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The Black Culture Thread |OT2|
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I think the term blackface shouldn't be used so cavalierly. It's not blackface, it's make up, it would be disingenuous to not make her skin darker. Personally I'm more offended at them not getting a really talented actress to play her.
I wonder if they'll transform all of her love interests into white men, to keep up with the tradition of only pairing Zoe Saldana up with white men. How long has it been since she's been with a black dude? Drumline?
ChocolateCupcakes
Member
I've heard that they are changing the love interest which the Simone family wasn't happy about.
And Zoe Saldana is a mess. I liked her until she started tweeted that people don't want her in the role because its reverse racism.
Oh man
soundscream
Member
It's blackface. Just because she's black/it's good for the role since she is of a different skin tone doesn't give it a pass (and definitely not for it being disingenuous to make her skin darker, that's the whole point of blackface). Hell with the changes they've done to her skin, nose, lips, and hair, this situation is a more appropriate use of the term blackface than any other blackface incident in recent years.
Except in Zoe's case, it's her looks that sells those tickets, not her name. If you're going to make her look like a completely different person, you may as well have gotten someone else to play the part and save on the make up budget.
Devolution
Member
Why couldn't Viola Davis play her?
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
Obama likes sugar in his grits
Alligatorjandro
Banned
Barack Hussein Obama is above struggle food.
Devolution
Member
Instead this pouty shit
ChocolateCupcakes
Member
Don't sugar coat her ignorance.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
I don't know how....but I think I can connect Dash's stupidity to being on the receiving end of some of the world's most shameless simps. Not sure how....but I think it's possible.
It's not shoe polish on her face, the makeup isn't used in a means to denigrate an entire race or lampoon her. You aren't going to see her tapdancing and eating watermelon, it gets a pass. we aren't talking about Angelina Jolie playing a black woman, we're talking about a black woman who is not dark enough to play the part of the woman she is playing.
God her twitter account must blow up every day. Gigabytes of thrist.
Doesn't she not even consider herself black?
she considers herself black. Whether or not she embraces her blackness is another story.
Devolution
Member
Starring an actress that can actually act.
http://sportyafros.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/viola-davis-1.jpg[img]
Instead this pouty shit
[img]http://i.imgur.com/uKwCS.jpg[img][/QUOTE]
dat colorism
[quote="Slayven, post: 44318292"]Reminds me, I need to see Colmbina or whatever it is called. Those shots of her firing heavy COD shit makes me laugh.[/QUOTE]
Colombiana was a very forgettable movie.
"Man, did I leave the fridge open at the house? I think I did. I'm probably going to have to buy new yogurts when I go to the store next time. I sure get bored counting my money from this film."
Alligatorjandro
Banned
Zoe looks.....weird
Terrible job blending face tone with the rest of her body.
I know at least two personally.
Terabytes. A veritable desert of endless thirst.
Y'all hang out at KFC?
And she's making the same face as your Dr. Doom avatar.
Do they have aspergers by any chance? I picture a lot of bronies as being very socially awkward.
No it doesn't. And yes their is a story reason, the woman was dark skinned. You'd rather they white wash this? seriously? It's perfectly justifiable to use prosthetics and makeup on an actor. Look at Anthony Hopkins playing Hitchcock. You're looking at this entirely wrong, if anything you should be weighing the opportunity costs of having an intellectually disingenuous biopic that is essentially white washed for viewing pleasure or making a black woman look the part.
Like I'd ever take a brony to a fine establishment like KFC.
One might. He's very socially awkward. Does most of his socializing by taking pictures at anime cons/raves or on facebook. He's a pretty nice guy, but completely lacking in any social ability.
The other has a thriving social life. He seems to be more on the "relatively normal nerd who just happens to like cartoon ponies" end of the brony spectrum.
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
That chicken looks dry as fuck./
Nah man. That's some Church's shit right there. lol
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
It's been under that lamp since Obama's first term
Also I should really start going into more detail with my posts.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
I went to a jack in the box with bullet proof windows....as shitty as any other JIB.
ChocolateCupcakes
Member
I knew I should've just kept browsing when I saw that thread.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
I've never been to a restaurant with bulletproof glass.
Are you seriously trying to imply the bolded is the only option they had for this movie? Did you NOT just quote Devo talking about Viola Davis playing the role for the simple fact that she has darker skin and matches Nina Simone's look better than Zoe does (and can actually act)? Despite what Hollywood would have you believe, there isn't a shortage of darker skinned black female actresses.
And the excuses you're giving for this use of "make up" is exactly how black face was able to survive in it's current incarnation long after the "lampooning an entire race" years. Instead of hiring actors that look like the ethnicity of the character trying to be portrayed, they dressed up (usually white) actors to look the part of the other ethnic group in make up (from Short Circuit to films like 300). The only difference in this situation is Zoe is black and has less "African" features. There isn't a legitimate story reason to do this vs hiring someone who looks more like Nina Simone.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
You're not living dangerously enough
Ok Carlton.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
The savages where I lived had too much respect to rob a chicken joint.
The Insane Dufresne
Member
That would have been interesting....
White guy has "Damn this dude farted" face.
Forrest whitaker is a sellout confirmed.
Cop Out. Whitaker is much lighter than in that pic, the amount of shades in the transformation is pretty damned comparable to Zoe to her Nina look. Hell, Zoe Saldana is naturally darker than Will Smith.
I can't believe this.