RE: Damned Racists, Vol II
March 10, 2019 at 7:55 am
(This post was last modified: March 10, 2019 at 7:55 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
I just read an article about Will Smith being cast as the father of Venus and Serena Williams in a new biopic. Apparently, this has raised the issue of 'colorism' (a term I wasn't aware of until now) - some people are up in arms because Will Smith is less brown than Richard Williams. They are saying the producers should search for a darker-skinned actor for the role.
This strikes me as blatantly racist, as the people objecting to Smith's casting are doing so based ONLY on skin tone, not his talent or name recognition, or the fact that he's still a significant box office draw. Some of these people are actually calling for Smith to be dropped from the film.
Eedjits.
Boru
This strikes me as blatantly racist, as the people objecting to Smith's casting are doing so based ONLY on skin tone, not his talent or name recognition, or the fact that he's still a significant box office draw. Some of these people are actually calling for Smith to be dropped from the film.
Eedjits.
Boru
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