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Black Woman Apologizes for Playing Black Woman, Should Have Been "A Black Woman"
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/zoe-saldana-tearful-apology-nina-simone-2016-biopic
not only can white people not play black people, but black people cannot play black people and Hollywood and theater need to stop pretending they are others. I need a real martian to play superman, damnit!![Rasta :rasta: :rasta:](https://data.irate4x4.com/assets/smilies/rasta.gif)
white guilt is no longer just a facet of white privilege or a reflection of white supremecy
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/zoe-saldana-tearful-apology-nina-simone-2016-biopic
not only can white people not play black people, but black people cannot play black people and Hollywood and theater need to stop pretending they are others. I need a real martian to play superman, damnit!
![Rasta :rasta: :rasta:](https://data.irate4x4.com/assets/smilies/rasta.gif)
“I should have never played Nina," Saldana said. "I should have done everything in my power with the leverage that I had 10 years ago, which was a different leverage, but it was leverage nonetheless."
She added: “I should have tried everything in my power to cast a Black woman to play an exceptionally perfect Black woman.”
The actress explained that she felt comfortable playing Simone because she too is a Black woman. At the time, she responded to criticism about her physicality by telling Allure magazine that there is “no one way to be black.”
“I’m black the way I know how to be. You have no idea who I am. I am black. I’m raising black men,” she told the outlet in 2016. “Don’t you ever think you can look at me and address me with such disdain.
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"I thought back then that I had the permission because I was a Black woman," Saldana explained. "And I am. But it was Nina Simone. And Nina had a life and she had a journey that should have been — and should be — honored to the most specific detail because she was a specifically detailed individual. She deserved better."
With that, she began to cry saying: "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.”
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“Cool story but please take Nina’s name out of your mouth. For the rest of your life,” the estate shot back.
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