Yes “ no One important will care “ After all biracial is the new black and African American actressess are so overwhelmed with work they barely have time to tell thier own stories

Thank You for this, even though you did clarify that this is an oral /hearsay passed on from older folks, see you are getting abit of apile on down below

Funny The Marleys and the weed smoking Rastafarians (cuz only rastas smoke weed amirite ) do not do this shit.

True and I say this as a West Indian who fortunately knew better mainly because of my father who lived briefly in England in his youth and came back to the Island fully woke

I can tell you firsthand that the Pantons never knew they were black until they left Jamaica

Im not sure what would be this random white woman’s reason to lie??

Were you there ? Cuz here is feedback from someone who was and there were a lot more like this

all the stars

Exactly

Yeh dont get me wrong , she has a legitimate concern but voicing it at this time right in the middle of the Nina bruhaha and the recent Shana(Jems & The Holograms) fiasco plus the recent release of one of the most colorist movies in a while “The Perfect Match” it seems a bit insular and tone deaf

I believe everybody’s struggles and lived experiences are real and shouldn’t be discounted but in this climate she may want to consider that in “Divergent” the author of the novel describes her character specifically as“ dark brown and pretty with short hair” yet it it was Zoe who got the role. and in “Dope” ALL three…

Her African heritage actually comes from her Panamanian side her Trinidad father is of East indian descent

This is not the fucking point and you know it this has been painstakingly explained to you time and time again

Pearl was not an cultural Icon , Nina Simone is

Whilst you do have a point unfortunately the star often becomes the face of the project.If this movie was getting critical acclaim and accolades then Zoe would be basking in it as well. (Honestly I think she thought this would be her Oscar baity transformation ala Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman & Halle Berry )

Ninas daughter is trying to be gracious..I’ve been following this story for a while and Initially Nina’s daughter was strident against BOTH film execs & Zoe, I think since then she was able to produce her own Netflix documentary “ What happened Nina Simone “ that even got an Oscar Nom so she is now more at peace about…

black exceptionalism one has to be twice as good to get half as much

No Whats fucked up is you accusing Black folks of not accepting Zoe when She was clearly supported playing the role of black women (with two black parents) in Movies like Drum Line , Guess Whos coming to Dinner , Death At A Funeral. etc..

I you really are a black guy a bunch of white people including a guy below get and are even explaining it to you

If she doesnt identify as black then why is she constantly auditioning for “ black roles “