Constantly cast as an Italian???
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thedingoes8mybaby — 20 years ago(October 15, 2005 05:01 PM)
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What I mean is, if u put a picture of her next to, say, a Penelope Cruz (who is arguably white, especially by European standards)Lopez has African features. Period.
And, I think I already explained why I think casting people according to the race of a character instead of according to that actor's race is a bad thing. If u read my previous post, it's clearly NOT because I hate people of color or hispanics. As I happen to be both.
And, dude, I don't know what movies have white folks playing traditional Asians, but that's gotta be pretty funny. -
lisavale — 20 years ago(January 14, 2006 02:59 PM)
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Well for anyone that has been home on a Saturday and has TBS, you might have caught the many reruns of Remo Williams which has the very talented and very caucasian Joel Grey playing Chiun, the Chinese Kung Fu Master!
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jazzberry — 20 years ago(January 14, 2006 02:43 PM)
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Yeah actually that does bother me. It's just like blackface, which was undeniably a racist practice. Why wouldn't they cast a Chinese for that role??? Racism in media.
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evmmnval — 20 years ago(December 02, 2005 08:11 PM)
Man you're off. One of the first things I noticed about J-Lo when I first saw her on TV about 12 years ago is how caucasoid she is. And her skin's light, like her dad's (who's quite white, a white Hispanic. I saw him in a doucmentary about J-Lo). J-Lo's a white Latina, so what's your problem? (Even if she called herself something else, she has the same features as caucasians, including the pigmentation, is what I mean). Honestly, man, is she any less caucasoid-looking than say, Cindy Crawford? Or a gazillion other brunettes?
J-Lo can definitely play Italian, having the same general appearance as most of them.
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lana2132 — 20 years ago(January 13, 2006 08:41 PM)
J- Lo wears way too much makeupin all scenes where she is waking up she has makeup caked on her face. This along with her hair dye demonstrates that seh is making herself lighter than seh should. And I do see the African features you were mentioning.
What are you talking aboot?" - Gotta love Canada!
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thedingoes8mybaby — 20 years ago(January 14, 2006 04:36 PM)
Who the heck in their right mind looks at Jennifer Lopez and sees a white hispanic? You'd have to be smoking something. And, dude, I think we need more diverse roles for people of color, especially those with talentbut having a German actress play a traditional Asian person is ridiculous. It's equivalent to blackface.
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thetwentysomething — 20 years ago(January 14, 2006 11:45 PM)
What's wrong with African features? This is ridiculous!
I would love that Jennifer was a newcomer with no background information! Nobody would know her ethnicity. There would be pages and pages of people coming up with "ah, she's this mixed with that", or "she look this so she must have some of that", blah, blah.
This is what's wrong with today! We know too much about actors private affairs and personal background info. It breaks the spell and the fantasy of the FAKE MOVIE.
It's not that serious! I bet if they cast her as an African queen everyone would be in an uproar! You can't please everybody. -
thedingoes8mybaby — 20 years ago(January 27, 2006 05:29 PM)
I didn't say anything was wrong with African features. I am black, so I have VERY defined African features. Acknowledging something is not the same as criticizing it.
And, just because someone isn't 100% full-blooded African, it doesn't make much of a difference. I can't think of one black American or mixed hispanic (from somewhere in Latin America), etcwho IS 100% African. That said, just because someone doesn't LOOK like what someone else would EXPECT a black/hispanic to look like, it doesn't make them any less of a black/hispanic person. I can pretty much look at another person of color and identify them as being a person of color, and I've had long and (and often hilarious) conversations with my white friends who couldn't figure out how I could tell.
And while it's a beautiful thought that one day maybe race wouldn't be something we're judged by, I think it's dangerous to attempt to create an environment where ethnicity is irrelevant. People should be proud of who they are and where they came from, which is why I get uncomfortable when some celebrities try to keep their background secret. Although, I agree, ethnicity and the whole concept of race shouldn't change public opinion.
However, this whole thread came about because I think it's a popular thing to do now, in films, to try to white-wash a film- or try to use actors who may be able to 'pass' as white (presumably to a white audience, because, as I've said, people of color can usually recognize such things) in roles. Or, otherwise, add more white characters or interracial relationships. And while I think all of those things are good for film, because they promote multiracialism, it's BAD that this is being done because, perhaps according to some, white audiences can only relate to other whites. Especially since people of color have had to relate to white characters forever. -
Fisant911 — 19 years ago(April 20, 2006 01:09 AM)
you guys dont understand >< all the characters lopez has played that arent latino the race of the character isnt the main point of the character.LIke in out of sight int he book karen sisco is a tall blonde blue eyed girl think uma thurman but in the movie she is a latina but does it make any difference no the accent is not needed either not every italian speaks like a person from little italy.The main point is that is not the race of the character that matters is the acting itself and she does a good job in this film so why should her race matter.
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GattiPL — 19 years ago(May 16, 2006 09:06 PM)
Who the heck in their right mind looks at Jennifer Lopez and sees a white hispanic? You'd have to be smoking something.
how doesnt she look like a white hispanic?? you must be smoking something to think she's not. What is she then a asian or black hispanic?! lmao
and her only "african" feature is her ass
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DimmuWarrior — 19 years ago(May 20, 2006 11:09 AM)
Well Latinas come in all shapes, sizes and color. Take Alexis Bledel for example. She looks as white as they can be but her father is Argentinian and her mother is Mexican. You can read about her in the June 2005 issue of Latina. Also in the article is the lovely America Ferrera.
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