A) The photo isn’t “this is who is to blame” but “this is what I am talking about.” Real effort is made to find actors that can look like the people they are playing when that person is white. It is notable - and very noticeable in this case - that the standards are not applied consistently.

A) This isn’t about you

DEEPEST APPRECIATION to you! I posted a lengthy reply before seeing yours, but as you can see I’m in the greys. Feigned inability to grasp the issue is disingenuous. Thanks for saying it where it can be seen.

Thank you, Zeba Blay, for writing this article. It’s such a painful topic that’s frequently dismissed by those not affected by it-including the aforementioned light-skinned Black/Africana folk. It’s steeped in historical and contemporary White racism and it’s so demoralizing to witness and experience the…

I think these comments are from women who have no idea the damage that colorism can do. They see black people and assume we are all the same and should just be happy to be represented. We are not all the same and darker women get fewer opportunities. The replies are very disappointing.

I object to your stance that lighter is more attractive and that’s the main problem right there. You’re right the Jezebel has less of a leg to stand on than they used to but beautiful women like Issa Rae, Micheala Cole, and more would have been more appropriate than Zazie Beetz.

these comments are strange. colorism is a very real issue. I don’t think anyone wants to lay the responsibility of colorism at the feet of light-skinned people of color (and yes, light-skinned people are still POC and this article says nothing to undermine that notion), but this article is trying to grapple with a…

The first trailer for The Harder They Fall looked really cool, and I was glad to see Zazie Beetz’s star continue to rise. But I didn’t know Stagecoach Mary was a real person, and numerous movies has featured her before without trying casting her like... this.

Thanks for replying. I’m glad we both know the other is acting in good faith and that misunderstandings come from unintentional problems with how we expressed ourselves. Also, we’re again in agreement that both those actors shouldn’t have their being Asian policed because they’re biracial. I tend to be verbose (as…

Apologies—I certainly didn’t take your comment as an attack and rather meant to expand a bit on why I didn’t mention their background in my initial post, so if there’s any edit that might change the tone of what I meant it’s that it feels reductive even though it isn’t. I didn’t want to say anything that even glanced…

I agree with you and don’t understand why this is being treated so dismissively.

There is definitely merit to what Sarah Silverman is saying. And as a Jewish woman who runs in circles with other Jewish women, we’ve all been talking about it non-stop since the video went up yesterday.

Both men are also half White. I’m not negating their handsomeness, I’m a Black woman who notices how light/biracial Black actors are largely presented as attractive, good, rich. It’s part of the same bias for phenotypical proximity to Whiteness. I understand why as an Asian man you’d notice this. There’s been a long…

My initial reactions to this topic going round was an eyeroll and skepticism, but digging into a bit...I’d say there’s definite “taste” in the casting that comes from cultural (and global norms) of beauty and approachability. Something like colorism with how “ethnic” people can look. As an Asian male, there’s no…

I really want to be snarky here... but is this actually a fair point? There are historical examples of Jews being played by non-Jews in offensive ways. Shylock in Merchant of Venice comes to mind. The Jewish people have clearly suffered and been marginalized historically, and continue to be in some places. I’m not…

Just want to hire an actress to follow Sinema around with this energy.

She’s Tom from Succession in quirky glasses. Absolutely zero beliefs or principles.

Can’t get the image to post! Whatever, it’s a tweet from Anthony Burch:
“they said “don’t punch nazis” but I haven’t heard word one from Richard Spencer since he got coldcocked
they said “be civil” but Scott Pruitt resigned because people were mean to him
be mean to mean people. do them dirty in front of they dad”
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Most of the universities and colleges have made big strides, yes. Things are a lot safer nowadays (though far from perfect). But much of the Greek system seems stuck where it was 40 years ago.

Neocolonialism and colonialism are absolutely enemies of women’s rights. The Native American Nations that existed pre-contact were often matriarchal, or power was shared between genders. White men found this ridiculous and did whatever they could to dismantle it. Anyone who thinks we were in Afghanistan to protect…