Oh for God's sake. Who died and gave you the power to decide who's black enough and who isn't?
I'm not deciding, it's my opinion, but DNA decides that. So try again. White women can't biologically give birth to black children and white men can't procreate with a black woman and have a black child. Having a black parent doesn't erase a whole other race.
I could be wrong, but this is an indie film, I believe. And if you're biracial and look more black than anything else, you're seen as black, period.
What does it being an indie have to do with anything? I am not discussing this film.
If biracials are seen as the same as black, why are more biracial women being cast over black women? Why can casting directors tell the difference?
The interesting thing is, if you go to Ruth Negga's board, there's an interview on there in which she stated that at times it has been hard for her to get cast in good roles, even though she's though she's a light-skinned black woman---because she's black,obviously.
And?? It's even worse for real black women, some of who happen to be dark skin. Also because she calls herself a light-skinned black woman, that makes her one? Her mother is white, therefore she's mixed. Genetics say so.
Anyone with obvious African ancestry can have that issue with roles. White is always preferred. It's just clear lighter skinned biracial women have an easier time.
Even when she got cast in PREACHER, there were racists whining and howling that she shouldn't have been cast in THAT role because she wasn't a white blond chick (like the character was in the comic books.) Tired of this subject coming up EVERY time a film with a main role for a black woman is cast. It's exhausting as heck, to tell you the truth.
Soo? Racists will be racists. They will always complain about a non-white person taking a role originally a white person. I ignore it.
So you're tired of this subject coming up EVERY time a film with a main role for a black woman is cast? When exactly was a black women cast though? Ruth isn't black. She has black ancestry, but she is not black.
And,yeah, if you've seen the real Mildred Loving, she was light-skinned. Geesh---I wish people would actually do some research before spouting off about any movies or TV shows.
Did I say she wasn't? Tell me where the hell you see that? I wish you would learn to read and comprehend and stop spewing nonsense. READ first. My first post disagreed with the poster as they were both of similar tone.
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