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Thandie has a serious entitlement and attitude problem


Sad, to be honest that Thandie Newton's only leading lady role was her first movie which was an Australian drama. She is mixed race which means she looks closer to the Eurocentric image of beauty. I like Thandie but she complains a lot when she's got it better than other black women in Hollywood. She got to be in Mission Inmpossible 2 with Tom Cruise, she's gotten big roles in other movies such as the Chronicles of Riddick. However, I think Naomie Harris another black British actress is more talented than Thandie. Thandie also comes across as having a serious attitude problem. She gets magazine covers of mainstream white publications yet she complains about vogue not putting her on the cover. She needs to learn something about class.

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she also comes off like a total bitch in most roles I see her in.

Last i saw of her was retreat and I just couldn't feel bad 4 her cause she was acting like such an ass****.

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You are ridiculous on so many levels. First off, I like Naomie Harris but to say that she is a better actress than Thandie is laughable at best. The points you made about Thandie's acting roles and the movies you chose let me know that you have not seen most of her films. There is a reason she has a BAFTA award (British equivalent of the Oscar). Thandie is quite frankly the most versatile black actress out there. She can pull off any role...femme fatale, girl next door, woman in peril...you name it, she can do it all. If Thandie is the lead actress in a role opposite any male, she is considered the leading lady, therefore you are incorrect about how many leading lady roles she has played.

Thandie is beautiful, talented, rich and educated. People like you who point to her so-called 'attitude" are really only jealous or envious. If Thandie has an attitude problem, why is it that to date no actor has ever bad-mouthed her? Why have you never heard of her being a diva on set? Why is it that interviewers always seem to be in absolute awe of her? Maybe what you need to remember is that Thandie is not American, so she does not have the ghetto or gangsta attitude that you are probably used to.

As for her complaining about not being on the cover of Vogue, did you even bother to read the original interview where she said that people have accused her of being biased against the magazine because they mistakenly thought that she chose not to be on their cover? Did you notice that she called out the magazine for not putting women of color on the cover (not for failing to put her on it)? What are you, 12? Thandie is very much a class act but you need to learn how to make a point that makes sense. Good luck with that.

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Good post, tbaker.

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I think Thandie is humble, talented and beautiful and YES she should grace the cover of "Vogue".

NINA MAE MCKINNEY IS MAGNIFICENT

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