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Just gonna cut straight to the chase on this one:

A GIRLS: These are the hottest of the hottest. Models. MUST have real hair - no extensions, very classy looking, great bodies. You can be black, white, asian, hispanic, mid eastern, or mixed race too. Age 18-30. Please email a current color photo, your name, Union status, height/weight, age, city in which you live and phone number to: SandeAlessiCasting@gmail.com subject line should read: A GIRLS

B GIRLS: These are fine girls, long natural hair, really nice bodies. Small waists, nice hips. You should be light-skinned. Beyonce is a prototype here. Age 18-30. Please email a current color photo, your name, Union status, height/weight, age, city in which you live and phone number to: SandeAlessiCasting@gmail.com subject line should read: B GIRLS

C GIRLS: These are African American girls, medium to light skinned with a weave. Age 18-30. Please email a current color photo, your name, Union status, height/weight, age, city in which you live and phone number to: SandeAlessiCasting@gmail.com subject line should read: C GIRLS

D GIRLS: These are African American girls. Poor, not in good shape. Medium to dark skin tone. Character types. Age 18-30. Please email a current color photo, your name, Union status, height/weight, age, city in which you live and phone number to: SandeAlessiCasting@gmail.com subject line should read: D GIRLS

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Just...

Wow.

 

[The Faceless Master]

what the fuck?

 

[XenodudeX]

Hollywood? Hollywood.

Spoiler

Fuck off, Hollywood

 

[arts&crafts]

"poor not in shape african american" I don't know if people are going to apply for this

 

[Messi]

Just..What..

 

[Mr.Marston]

I have no words.

 

[Yaboosh]

Beyonce as a B. Lol.

 

[CrankyJay]

It sounds like the 80s version of NWA members wrote this casting call themselves.

 

[morningbus]

Subscribed just to see someone defend this.

 

[DECK'ARD]

Beyoncé is only a B Girl? PopGAF won't be happy

 

[deli2000]

How long before someone tries to justify this? 10 posts? 20?

 

[Manmademan]

yeah, the heavy emphasis on skin tone putting you in A,B,C,D is pretty inexcusable here

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Casting agency says ad was "innocent mistake":

But we spoke with a rep for Sande Alessi Casting who tells us ... the ad was an "innocent mistake" -- and when it comes to casting the "poor" people, they're also looking for women of various skin tones and body types.

As for people who claim the A,B,C,D grouping system was racist -- Sande Alessi Casting says it's the usual method they use to look for different types of people for any project and it wasn't meant to offend anyone.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Burn Hollywood Burn

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

What cracked me up the most was a casting agency with a Gmail address.

 

[Gorillaz]

Lol at bring automatically not considered if you have a weave. Cant believe I didn't pick that up before

Hollywood aint shit

 

[Husker86]

Is this uncommon for Hollywood casting? I've always wondered how they casted for "fat, ugly person" roles. Fucking brutal.

 

[CrankyJay]

"straight outta Compton" is going straight to video

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Universal distances itself from 'Compton' casting:

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Universal Pictures and the filmmakers behind the planned N.W.A. biopic are distancing themselves from an offensive casting announcement for the film.

The company said in a statement late Thursday that "the filmmakers ... did not approve and do not condone the information in this casting notice. We regret and sincerely apologize for being in any way associated with the offensive descriptions it contained."

Sande Alessi Casting posted an open call earlier this week that sought women in four categories. "A girls" were described as "the hottest of the hottest" and could be of any ethnicity. "B girls" were to be "light-skinned," whereas "D girls" were "African-American... Poor, not in good shape. Medium to dark skin tone."

Gawker.com quoted the casting call in an article Thursday. The casting company has since removed the announcement from its Facebook page.

A woman who answered the phone at Sande Alessi Casting on Thursday declined comment and would not identify herself.

Universal has not said if it is still working with the casting company. The Sande Alessi Casting website shows it is still inviting African-American men and women to audition as extras for "Straight Outta Compton" at an open call later this month.

 

[neptunes]

This is how they used to cast for R&b and rap video vixens in the late 90s to early 2000s, sans the need to explicitly state C & D grade women. Some stipulations were imposed by the artists themselves. With an emphasis On light Skin,smdh

 

[Admiral Bone to Pick]

I wouldn't be surprised if the minority girls picked for the "A List" are the whitest looking, with "real hair" and predominantly white features.

 

[Kayhan]

Is this uncommon for Hollywood casting? I've always wondered how they casted for "fat, ugly person" roles. Fucking brutal.

"Do you look like shit? Apply now!"

 

[Devolution]

Whoever wrote this even threw some classism in there for good measure.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

This is how they used to cast for video vixens in the late 90s early 2000s, sans the need to explicitly state C & D grade women.

I saw this a couple days ago and almost immediately thought F. Gary Gray was regressing straight back to his music video days with this shit.

 

[Verelios]

What the fuck?

No, what the actual fuck at Cast D. Cast A-C is douchebaggery, but Cast D? Shit.

 

[Renta]

Kinda confused here. Is this like a ranking system, or are these just categories for the types of girls they're looking for?

 

[The Faceless Master]

Casting agency says ad was "innocent mistake":

dat response by the firm... loooooooool... ok then

These are the hottest of the hottest. Models. MUST have real hair - no extensions, very classy looking, great bodies. You can be black, white, asian, hispanic, mid eastern, or mixed race too. Age 18-30.

These are fine girls, long natural hair, really nice bodies. Small waists, nice hips. You should be light-skinned. Beyonce is a prototype here. Age 18-30.

