO the BEST actor deserves to get the role.
And I speak as a director casting is incredibly HARD. Finding the right person isn't as easy as using google images. Many things go into a performance, not just looks. It's why STEVE JOBS can cast Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs. In Steve Jobs's wildest dreams he could never look like Fassbender. But b/c Michael's talented, you believe him.
Where was the outrage when a dark skinned Denzel was chosen to play a light-skinned Malcolm X?
Ask yourself WHY the outrage doesn't go the other way.
It's because it doesn't fit into your argument that the world is against dark skinned Blacks. Idris just won multiple SAG awards. So did Viola Davis and "Crazy Eyes". All dark skinned, all succeeding. chiwetel ejiofor is one of the busiest men in show biz. Don Cheadle has his own show. Morris Chestnut too.
Lupinta just won an Oscar a couple years ago. So did John Ridley & Steve MCQueen. Megan Good was the lead of the MINORITY REPORT TV series. Angela Bassett's worked consistently for 20+ years.
Are there not enough roles for black women? That's a better argument, but, with all due respect the United States is - as of the last census - only 16% Black. Now that doesn't mean that's the # to hit when casting - I firmly believe the BEST actor possible should be cast regardless of color - but maybe that and not racism is a reason for the imbalance? There are more white people so there are more white writers, directors and actors. And there are also more white viewers.
And what percentage of all the actors, directors & writers would you say are good? 50% of everyone trying to be an artist is good? 40%? 10%? Whatever number that is, it means that within every group a large portion of that group isn't good.
Fair?
The community really being under represented isn't the Black Community. It's the Hispanic community. The country is 18% Hispanic, yet there was no boycott of the Oscars movement by the Hispanic Community. I don't hear about Mexican hispanics fighting with South American Hispanics or complaining about Spanish Hispanics. If an Hispanic is portrayed on film & TV it's usually as a housekeeper, gardner, drug dealer or illegal.
IMO, it's taken so long to get a biopic of Nina Simone off the group. She's not an easy story to tell and it's taken this long to tell it. Instead of attacking Zoe, why not wait until the film comes out? Judge the movie instead of some stills taken from odd angles in bad light?
Don't judge by the cover read the book.
And my example of being 40 and white was to show you that just because I'm white doesn't mean I get breaks. The challenges I face are different, but there are still challenges. When I moved to LA, I came here without knowing anyone. No connections and I had $500 to my name and nowhere to live. I've been able to work consistently for 20+ years and not one of the those years was easy. -
starryeyedgirl1 — 10 years ago(March 04, 2016 11:37 AM)
See how that works? Shonda can't force ABC to hire a Dark Skinned Black person. She pitch2000es a show, the Studios buy it and they agree on cast. If the head of ABC was part of this conspiracy against Dark Skinned Black women, then Viola doesn't get the lead of the show. Neither does Kerry Washington.
The hired her because of how well she did with Grey's obviously and trusted her.
She was able to vouch for her choices. Also these are isolated cases.
I'm sorry but what does poc mean?
Person of Colour.
I don't know which director you're talking about. I'm sure you're telling the truth but I don't know who you're talking about. At the same time, can we use quotes from Spike Lee about White people? Just because 1 director says something, doesn't mean it's true or that everyone thinks like that.
Ridley Scott if I'm not mistaken - and many people DO think like that, they just are careful not to say it.
No, I see past color. You don't. you don't think Zoe is "black" enough to play the role of Nina Simone. Yes, I can see that she's not as dark skinned, but she's still black. She can use the bigotry she's faced, the doors slammed in her face b/c of her color as motivation. And she can use her talent to channel Nina Simone. She's a great actress.
WHEN DID I SAY ZOE WAS NOT BLACK ENOUGH???
I AM SAYING THEY ARE NOT THE SAME TYPE OF BLACK. ZOE IS AN AFRO-LATINA. NINA WAS NOT. THEY CLEARLY DO NOT EVEN HAVE THE SAME FEATURES.
