“Sort of.” “pretty damn close” “Not literally saying that”

The better option is to not make it. Part of the film business is coming to terms with the reality that some movies just don’t get made or they are completely shelved once made. Either do it justice or don’t do it at all.

Better not to have it at all, in my opinion. We already have What Happened, Miss Simone? why not give that a theater release instead?

The one issue that Coates avoids in his piece (which is, as usual, very well-written and insightful) is whether, given the realities of the film industry as it exists today, it would have been better had the film not been made at all.

I feel so lucky to be alive a the same time as Coates. And Beyoncé. But right now at this moment, Coates. The man is so brilliant and really able to capture in words what most of us can only weep. I said it 4 years ago and will continue to say, this biopic is trash and deserves to be trashed in the box office. Nina…

No one is down on GT...she is the real deal for sure...it would behoove you to google a picture of NS.

Literally just watched What Happened, Miss Simone? last night. All of it was heartbreaking, but none so much as the bit about her looks.

And what you said has nothing to do with the article. So.

Gravitas? She’s a TV actor who starred in Hercules, Suits, and Firefly. And as for the rest: Nope!

To be honest, I was having trouble grasping the issue on this one. I’d been thinking, you know, at least Zoe seems like a real fan of Nina’s.

You know, sometimes I think the comment section following these articles would be way less terrible if people had to answer a few multiple choice questions showing that they read (or hell, even skimmed) the post first.

Ok, but why did you just spend three paragraphs arguing against an argument that neither this post, nor the article it referenced made?

You know this movie is glorified fan fiction. They have her in relationship with a known gay man. They were never a couple. Simone’s life was interesting enough without making up bullshit.

Yes! This hits the nail on the head. Women, even when they have the privilege of being white, have to check all the boxes of conventional attractiveness if they want to be a serious protagonist (fat chick? Comic relief!).

This person is trying to troll.

Light skin. Tiny nose. How is she better?

It’s as if you lack reading comprehension. Racism is indeed the default setting of Americans.

We borrow from each other’s cultures all the time especially in terms of music, food, and clothing. In my opinion, with something like non-sacred items it’s only appropriation if you lay claim to or receive credit for somehow inventing/discovering something without acknowledging the culture/people who originated it. A…

I don’t think it’s offensive to get cornrows, it’s offensive to pretend this is a new hairstyle instead of an old one originating in Africa.

I mean... I’m a light skinned partially hispanic partially white girl with curly frizzy hair and I would alwayssss get it braided when on vacay with my family. It was a godsend at the beach. It’s only appropriation in cases like Kara was talking about because they are ignoring where it came from and basically saying…