Why a white actress as Hilary?

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nurhaci — 9 years ago(November 07, 2016 10:56 AM)

I don't get it: Why did they cast a white actress as Hilary?

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happyphantom9 — 9 years ago(November 09, 2016 07:36 PM)

Karyn Parsons is half-black. She has one white parent and one black parent. In the United States, that counts as black. You can tell she is mixed; she doesn't look white to me.

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stevenackerman69 — 9 years ago(November 11, 2016 06:58 PM)

Yeah, she is more like a light skinned black due to her parents being mixed.

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stevenackerman69 — 9 years ago(November 11, 2016 06:57 PM)

Karyn Parsons, who played the role, is not white. She is a mullatto, meaning that she has mixed parents.

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Novtej_Dil — 9 years ago(November 25, 2016 05:09 AM)

mullatto is derogatory term, hana

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stevenackerman69 — 9 years ago(January 02, 2017 02:02 PM)

Oh, it's like the n-word. Well, no one told me that. So don't blame me.

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Fun Guy From Yuggoth — 4 years ago(July 09, 2021 05:30 PM)

Hana is a derogatory term, Rama.

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rdh-36107 — 9 years ago(December 24, 2016 02:00 PM)

Mulatto was used during slavery and is racist.

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Dr Ali Tomar — 4 years ago(July 09, 2021 05:05 PM)

Mulatto sounds like ice creams, hana

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𝙽𝚈𝙲 [] — 4 years ago(March 24, 2022 11:13 PM)

Karyn Parsons is NOT white. She’s mixed, you douche.