tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019110752663101206.post97384680222871574..comments2023-11-02T13:32:24.074-04:00Comments on People of Color in Classic Film: If Ethel were Chick...Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315223366240901207noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019110752663101206.post-68426137761169293542013-06-02T17:42:19.655-04:002013-06-02T17:42:19.655-04:00Agree 100%Agree 100%Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315223366240901207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019110752663101206.post-489713428417131502013-06-02T16:46:38.093-04:002013-06-02T16:46:38.093-04:00Personally, and I'm sure I am not the first to...Personally, and I'm sure I am not the first to say this, I think there is a over reliance of expecting Hollywood to one day wake up and try to make the black market more than a niche market. For let's face it, since the 90s there hasn't been a continuous stream of hit films in which we dominate the casts. <br /><br />Much less, there is such a lack of diversity in our roles. It is rare to find an actual drama film all throughout with us in it. Even in Precious they had random moments, and I do mean random, of comedy. <br /><br />The only real answer is for all these people we support: The Smiths, Oprah, Perry, Singleton, and all the rest to really try to put our faces on the screen with more diverse roles. Then, we ourselves, us inspiring to be the next generation, need to find ways to get ourselves out there and not to s--- on YouTube or vimeo, but in many ways that is a glass ceiling in my opinion, and we can't box ourselves in that room.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311930791468263299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019110752663101206.post-28314820503824649452013-06-02T16:26:56.148-04:002013-06-02T16:26:56.148-04:00I unfortunately have to agree. I don't expect ...I unfortunately have to agree. I don't expect any changes to take place. If so, we're all gonna be dead and gone before it happens. Nina was definitely a Hollywood first, so I always wonder "What if...what if...". <br /><br />Thanks for commenting (after my thirst tags--you know what I mean lol)!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315223366240901207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019110752663101206.post-84249148924463591282013-06-02T16:03:13.970-04:002013-06-02T16:03:13.970-04:00To be honest, I don't think having a dark-skin...To be honest, I don't think having a dark-skinned woman would have changed the trajectory of our film history. It's like saying, just because Gabourey Sidibe is a heavyset actress, and her and Monique were both nominated for Academy Awards that perhaps Hollywood would then try casting more thick medium-dark complexion women. <br /><br />As we've seen, even in the so-called more enlightened liberal days of modern times, that wasn't the case at all. Gabby has been working yeah, but she isn't breaking ground and Monique has taken a break. Really, outside of Octavia Spencer, can we say that then or now that one or two actresses could have really made a difference or shift things?<br /><br />Hollywood is forever going to want that olive to honey colored skin tone. It makes you wonder what background they have and allows them to do as Jessica Alba has done for her career, and Vin Diesel too. You can be a light skinned black person in one role, and then play a tanned white person in another. Hollywood values diversity in looks just as they do talent, and if you can pass for white and black, they see nothing but dollar signs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311930791468263299noreply@blogger.com