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

[Y2Dre]

So you mean to tell me that Coogler was gonna pick her over Letitia Wright?

That doesn’t sound believable at ALL, cuz LW is a better actress, more accomplished, and actually looks Black.

Imagine a bytch with the last name STEINBERG being portrayed as an African princess.

 

[DPresidential]

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.

This.

 

[Theyeboah]

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.

That's Van Vicker and he's mixed, or half caste. So your point is moot.

 

[Kairi Irving]

“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.”

This right here tells you all you need to know.

She doesnt view herself as black

 

[JahFocus CS]

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

This

 

[#1 pick]

Her playing Shuri would have ruined the movie.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

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.

Man shut the hell up. That actor has a Dutch father. He is not an accurate reflection of most of the black men & women in Africa

 

[EBK String]

you nikkas keep talking about light skinned africans. that's a results of colonization by cacs. Wakanda was never colonized.

 

[ComptonSwole]

I can't stand that lil bytch

 

[levitate]

She was so adorable in Hunger Games.

Damn near cried when she died.

 

[Heelish]

Stenberg identifies as non-binary, and previously came out as bisexual; however in an interview for Elle's September 2016 issue she was quoted as saying in part, "Bisexual is a word I am not too attached to [...] it implies a dichotomy that doesn't take into account trans people. So maybe pansexual is more accurate for me."

 

[Fani Willis fan]

you nikkas keep talking about light skinned africans. that's a results of colonization by cacs. Wakanda was never colonized.

people are watching things but not understanding what they're watching.

 

[#1 pick]

LSA saying it was nightshade. The one who was Killmonger love interest

 

[Luke Cage]

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.

Wakanda is isolationist and was never colonized though. You can still have people with lighter complexions but having an obviously biracial person would at least require explanation. Like being Dark skinned in Imperial Japan

 

[DPresidential]

you nikkas keep talking about light skinned africans. that's a results of colonization by cacs. Wakanda was never colonized.

Very true.

That would have actually been weird to see a light skin actress. They would have had to dedicate some time to explain it.

I respect her point.