Harold Perrineau: Stop Saying My Daughter’s Not Black Enough for ‘Jem and the Holograms’

[Isaiah Bradley]

How could this blackman put such effort to defend his mix-race daughter's blackness in regard to a role specific for a black woman. But then won't put the same effort towards a role specific for a white woman?

How are nikkas talmbowt bu bu she's black, while not focusing on the main problem which is the promotion of a certain shade of black, despite an explicit requirement of another shade?

How are nikka cosigning ambiguous mix races representing blackness, but accepting that those same mix races are not representation for white folks?

They wouldn't pick a biracial like her to play a role that specifies a white woman...so don't do that shyt to black female characters.

bytch is wearing blue contacts...guarantee is someone called he black she'd say "welll uhh i'm actually bi-racial, not black, thank you very much".

This.
Strangely, I think I've seen some names in this thread who've seemed to be about shytting on white supremacy and its tactics(promoting features natural to white folks as the standard of beauty) in the entertainment field, in other threads.
But those same names are defending the derivative of the same white supremacy tactic, which uses non whites with features that closely matches that of the standard of beauty

Why don't black women complain when light skin men get roles meant for dark-skinned men like is what happened in the series Empire?

So many question yet so few answers

So you repeat the hunger games example like you were spitting facts, while ignoring her appearance and the backlash of her being cast that was based on her appearance. So your example got crushed by @Cabbage Patch

I hate empire and I don't watch it, but I hate mofos skewing and twisting casting discrimination and other plights that black folks face in entertainment and society, in order to undermine legit reasons to be concerned and angry. Now, give proof that Empire casting was meant for dark skin men

EDIT: The "you are the race of your father" argument is heavily flawed if you completely ignore recessive vs dominant traits. If your father is white, but yet you "look" black, then are you focused on the technicality of the relationship or the reality of how you look, in order to determine your race?

 

[godkiller]

Amandla looked black. She looked so black, it was the little cac fans - not 2chan trolls - who pitched a bytch about how dare she play Rue.

If you black enough white folks say you too black, then the mixed race argument you trying to start dont fly.Funny shes the only one you name.

Amandla doesn't look the way Rue is supposed to look. I know because I read the book myself and Rue was described as dark-skinned, not light skin biracial. For white people any mixed person may be enough to represent blacks, which is the whole point. Amandla took the role from a black girl on account of the fact the white producers--who knew Rue was supposed to be a dark-skinned girl--were happier with giving the role to a mixed girl. Some random cacs not wanting any person with black ancestry to play Rue is irrelevant to the above facts.

So you repeat the hunger games example like you were spitting facts, while ignoring her appearance and the backlash of her being cast that was based on her appearance. So your example got crushed by @Cabbage Patch

I hate empire and I don't watch it, but I hate mofos skewing and twisting casting discrimination and other plights that black folks face in entertainment and society, in order to undermine legit reasons to be concerned and angry. Now, give proof that Empire casting was meant for dark skin men

EDIT: The "you are the race of your father" argument is heavily flawed if you completely ignore recessive vs dominant traits. If your father is white, but yet you "look" black, then are you focused on the technicality of the relationship or the reality of how you look, in order to determine your race?

@Cabbage Patch didnt "crush" anyone. Some ***** comments don't take away from the fact Amandla took a dark-skinned black girls' role on account of the fact she was mixed and the white producers prefer mixed to actual black girls. Welcome to reality.

As for Empire, Wesley Snipes was originally offered Terrance Howard's role in Empire but Taraji said she'd quit if Snipes was cast. Why don't black women protest that? Also, the "race of your father" argument is not "heavily flawed". In every country, the people look more like their fathers than mothers. The countries and people follow their fathers. This is why bedwenches walk around getting asked, "Are you a nanny", b/c the kids don't fcking look like them. Amandla only looks the way she does b/c her mom was so black (a waste of blackness btw).

