Honestly she presents more as white and I actually appreciate her not coming for the few black girls roles out there.
Also I have said this before a lot of these biracial people whilst not outright denying their blackness are basically living as defacto white, sound white,white only friends , dates the whole…

She became a part of the problem when she sat in that chair and let them apply that shoe black polish on her face and if you are still going down the "black enough road" You still dont get it

David has been on my s h 1 T list since the movie Red Tails.Lets just say the erasure of BW is the least of his concerns

The lightwashing and blackface is bad enough but this also feels like Don Lemon playing Malcolm X. No Bueno
Nina had the temerity in 1950s America at 12 yo to reject the suggestion of the white tutors at her piano recital that her parents sit at the back of the concert hall. ,This was just the start of this…

Exactly!She has been fortunate to be cast in block busters, Avatar, Star wars etc where she was not carrying he film. .From what I have seen of Zoe I would be surprised if she even knew who Nina Simone was before she was approached to do the film
IMO her motivation to take the role as Nina was that she believed…

Naw bro you dont "get it " and clearly have no idea who Nina Simone was.This isn't simply about the actor looking like the real life person, Nina's Afrocentric look was an integral part of HER. STORY, she dared to have a career at a time when BW were supposed to look like Lena Horne in order to be front and…

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IMO, Viola Davis can act rings around all of these women yet it took her until she was darn near 50 to get any where near the opportunities that these women received
@chokeonthis is not discrediting the experiences of light/biracial women but just pointing out even in their hardship there is some privilege.This is…

exactly

yep

Say what Now ?? The Apocalypse is nigh LOL

still chuckling

See Ye This is why Jay-Z really doesnt fvck with you . you are just work "acquaintances' and you dont even get it

yawn

nailed it

I am at a loss for Words RIP my sister ,well at least some of the VSB here are giving me some hope all is not lost

See you still like to live dangerously

Behave!!

well said

Yes but isnt she saying something different now from her husbands very recently expressed views? What has changed ????