I'm just putting this out there for a healthy discussion/debate, not to argue with you. If you're sick of the way "black women are being cast in sex scenes" and it's "gotten old" then why don't you contact the actual actresses themselves who are agreeing to be paid? They're the ones who are auditioning for these "demeaning" roles and they're the ones agreeing to be paid for their acting. So THEY should be blamed, not the director or casting director.
It's different if a white actress were in blackface....that's just plain insulting and hurtful. But if a black actress auditions for a part that has her as an object of lust with a white man and she's not "marriage material" then I think that those who object should object to the actress who agreed to be in that role. No one twisted her arm....she's not doing it against her will. She went to the audition, they told her the role, she got cast, signed a contract, and got paid. So if an audience member was offended by it, then they should take it up with the actress herself, no one else.
On a side-note, this actress Yaya was just lovely.
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ballston54
11 years ago
Agree with your last sentence certainly. Look for her as the son's girlfriend in The Butler.
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peachesNcream97
9 years ago
If an audience member was offended by how the actress was portrayed, then they have every right to state that opinion on a PUBLIC message board. You're just going to have to deal with that.
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