Why cant black american actors do accents?

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NZA said:
idris' accent in the wire was shaky at best. in general, most people faking accents are not particularly good at them unless they are doing a strong accent that can allow for over acting.

but back on subject, hollywood has a tendency to give roles to one or two hot negroes at a time. 2013 was an aberration in terms of black people getting meaningful roles. they seem like they favor blacks from the UK, to be honest it will only be a handful and it will be a fad. black activity in mainstream movies is cyclical with a few male stalwarts like denzel and will smith as the exceptions. in other words, dont read much into it.
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Post made alot of The Wire stans defensive.. but I have to agree.... Even tho I don't think his accent was shaky... he sounded "American" but he did not sound like someone from Baltimore (he uses the same accent in all of his American roles).When an American actor does a UK accent.. the UK movie fans will be quick to pick it apart. But alot of these "outside" actors that do American accents are in the same boat... like True Blood is a perfect example... The English and Australian actors on there sound "southern" but they don't sound like they're from Louisiana at all...

They get a pass because people either don't know any better or because their performance outweighs the accent itself... accents really are not that important.. and it doesn't take a big talented actor to do them... Some are just better than others... Hell, comedian's are great at impersonating accents...
 
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Kaypain said:
Gbenga Akinnagbe

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He's Nigerian but he can put on a great American accent :manny:








when he's acting






Not sure that counts. but dude is a underrated actor. When I heard him in a interview... I was like down he puts on a good American accent
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Uhhhh he has an american accent at all times it seems. I heard no Nigerian in known of those clips
 
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Born2BKing said:
Come on breh, I know you're smarter than this.
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Come on nothing fukk outta here. He has a native accent in his interviews. Watch The Wire interviews with him and tell me he don't have a fukking accent
 
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This thread is a load of bullshyt ....

James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy and Arseno Hall in Coming To America

Idris Elba in the Wire and Mandela

Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanada

Denzel Washington and Robert Townsend in the Mighty Quinn

Damon Wayans in Mo Money

Kel Mitchell in Good Burger

Naomi Harris in Street Kings

Angela Bassett in Notorious and American Horror Story

Taye Diggs in How Stella Got Her Grove Back

DMX in Belly




.....I could keep going, but OP needs to expand his knowledge of acting and theater.
 
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Born2BKing said:
Uhh yeah nikka. Sound like a suburn ass nikka from Cali or some shyt. Have you heard a nigerian accent? :dahell:
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Please by all means post a clip of a American that sounds like this






"Camoonity"

The fukk outta here
 
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Born2BKing said:
Breh, several posters in this thread have told you, that you were wrong. You are breh, just accept that dude has no accent. End of discussion.
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nope never heard a American with American parents talk like that.
:gameumad: Prove me wrong by posting a vid of a nikka with American parents from Cali talks like that.,, Ill wait:smugdraper:
 
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