These are African American girls, medium to light skinned with a weave. Age 18-30.

These are African American girls. , not in good shape. Medium to dark skin tone. Age 18-30.

removed poor, removed ABCD, still makes me think "what the fuck?" after reading it.

 

[Mohonky]

Is this uncommon for Hollywood casting? I've always wondered how they casted for "fat, ugly person" roles. Fucking brutal.

I have also wondered this.

You see roles where they need someone ugly, overweight etc to be the ass end of all jokes, you wonder what language they use to advertise the role.

 

[Phat Michael]

I've always wondered, in a movie when someone is required to play the part of a large / ugly person, how do they cast for it?

IF the role requires very large people, how do you screen for that without offending people?

 

[CrankyJay]

Apparently 30 is the cliff before your looks fall off.

 

[Devolution]

Kinda confused here. Is this like a ranking system, or are these just categories for the types of girls they're looking for?

Well when it goes hot -> not good shape, light -> dark, not poor -> poor, you can bet it's also a ranking system.

 

[Yaboosh]

dat response by the firm... loooooooool... ok then




removed poor, removed ABCD, still makes me think "what the fuck?" after reading it.

Fat light skinned girls with natural hair have no place in this movie.

 

[rexor0717]

Wow, that is fucke up. I wonder how common that kind of casting is.

I've always wondered, in a movie when someone is required to play the part of a large / ugly person, how do they cast for it?

IF the role requires very large people, how do you screen for that without offending people?

I've always thought they were pretty direct about it, I don't see any advantage for them by beating around the bush. If they're direct, I imagine they'd get people who are comfortable with their appearance.

 

[Husker86]

"Do you look like shit? Apply now!"

Seriously...it has to be tough for the actor.

 

[J10]

In what universe is Beyonce a B?

 

[jchap]

This is actually progress for Hollywood. Normally they would just whitewash all the roles.

 

[EscoBlades]

Defense force should be along shortly.

 

[fader]

this is more than just racist. this is perpetuating all types of negative stereotypes.

 

[daviyoung]

Seriously...it has to be tough for the actor.

job's a job

 

[freenudemacusers]

I've always wondered, in a movie when someone is required to play the part of a large / ugly person, how do they cast for it?

IF the role requires very large people, how do you screen for that without offending people?

something tells me they just ask for fat/ugly people and don't give a fuck

 

[Oddduck]

Yeah, that is definitely not an innocent mistake.

 

[Yaboosh]

something tells me they just ask for fat/ugly people and don't give a fuck

Nor should they really.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

I'm guessing D were the broke and still in the hood girls and A were the rich and famous tier women.

 

[Buzzati]

I don't see the problem here. Hollywood must have a structured way of casting their actors and actresses in order to fit into roles that make sense.

You could just as likely see A) male actors with large musculature - must be over 5'10. Where is the outrage for this? Some people are born ectomorphs and short. This is just the way things are. Some black women are born with a lighter skin color.

If we don't use a tier system for blacks, then we shouldn't use a tier system for male leading roles, either. Additionally, If we don't use a tier system for blacks, how will we know which are the 'good' blacks for the roles? There are good blacks, bad blacks, and blacks in between.


Now, if you'll excuse me. I have to go to the Israel thread and find a way to defend the IDF. Those hospitals were stockpiling rockets, goddamnit!

 

[GravityMan]

Damn. There's like 5 different types of discrimination going on in that casting call.

 

[CrankyJay]

I don't see the problem here. Hollywood must have a structured way of casting their actors and actresses in order to fit into roles that make sense.

You could just as likely see A) male actors with large musculature - must be over 5'10. Where is the outrage for this? Some people are born ectomorphs and short. This is just the way things are. Some black women are born with a lighter skin color.

If we don't use a tier system for blacks, then we shouldn't use a tier system for male leading roles, either. Additionally, If we don't use a tier system for blacks, how will we know which are the 'good' blacks for the roles? There are good blacks, bad blacks, and blacks in between.


Now, if you'll excuse me. I have to go to the Israel thread and find a way to defend the IDF. Those hospitals were stockpiling rockets, goddamnit!

Haha, you almost had me.

 

[Blood Red Sky]

I've always wondered, in a movie when someone is required to play the part of a large / ugly person, how do they cast for it?

IF the role requires very large people, how do you screen for that without offending people?

There are agencies specially for 'ugly' actors and models.

http://www.ugly.org/UGLY-MODELS/

 

[DECK'ARD]

I don't see the problem here. Hollywood must have a structured way of casting their actors and actresses in order to fit into roles that make sense.

You could just as likely see A) male actors with large musculature - must be over 5'10. Where is the outrage for this? Some people are born ectomorphs and short. This is just the way things are. Some black women are born with a lighter skin color.

If we don't use a tier system for blacks, then we shouldn't use a tier system for male leading roles, either. Additionally, If we don't use a tier system for blacks, how will we know which are the 'good' blacks for the roles? There are good blacks, bad blacks, and blacks in between.


Now, if you'll excuse me. I have to go to the Israel thread and find a way to defend the IDF. Those hospitals were stockpiling rockets, goddamnit!

A+

Would read again.

 

[potam]

So I guess it should just be an open casting call. Let's disregard whatever "artistic vision" (and I use that term super loosely here) the director is going for, since racism.

Next thread: "George Washington biopic calls for a WHITE CIS MALE, WTF?"

 

[LQX]

Well the movie is about rappers and you kind of see this sort of crap in rap videos.