 

[Canon]

'Jem And The Holograms' Was A Truly Outrageous Flop At The Box Office
'Jem And The Holograms' Was A Truly Outrageous Flop At The Box Office
The flick opened to $1.3 million to become one of the worst debuts of all time for a major studio movie opening in over 2,000 locations.

Posted: 10/26/2015 09:09 AM EDT | Edited: 1 hour ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a truly outrageous weekend at the box office, and not in a good way.


The pack of new releases proved to be all out duds, some worse than others, leaving room for holdovers "The Martian" and "Goosebumps" to stay in the top spots with $15.9 and $15.5 million, respectively according to Rentrak estimates Sunday. The Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks Cold War thriller "Bridge of Spies" also held nicely in third place with $11 million.


Vin Diesel's "The Last Witch Hunter" tanked with $10.8 million, killing any hopes of a new franchise. The Lionsgate film opened in fourth place and cost a reported $70 million to produce. This is the latest disappointment for Diesel who can't seem to find consistent success outside of the "Fast & Furious" franchise.


None of the weekend's flops will garner as much attention as "Jem and the Holograms," though, which opened to $1.3 million to become one of the worst debuts of all time for a major studio movie opening in over 2,000 locations. Based on the 1980s animated series, the film opened on 2,413 screens, averaging $545 per screen, to take 15th place.


The wide release numbers are alarming, but it is worth noting that Universal produced the PG-rated "Jem" for only $5 million. Overall, teens did not seem all that interested in a movie based on a show that was popular decades before they were born. Audiences that did turn out were overwhelmingly female (in the 90 percent range).

Part of the reason for the low screen count is the fact that Paramount was experimenting with a shorter home entertainment window. The film will be available digitally 17 days after it leaves theaters as opposed to the usual 90 days. AMC and Cineplex agreed to participate in the model, but others refused to play the movie

whoever green lighted this was an idiot

fukk that cartoon.should have just remastered the soundtrack and released it.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

This bytch is technically black, but clearly doesn't identify as black.

Either way, that half cac shouldn't be playing the role of an obviously black female. These color struck c00ns and racists in Hollywood should die already

 

[606onit]

Da Root, huh?

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

It's funny how some people mixed with black/white come out looking all arabic and shyt.

Then theres BW mixed people that look Latin or nikkas that come out looking completely CAC, like Blake Griffin.

Me personally I'm mixed BW, you can tell I'm mixed but I look more black than anything else, kinda like that nikka J Cole.

Arabic people are mixed as well breh

 

[Cabbage Patch]

Amandla doesn't look the way Rue is supposed to look. I know because I read the book myself and Rue was described as dark-skinned, not light skin biracial. For white people any mixed person may be enough to represent blacks, which is the whole point. Amandla took the role from a black girl on account of the fact the white producers--who knew Rue was supposed to be a dark-skinned girl--were happier with giving the role to a mixed girl. Some random cacs not wanting any person with black ancestry to play Rue is irrelevant to the above facts.



@Cabbage Patch didnt "crush" anyone. Some ***** comments don't take away from the fact Amandla took a dark-skinned black girls' role on account of the fact she was mixed and the white producers prefer mixed to actual black girls. Welcome to reality.

As for Empire, Wesley Snipes was originally offered Terrance Howard's role in Empire but Taraji said she'd quit if Snipes was cast. Why don't black women protest that? Also, the "race of your father" argument is not "heavily flawed". In every country, the people look more like their fathers than mothers. The countries and people follow their fathers. This is why bedwenches walk around getting asked, "Are you a nanny", b/c the kids don't fcking look like them. Amandla only looks the way she does b/c her mom was so black (a waste of blackness btw).

Wesley Snipes shat on black women in the 90s. And he beat Halle in the ear incident originally blamed on Christopher Williams.

How young are you? Or are you one of the nikkas who bought Wesley's PAAGing comments?

 

[King Poetic]

Is this role based on reality where she supposed to play Angela Davi?? No

So fukking moved on....

It's like people complaining over idris playing James Bond

 

[Birnin Zana]

It ain't over.

