All the women playing someone's love interest are light skinned

The same reason that a lighter skinned black actress is playing Nina Simone. Colorism exists and it is an ugly, ugly thing.

You're right. There is not one single dark skinned Black chick in this movie - except for Brandy. The lead is also Mestiza (not that I have anything against Mestizas with Black men). It's like we don't even exist in la la land unless we're fat.

If I didn't know any better, I'd say that they're implying the only way you can be pretty & Black is if you're light.

This was very noticeable when I saw the film. It's actually noticeable in a lot of films. It seems like they often cast light-skinned black actresses when the black female character is in a relatively positive relationship with a black male character on purpose. If they're cussing each other out or not very loving towards one another then you more often see chocolate on chocolate. At least in TPM it's implied that Charlie ends up with the lovely dark-skinned Tammi.

When I saw the previews I was thinking the same thing. Too often dark skinned women are left out or made to be the loud, fat, mammy type in these movies. I think now dark skinned black women are finally getting a clue. Stop supporting movies, tv shows or magazines that don't uplift you.

I also noticed when the leading man was heartbroken and dejected he had a darker-hued girl in his bed. That was a disgusting display of coloristm in our community. Like the only time he wanted to sleep with the dark girl was when he was out of his mind drunk. And she happily went along with it until the next morning when he was ignoring her.

I guarantee that a black man was in charge of casting this film. Black men are absolutely obsessed with exotic light-skinned girls and it starts at a young age. I really feel like men are behind colorism and black women need to start looking elsewhere for love and respect. Who wants to feel like they aren't good enough all the time? The messages are everywhere and this movie was no exception.

I love Paula Patton, Lauren London and the girl from Orange is the New Black. But they should've mixed it up with the skin tones to send a more positive message to all of the young black girls watching this movie.

I agree. Black movies have no problem casting dark skinned men as leads, but the women always have to be light skinned and/or multiracial. I passed on seeing this movie. Has a dark skinned woman been cast as the "pretty girl" since House Party?

STFU!!!!!

***"To die for someone easy, but to live for them, that's a whole different story"***

If you watch music videos by African American artists, the good girls are usually light skinned whereas the bad girls are usually dark skinned.