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Him making this statement kinda exacerbates it
Idris Elba Drags Samuel Jackson For Attempting To Divide Black Actors
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That's because Wil Smith isn't the best of actors and sounded fugazi as fuk. Did you have a problem with idris british(ness) when he lit up the screen as stronger bell?Anyways I see sam's point he's coming from a narrow point of view of plan old protectionism.Why British nikkas playing AA men anyways...I agree
Africans wasn't happen when they had Will Smith playing that Nigerian doctor.
But to try and say because a black is from a different place on earth he isn't suited to play a part is asinine. chitwetel sucked as the lead in 12 years a slave not cuz of his nationality but due to not bein lead material. The gravity of the role swallowed him up. It's like Jamie Foxx sucked in django because he is hit and miss as an actor as with any actor.
Actors act, even if there Is a history of interracial relationships and mixtures in Britain so when a British actor plays a racially charged AA role he has to recall an incident of racism to emote?
One could easily emote from recalling the death of a dog, it's called acting. The best ones get away with it quite well
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That's because Wil Smith isn't the best of actors and sounded fugazi as fuk. Did you have a problem with idris british(ness) when he lit up the screen as stronger bell?Anyways I see sam's point he's coming from a narrow point of view of plan old protectionism.
But to try and say because a black is from a different place on earth he isn't suited to play a part is asinine. chitwetel sucked as the lead in 12 years a slave not cuz of his nationality but due to not bein lead material. The gravity of the role swallowed him up, Jamie Foxx sucked in django because he is hit and miss as an actor as with any actor.
Actors act, even if there Is a history of interracial relationships and mixtures in Britain so when an British actor plays a racially charged AA role he has to recall an incident of racism to emote?
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White non American actors take American roles all the time.
It's called ACTING. Pretending to be someone else
It's called ACTING. Pretending to be someone else
Field Marshall Bradley
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What do personal experiences have to do with acting?
a lot... especially when playing niche roles...
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British actors and rappers taking our jobs!!!!!
They're "cheaper" Sam. That's the American Way!!!
Seeing Get Out with Lil Uzi Vert or 21 Savage or some black extra from Harry Potter would have been better?
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No he wasn't
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Why British nikkas playing AA men anyways...I agree
Africans wasn't happen when they had Will Smith playing that Nigerian doctor.
forgot about that
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the problem is Sam fukking admitted they have better training... then brushed it off with no explanation
"They think they’re better-trained, for some reason, than we are because they’re classically trained. I don’t know what the love affair is with all that. It’s all good."
so he admits that they are classically trained.. then just says he doesn't know why they love that fact
ummmmm cause it means they have better training nikka... one plus one equals two.. if i'm going to have someone fix my house, do i want a guy who went to school for it or a guy standing outside home depot?
because you have classical training doesnt mean youre better trained when it comes acting though. thats his point. just because a guy went to school for fixing houses doesnt mean hes any good at it. its like people that went to college but came away with worthless degrees
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No it doesn't.... you placing them higher cause they have a white co-sign......
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It has to do with versatility. Its not just the acting schools......many European actors have robust resumes as theater/stage actors before they hit the big &/or silver screens.
I do agree with the bolded....but we gotta focus on who the true enemy is in all this is, and that is cac/other minority producer/directors who simply feel more comfortable and relatable to a black man with a white English accent.....it's not idris fault their racism is his opportunity....tho he could get hip to the game and plan wit brehs to create their own Hollywood content.........at the end of the day the struggle of all black men is the realization that they have to become a boss in whatever field they choose to partake in for a livelihood...........it's necessity, we cannot be role players/servant/employee for long or accept eventual disrespect, short end of the stick, mal, mistreatment. It's tough but we have that metal that it takes. Can't keep striking deals or beggin for changes....gotta strive for leverage.Why British nikkas playing AA men anyways...I agree
Africans wasn't happen when they had Will Smith playing that Nigerian doctor.