I disagree. There is no moving of the goalposts. She’s Black. Some people will try to say otherwise and they’d be wrong. She’s AfroLatina. She’s Black. Both of her parents are Black. She codes as Black. She’s Black.

I think she (like all of them at this point) is exhausted. But yeah, not a great look.

Part of Simone’s story is her striking appearance, how she comported herself within her skin and how people reacted to that, so it sends a really weird message to ignore competent actresses who actually look like Nina in favor of one who does not. It sort of says those same obstacles still apply, and implies that no…

Kuddos to that! While I think Asif Kappadia made a fantastic change in making documentaries for a broad audience and with tabloid topics, Amy shouldn’t have won compared to Sound of silence or Miss Simone.

Did they want a star name?

She has so much makeup on her cave its ridiculous why not cast a dark skinned woman? The colorism in Hollywood is just as bad as the racism smh

The first time I saw Uzo was when she made an appearance on Project Runway for a challenge related to her starring role in Godspell on Broadway. So sure, in 2012 she didn’t have the name recognition of Zoe Saldana, but she wasn’t a complete unknown.

She said: “So to all of a sudden leave your household and have people always ask you, “What are you, what are you” is the most uncomfortable question and it’s literally the most repetitive question. I can’t wait to be in a world where people are sized by their soul and how much they can contribute as individuals and…

Yes, there are checks and balances and yet one guy, Ted Cruz, was able to hold 300 million people hostage over his religious beliefs. Imagine what he’d do as President.

She would have been perfect.

How I wish the producers could go back in time and cast Uzo Aduba. She’s such an incredible actress, can really sing, and looks a hell of a lot more like Ms. Simone.

Yeah, but Cruz would be a HORRIBLE president. Honestly, I keep hoping Trump will get the nomination because I think he’s the most beatable, and because there’s like a 90% chance he’s going to do something to get himself impeached in the first 100 days.

Unless it involves a gun pointed at my actual head, it’s not happening, and I’d like to believe my moral convictions are strong enough that I would not waver even then.

Texas republican primaries are insane. The line keeps moving right and people chase it. When Cruz was first nominated the collective reaction in TX was “what the fuck?!” And then the general voters went for him anyway. Rick Perry is too liberal for the Republican Party in Texas now. The only thing that somewhat saves…

Yes. There are other senators who are disliked by their colleagues but loved in their home states. Ted Cruz is very rare though in that there is rabid hatred for him in the halls of congress. As I said in another post, you have to be a special breed of asshole when other assholes from your own party think you’re too…

Two different things: The first part, he is very popular here in Texas. He was elected a few years ago by the very red areas of Texas who were dumb enough to not see this man for who he really is. The second part, he is deeply unpopular within the Senate. His fellow Senators hate him. He is unwilling to compromise or…

There is no argument, Ted Cruz would be a much worse president. He has flat out said he would never, ever compromise on anything. He has also said in countless stump speeches that he will “Turn this country in to a God fearing one again. God will be the backbone of America”. Let that sink in a bit. This man is hell…

Those 50 children will never be forgotten for their noble sacrifice.

Sure...but I would argue that Ted Cruz is a more horrible president than Trump, and I would not even want to risk a 5% chance that he could beat Hillary in the general election.

Still wouldn’t vote for him.