Jem and the Holograms star Aurora Perrineau endured racist abuse

African American Jem and the Holograms star Aurora Perrineau, 21, admits she faced racist abuse from people who insisted she isn't 'black enough' for the role

• The 21-year-old actress is the daughter of African American actor Harold Perrineau and white actress Brittany Perrineau
• She plays Jem's African American bandmate, Shana, in the film
• Aurora says she didn't know how to react when people criticized her casting, saying: 'I've always been black'
• Her father Harold, 52, recently slammed critics for 'attacking' his daughter

A star of the new Jem and the Holograms movie says she endured racist abuse from people who objected to her casting because of her light skin color.

Aurora Perrineau, 21, was thrilled when she won the part of lead character Jem's African American bandmate, Shana, in the modern live action adaptation of the popular 1980s cartoon. But the actress reveals that a number of biased critics took issue with the fact that she was biracial, and said she was 'not black enough' for the role.

'I’ve always been black, and people have always thought of me as black. So for me it was kind of this weird thing,' Aurora told Yahoo Style.

Backlash: Aurora Perrineau, 21, reveals she endured racist abuse by critics who objected to her playing Jem's African-American bandmate, Shana, in the new Jem and the Holograms movie because she's biracial

On set: Aurora (near left) said that she was 'shocked' about the backlash because people have always thought of her as black. Above, she's seen with her co-stars Hayley Kiyoko, Aubrey Peeples and Stefani Scott


The up-and-coming star, who is the daughter of African-American actor Harold Perrineau and white actress Brittany Perrineau, went on to share: 'I identify with both races. I don’t see color.

'My parents have always taught me it doesn’t matter what color you are.'

She added: 'They’ve never really talked about color. So to have the backlash, that really shocked me more than anything else.'

Aurora, who appears in the much-hyped film alongside Aubrey Peebles, 21, Stefanie Scott, 18, Eiza Gonzales, 25 and Hayley Kiyoko, 24, said that she initially didn't know how to respond to the online criticism.

'In the beginning I had a hard time,' she shared, adding: 'I’m not great with social media in general.'

Speaking out: The star, who is the daughter of African-American actor Harold Perrineau and white actress Brittany Perrineau, says she identifies with both races

The cast: Aurora (far left) stars in the move alongside Stefani (near left), Hayley (near right) and Aubrey (far right), who plays Jem

Hitting back: Harold, 52, said he was 'angry' about the backlash against his daughter in an essay for The Wrap. Above, Aurora is seen with her dad and mom, Brittany, who is also an actress

The original: Aurora's character Shana (far left) is seen playing the guitar in this image from the popular 1980s cartoon. Critics slammed the actress for not being 'black enough' for the role


The actress further revealed: 'I’d maybe been bullied here and there before in school or something, [but] when it started happening on the Internet, my first reaction was to tweet them back either something mean, or... try to explain things to people.'

However, Aurora said that she eventually realized that the mean-spirited comments were not worth responding to.

'At the end of the day, people are going to have an opinion on me, good or bad, and that’s how it’s going to always be. You can be one of the biggest stars ever and someone is going to hate you,' she shared.

She went on to offer advice for young people in today's age of social media bullying, saying: 'Be who you are no matter what other people are saying or trying to make you do.'

Challenges: Aurora said she initially didn't know how to respond to the backlash, but in the end decided it was best not to respond to her biased critics

All-star cast: Hayley, Aubrey, Aurora, and Stefanie were seen promoting the movie in Rhode Island last week


Her father Harold, 52, who is famous for his portrayal of Michael Dawson on Lost, also spoke out about the racist criticism his daughter has been subjected to, saying he was incredibly 'angry' about the backlash.

In an essay published on The Wrap, Harold wrote: 'The reason I'm so angry right now... is that I feel like my daughter – MY CHILD – is being attacked. She is being harshly and unfairly judged during a time when she should be relishing her accomplishments.'

He went on to reveal that some superfans told Aurora to 'kill herself' for taking the role, saying he thinks people should re-directed their negative energy in a positive and constructive way.

