Idris elva explains why he doesn’t consider himself a black actor. “We have to grow, skin is just skin”

[Peak]

hes just doing what Africans in africa and abroad been doing. riding Black american shyt and identity for benefit until the fun is over.

par for the course to get to here

What's the starred out word say?

 

[Peak]

Nia Long literally said the same exact goofy shyt last month

Why are you guys creating this narrative surrounding lineage and geographic location?

Is Nia Long an African British foreigner also? Stop it

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[Dameon Farrow]

He basically said he's human before he's black. Which isn't a bad way to roll at all. But because he didn't word it a certain way I'm sure folks here came/are coming for his neck.

 

[Cadillac]

What's the starred out word say?

N word with the "er"

 

[Thanos]

"I'm not a rapper, I'm an artist"
"I'm not black, I'm dominican"
"I'm not a black actor, I'm a classsically trained actor"

when something associated w/ blackness, it's always seen as lesser. But y'all see that's a nikka who act some, regardless of what he thinks.

 

[xXOGLEGENDXx]

Nothing wrong with what he said.

Do y'all call yourselves a black [insert position title] when y'all are at work? Probably not.

Just some more fake coli outrage

 

[Peak]

N word with the "er"

Ok. So why would an international diplomat ever refer to himself as such?

 

[Bmezy]

look at thecoli showing grace, looking at the context and actually reading past the headline. Never thought I’d see it.

 

[Knuckles Red]

This is probably true for him. He has several effective layers that protect him from the type of racism that "everyday" black people face. He's rich, famous, and attractive. He has the type of access to money and resources that most of us never will. The playing field has been leveled for him. If you think about what race and class are, as concepts, and how they function and interact with one another, then it should be no surprise to you that someone like Idris Alba has this type of perspective, but, again, its his perspective.

 

[TEH]

Edris c00ning now?

 

[Duke Wy Lin]

I get the point he's trying to make but the way he phrased it is.. unfortunate, to say the least

He wants to be acknowledged for his excellence and mastery of his craft. Not to be seen as "the black actor".

 

[levitate]

@RehReh translate, please…

 

[VoxSphere74]

I agree, he wants the role, why would he not? I doubt he gets it now. I think he is too old and the moment has passed, they will go younger as they should

Bond producers already made it clear that they want a cac for the role. Which honestly I think is appropriate.

Because Bond represents the UK, its imperial reach, and is a model for cac dudes around the world.

So why would a Black person be the face of that anyway? It makes no sense

 

[Savvir]

So why would a Black person be the face of that anyway? It makes no sense

because we have the capability to run a corrupt imperialistic empire too...

it makes sense eventually we would rise to that level in the system...

even if our starting point was at the bottom.

 

[Gritsngravy]

Honestly I don’t think it’s a bad thing for “black” people to feel that way, they not running away from blackness
I think we have to be the ones to move human civilization forward, evolve mentally because everybody else seem like they okay with color discrimination
I never really agreed with this idea that because everybody else is racist we should be racist too, that’s not a good way of thinking and handling business, and if people who claim “black” act like that they will be part of the underclass forever