It's like having Christina Milian play Lupita N'yongo. Google her and you will see what I mean. THEY ARE BOTH BLACK WOMEN, but clearly one is not like the other.
It's because it doesn't fit into your argument that the world is against dark skinned Blacks. Idris just won multiple SAG awards. So did Viola Davis and "Crazy Eyes". All dark skinned, all succeeding. chiwetel ejiofor is one of the busiest men in show biz. Don Cheadle has his own show. Morris Chestnut too.
I AM SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT DARK-SKINNED FEMALES. "HOLLYWOOD" HAS NO PROBLEMS WITH MALES. If you actually read one of my last posts, you would know I said this. The beauty standards are higher for black females, not males.
Viola and Uzo are the few, because people gave them their chance to succeed. The show Uzo is on just so happens to embrace diversity and realism.
Lupinta just won an Oscar a couple years ago. So did John Ridley & Steve MCQueen. Megan Good was the lead of the MINORITY REPORT TV series. Angela Bassett's worked consistently for 20+ years.
Lupita played a slave and in a good film with other well-known actors and a director. She was great, but there was so much buzz around the film, there was no way she could be ignored.
Meagan Good and Angela have "accepted skintone and features". Name a successful black women who looks like Nina (bigger nose, lips, hair is not straight) and IS NOT Danai Gurira of the Walking Dead or Lupita.
Are there not enough roles for black women? That's a better argument, but, with all due respect the United States is - as of the last census - only 16% Black. Now that doesn't mean that's the # to hit when casting - I firmly believe the BEST actor possible should be cast regardless of color - but maybe that and not racism is a reason for the imbalance? There are more white people so there are more white writers, directors and actors. And there are also more white viewers.
Not that there aren't enough.
They are being overlooked, even for the smallest of parts.
So because there are more white people in the US, they should get most of the roles? So you mean exactly like 50, 60 years ago. Why don't we just stop using Asians and Native Americans and go back to having white people play them as well?
This convo keeps going from colourism/Zoe to actual diversity in film, so I will leave you with these links in regard to diversity in film:
http://kinghardy.tumblr.com/post/139831936557/micdotcomwatch-the-way-the-country-reacts-to
The best actor should be chosen, but this is "let's just cast a white person in a poc role and SAY they were the best."
How is this fair if white people get all the roles, yet are still stealing one from Black, Asians, Latinos, Natives, etc?
http://micdotcom.tumblr.com/post/138863036997/watch-women-and-people-of-color-will-definitely
You are also saying that white people prefer to watch white people, which is not the case.
The best actor should be chosen of course, but not this. (Back to Zoe)
http://x-my-bright-is-too-slight-x.tumblr.com/post/140458209410/sapphiredoves-kimreesesdaughter
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Sweet_and_Lowdown77 — 10 years ago(March 04, 2016 04:20 PM)
Your argument is that Zoe doesn't look enough like Nina. That she has different features and skin tone. Yes? They should've found someone else based SOLELY on appearance?
Okay, so Nicole Kidman is a 5'11" Aussie, red haired, freckle-faced beauty with a small button nose. In THE HOURS, she played Virginia Woolf. Ms. Woolf was a 5'6" refined Brit, brunette with no freckles and was incredibly pale. She also had a very large nose.
The filmmakers transformed Nicole into Virginia Woolf, by changing her face, giving her a fake nose and applying white makeup to cover her freckles and pinkish skin (since her skin tone did not match).1354 They died her hair as well.
Nicole bared almost NO similarities to Virginia Woolf. Her accent was different as well as her country of origin.
I ask, what's the difference between this and Zoe in NINA?
Why does it have to be this massive conspiracy? Can't it simply be the filmmakers wanted Zoe? That they thought she was the best ACTRESS for the role?
I'm seriously asking.
Aren't there plenty of big nosed, pale skin Brunettes that could've played Virginia Woolf? I don't remember a boycott or backlash from this group.
I just think it makes ALL Black people look bad when they attack another Black person like they're attacking Zoe. It looks petty and sad.