'We live in an incredibly creative time, where it may not be necessary to have big money and power to have your voices heard. Why not use your power there?' Harold shared.


Read more: Jem and the Holograms star Aurora Perrineau endured racist abuse
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

 

[TheNerve]

I don't care about that movie and I don't like that cartoon. But I can't condone this whitewashing... They whitewash everything on this planet. ENOUGH !!! There are mixed people in my family, I really love them, but the ISSUE is way bigger than our personal interests. That mixed girl is a bad choice.
By the way she should stop with the blue contacts and just call T.I. wife to change her eyes color permanently.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Beautiful black family

lol The face of a c00n

The original: Aurora's character Shana (far left) is seen playing the guitar in this image from the popular 1980s cartoon. Critics slammed the actress for not being 'black enough' for the role

They found a way to white wash black folks by giving us these c00n/hybrid type nikkas

 

[Dmoneythegoat]

yep, i'm out. cant even tell if its trolling anymore with these nikkas

Nah a lot of people I know have these same opinions

 

[MikelArteta]

aint this the nikka in the wheelchair

 

[Cabbage Patch]

aint this the nikka in the wheelchair

More like the c00n in the wheelchair.

 

[Isaiah Bradley]

Amandla doesn't look the way Rue is supposed to look. I know because I read the book myself and Rue was described as dark-skinned, not light skin biracial. For white people any mixed person may be enough to represent blacks, which is the whole point. Amandla took the role from a black girl on account of the fact the white producers--who knew Rue was supposed to be a dark-skinned girl--were happier with giving the role to a mixed girl. Some random cacs not wanting any person with black ancestry to play Rue is irrelevant to the above facts.

@Cabbage Patch didnt "crush" anyone. Some ***** comments don't take away from the fact Amandla took a dark-skinned black girls' role on account of the fact she was mixed and the white producers prefer mixed to actual black girls. Welcome to reality.

He crushed you by adding perspective to your narrative, which was misleading. The actress looked so black that she sparked controversy. Which is different from casting an ambiguous mix-race actor, who doesn't look so black, to play a black character with a reference image

Both actors being light skinned to play a dark skin character is one suspect move, but both actors not being required to look black, is another suspect move, and it is the core argument against the Jem casting

Who hasn't read that book. That description of Rue and Thresh was dark brown, and they mentioned thick hair(very subjective meaning). Could they have cast these fictional roles with dark brown, black or indian actors, sure, because the description was not detailing features that could help distinguish between "dark brown," so they chose black actors, with Rue clearly looking like a black girl. Two different scenarios, there's no way that character from Jem could be mistaken for an indian due to the image

So you are incorrectly comparing the response of black women to the casting of fictional characters with misleading and non related examples

As for Empire, Wesley Snipes was originally offered Terrance Howard's role in Empire but Taraji said she'd quit if Snipes was cast. Why don't black women protest that?

Again, provide proof that dark skin actors were to be cast for empire. You naming Wesley Snipes, while not adding the perspective of his relationship with his co-star, his fallen stock, and suspect comments in the past, is your attempt at pushing another misleading narrative

Also, the "race of your father" argument is not "heavily flawed". In every country, the people look more like their fathers than mothers. The countries and people follow their fathers. This is why bedwenches walk around getting asked, "Are you a nanny", b/c the kids don't fcking look like them. Amandla only looks the way she does b/c her mom was so black (a waste of blackness btw).

In every country they look more like their fathers than mothers? but then you say it's different for Amandla because her mother is dark...you just contradicted yourself. Amandla skin color is not why she doesn't look like her father. It's due to traits and genes.

"In every country" do not not have the majority of the population being offsprings of interracial relationships, thus the notion of "race of her father" is not universally applied. In all countries, the majority of the population is the same race, the attributes passed down to the child from the father are commonly religious, cultural, and ethnic based

That "race of her father" is flawed because you cannot categorize a mix-raced child that looks black as white, even though they have a white father