Almost 50% of the Brazilian population is white. Zaga has white privilege. Someone with white privilege shouldn't be playing Sunspot.
Again, an almost correct statement. I only hear people acknowledging the Afro part, but not the Taino part (which are indigenous Indians, not Africans)... that part adds a dark pigment to skin tones too... you guys know that right? The Caribbean islands have hundreds and hundreds of years of racial mixing, and although there is a prominent Afro component, there are other races with dark or black skin tones to factor, so it would be presumptuous to assume Cece was JUST black, and not mixed, racially-speaking. She could be bi-racial or even tri-racial (having Taino, Spanish and Afro ancestry in her genes, like most Puerto Rican’s Ricans do) Just like how folks inaccurately categorize Roberto as just black. He is black, but he is also multi-racial with a black dad and white mom, half and half, equally. His Afro Brazilian dad could be just black, or he could be mixed with other dark skinned races, which makes the black pigmentation in his genes more dominant and that’s why Roberto is predominantly dark skinned, even though he’s half white. And just like how people confuse my very dark skinned Dominican boyfriend who grew up in NYC as a black man - although he acknowledges that there is Afro lineage within him (from generations ago), but does not identify as a black/african american man. Other people might infer that of him based on his skin color, but it's not accurate. He has other races mixed in his blood (we've done the DNA test and percentage wise, he is less than 1/3 of afro decent )
Taino Indians. Indigenous Caribbeans. Arawakans. Look them up, remember the terms and learn about the historically complicated racial makeup of the Caribbeans. Folks on this board should learn about them so they stop being reductive and confusing all black/dark skinned people as having Afro descent.
And yes, I agree it doesn't matter where she was born, I was addressing the other poster who stated she was born in Puerto Rico, and wanted to make sure it wasn't misunderstood that was what I was implying. But Marvel fandom has this fun factoid and Cece quote:
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Ima try to keep this concise, which might be difficult as I tend to get whimsical whenever I smoke. annnnd Im feeling preeeety whimsical, but The potentially harmful misinformation was just too big to ignore. What is the visual difference between wavy and kinky hair? being of African descent it how most people have black in them lol. Also no one says they are of mixed descent...thats not a thing. And someone denying Bobby of being biracial is not a thing either.
Hmmm...Interesting you thought I referring to a poor/rough upbringing when I was referring to Bobby Being roughed up for being Black, when I first time I read it a similar thing had happened to me and despite being from the same country Zaga would never go through that.
I'm from South Alabama. They probably didnt think they needed to as they assumed you had your sight.
. As a black kid with a dad that looks like the male version of Sunspots mom. who went from being Biracial...to Mixed...to Black I think thats preeeeety sad. IN my limited experience Biracial (blk&wht) kids who ALWAYS point out the fact that they arent "JUST Black' almost always have low opinion of their black side.And that feeling....It. EFFIN. Sucks.
Soooo instead of going on how someone looks you go by their names? lol OOOK. buuuut its canon that CeCe recognizes whes a black latinx. She talks to Iceman(?) saying something similiar to: "as a black puerto rican woman studying in a field dominated by white dudes she knows how to ignore and deal with prejudice. NO one is saying shes not Puerto Rican, Not sure why you keep making that claim. Her creator obviously made a choice NOT to have her look like the majority of latinxs in the media....The same as Sunspot, to ignore or downplay those choices is sorta insulting.
1. Errr I don't I was just saying they would have been better represented by black actors
2. Culturally he isn't black? What exactly does that mean? What would be an example of being culturally black. Funny how his dad has redhair tho lol
3. I mean I'm not surprised that they dont Identify as black,Despite that most African slaves were taken to South America and Carib. And 90% of DR's population having African Ancestry, hundreds of years later the poison of colonization can still be seen. Racism_in_the_Dominican_Republic
4. Why would they automatically be marginalized? Unless by deferring to their 'white side' they hope to escape some of the 'baggage' that comes with being the 'other race'
Well my friends boyfriend is trans soooo Im using the proper pronouns and new name as such. Zoe Saladana had to wear fake nose dark makeup on her face when she was playing Nina Simone in her bio-movie.
LORD YES!!!!! Apparently people STILL have problems with it. ANd thats what seriously disturbs me.
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The catalyst for his power stemmed from an antiblack assault and his power is a metaphor for his blackness. He may not fit your weird definition of what a black person is, but mixed people with a black parent or grandparent still call themselves ‘black’, same goes for Sunspot.
Woo Lord, I step away for a few hours and ka-blam!
So *nervous laughter* anyone else excited to see the Magik pictures that will likely get posted today *steps back into shadows*
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Henry Zaga isn't even mixed. Both his parents are white.
Him with his father and sister:
Him with his sister, mother, and grandmother:
I'm brazilian and literally not a single person here would consider him anything but white. It's not a matter of a black or half-black light-skinned guy on the role, it's a matter of them just thinking that him being brazilian is enough. Especially cause in America people consider "latino" as a race in itself.
I hope the angst over the casting choices isn't spilling into/AT the actors themselves because they're just thrilled to be employed and doing what they love.
Agreed. I'm sure Henry isn't taking these things to heart and if anything possibly was motivated to nail Bobby's personality. An actor just wants to do the best they can, and I certainly don't blame some more established actor's unwillingness to go genre due to the obsessive fans. Granted this is a different issue than "OMG he wouldn't be acting that way" or "he's not hot enough" that we normally would see.
But you can tell they are aware that the fans are watching how this movie is promoted, I mean they already posted a picture online of him and Charlie cuddling/wrestling/joking around/making out on social media.
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To be fair, I don't think anyone here is blaming Zaga. It's the casting agent and director that should have either pushed harder for a more diverse pool of actors, or not be swayed by a new young "up and coming" pretty face.
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Boxofficepro has their long range forecast up (which isn't actual tracking, it's just one guy's opinion) and he has it in the $15-$25M opening range.
https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-ra...2-the-runaway/
There's real difficulty with tracking on a movie like this since it's targeting teens who are ridiculously unreliable about whether they will actually go see a movie when asked if they plan on seeing it or if they are aware of the movie. Considering Birds of Prey is probably looking at at under $40 Million opening (edited to add: yikes, now it's looking like under $35M), it's just too difficult to gauge online interest vs actual ticket sales.
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It’s one simple question and a yes/no answers it.
Is Henry Zaga black?
The answer is no. This cheap moral diversion away from Fox constantly misrepresenting black characters is doing nothing but allowing these directors to keep getting away with racist casting choices. No one has been “attacked” for not being dark enough, but there is systemic colorism that robs dark skin actors and actresses of roles by giving them to white-passing or light skin POC.
On social media and in articles about the "whitewashing" there have been images of Blu Hunt next to Dani as an example of whitewashing.
For example - This tweet https://twitter.com/kindlestuck/stat...25875138568192 with the image:
Here's a Facebook post about Blu visiting the Lakota tribe: https://www.facebook.com/Wikoskalaka...49869778463420.
This hasn't gotten as bad as other attacks on actors for being too light with whitewashing allegations (for example, the hate Aurora Perrineau received for Jem & The Holograms), but I get the impression people who are upset are more concerned with skin color than any other element of their character and are being unfair to those of Native ancestry.
I would have preferred Afro-Brazilian actor been cast as Bobby, but at least they cast a Brazilian and an actress with Native American ancestry as Dani. Those are important elements of their characters.
If Maisie couldn't have used her Bristolian accent as Rahne, then if a non-Brazilian actor was cast as Bobby who looked more appropriate, would it be acceptable for Bobby to not have an accurate Brazilian accent?