Surprisingly Young and Pretty
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lostmyhairbrush — 14 years ago(February 08, 2012 08:09 PM)
I'm brainwashed for calling Octavia beautiful? Sorry for having an opinion. Au contraire, I'm pretty sure those of us calling her attractive are in the minority of people who haven't bought into Hollywood's/the media's ideals of what beauty is supposed to be.
And I said I want to see Octavia in a leading role which is different from expressing certainty that she'll get actually get one. You're rightHollywood is a business and it's not welcoming to people of color (I hate the term minori5b4ty because it's obviously inaccurate). Octavia, by virtue of being a heavyset black woman, has far lower chances of becoming a household name in the film industry which is just unfortunate. But telling black actors to 'go back to Africa' to find work, to me, is unreasonable. I know of various Asian Americans who have gone on to be more successful in Asian countries and it just seems absurd to me that they should have to cross the freaking Pacific Ocean to have a career. Here's the thingeven if us people of color are smaller in number, we're still Americans. I'm of Korean heritage and an American citizen. This is the only home I've known and I actually like it here! I work here, pay taxes, celebrate the 4th of July, all that good beep Why should I have to look outside home just to find someone who looks like me on TV? While America may be predominantly white, there are still millions upon millions of non-white people out there who would like to be thought of as more than a mere percent number. -
activista — 13 years ago(June 01, 2012 07:45 PM)
@hamburger45
You're one ignorant racistfirst of all, us minorities here in the U.S. are AMERICANS just like youwhy the hell should we have to go overseasthat's the stupidest/most backwards thing I've heard anyone say on this board. We're AMERICANS,dear, not Africans-and BTW, parts of Africa already have their own film businesses. And, yes, Spencer IS an attractive womansorry,but skinny women don't have a lockdown on beautyI know that for a fact.
America has NEVER been JUST a white culture exclusivelysorry, but if YOUR slave-owning ancestors wanted a white country ONLY, they should've never brought black folks as slaves over here in the first damn place. We BUILT this country too, fought in EVERY war even though we STILL weren't allowed the right to vote,live/work/play where we wanted due to segregation. White supremacist a$$holes like you can keep apouting this bull**** all you want, but life goes on and times change whether your silly racist a** likes it or not. Yes, minorities should have more roles because it's usually been white folks that get ALL the best roles? Why the hell do you have a problem with that? Seriously, I'm tired of little silly a** armchair white supremacists like you always whining like little spoiled-a** bs whether a black person gets something that they earned and worked for. What the beep has your a done that's worth a damn besides thinking you're the s because you're white?!? NOTHINGso just SHUT the hell up and go back to Stromfront, you beep racist idiot! Nobody gives a beep about you or your ignorant stupid-a** beep statements anyway. -
activista — 13 years ago(June 01, 2012 09:01 PM)
@hamburger45
BTW, the movies RED TAILS and THINK LIKE A MAN both made well 30 over million dollars at the box office, and they're both all-black c5b4ast films! So all that nonsense you were talking about white folks only wanting to see themselves all the time is just thatNONSENSE and some bull****! Sorry to bust your bubble, but even white folks get tired of seeing the same old trite,predictable genre movies featuring the same old white people over and over again. And every film with white people isn't a box office hit (For exampleTHE GREEN LANTERN, HUGO and JOHN CARTER, which sank like a stone at the box office). So shut the hell up,go crawl back in your basement and chain yourself up to the wall and bang your head while watching FOX News/listening to that ignorant fat bastard Rush Limbaugh!
YOU don't represent or speak for ALL white people,anywayso no one gives a beep what you got to say outside of your little Stormfront clique! -
omoxus — 13 years ago(June 03, 2012 05:22 PM)
IMO she's not a "looker". However, she's adorable and I would like to see her in a lead role. The best bet is a biopic. Otherwise, I see only supporting roles. Maybe in a romantic comedy. She could play off a lead real well. Steal scenes etc
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Maniac-9 — 13 years ago(January 29, 2013 07:49 AM)
I don't think that her success will be hindered by her being black but the fact that she's already middle aged and not a very attractive person. I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but if you honestly think that a lot of people view her as beautiful?