Biracial actress Amandla Stenberg on dropping out of Black Panther, believed she wasn't black enough

[Fani Willis fan]

Amandla Stenberg revealed she turned down Black Panther because she was aware of how her lighter complexion may have been perceived.


In a conversation at the TIFF Next Wave Festival, the 19-year-old explained why she walked away from the Ryan Coogler directed box office hit

“One of the most challenging things for me to do was to walk away from Black Panther. I got really, really close and they were like, ‘do you want to continue fighting for this?’ And I was like, this isn’t right.”

“These are all dark skin actors playing Africans and I feel like it would have just been off to see m as a bi-racial American with a Nigerian accent just pretending that I’m the same colour as everyone else in the movie.”

“That was really challenging, to make that decision, but I have no regrets. I recognize 100 per cent that there are spaces that I should not take up and when I do take up a space it’s because I’ve thought really, really critically about it and I’ve consulted people I really trust and it feels right.”

 

[Kilgore Trout]

OK....


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[Charlie Hustle]

 

[King Sun]

I have a feeling it was the other way around. Plus shes acting like she resemble rashida jones or something .

 

[3rd Ward Swangin]

So she biracial huh? I thought both her parent's were black. She do know it's light skin Africans? I guess she know people are ignorant and didn't want backlash like when she died in that Movie Hunger Game's that white racist gave her.

 

[Prince Akeem]

 

[Dr. Acula]

This is stupid.

Not every person in Africa, paritcularly sub-saharan Africa, is dark as night and due to colonialism there are mixed people around or people with lighter complexions.
Below is probably one of the most famous Ghanian actors

The only people who would care or make a fuss are a few twitter nuts and people who are unhappy about EVERYTHING. Ignore them and get the paper and do the job. Its not that serious.

 

[Worthless Loser]

I'm sure it would have been a few idiots on here or on twitter that harped on her skin color had she taken it.

I like her awareness on colorism though. You don't get that from lightskin people like that.

 

[I Really Mean It]

Backhanded diss tinged with colorism.

 

[GreatestLaker]

Good move on her part. I'm sick and tired of seeing half white people playing blacks on tv.

 

[Lewis Black]

bytch they let you go lol

 

[Vilify]

Good for her, I wasn't expecting her to be so level-headed about that topic.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

So she biracial huh? I thought both her parent's were black. She do know it's light skin Africans? I guess she know people are ignorant and didn't want backlash like when she died in that Movie Hunger Game's that white racist gave her.

Man shut the hell up. Most black people in Africa are dark skin. Stop trying to spin that American shyt.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

Good move on her part. I'm sick and tired of seeing half white people playing blacks on tv.

Facts. This movie didn't need her. She's making it more about her too. bytch, who are you? Get the fuk outta here.

 

[Premeditated]

lol. I doubt she was offered a role. She was trying out but probably got discourage with all the real black excellence she had to compete with. Ain't no biracials in Wakanda.

No where in the article did she say she was offered a role.