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When I was told that Nina Simone was to have her own biopic, I was initially interested and excited over who they would cast for the influential songstress; however, when I heard that Zoe Saldana would play her, confusion took me over. Upon seeing pictures of Saldana wearing darker makeup and a prosthetic nose for the part, I became further confused. Many black activists and actors have voiced their outrage at this problematic casting, yet Simone's daughter has gone out of her way to defend Saldana. Saldana is a Black-Hispanic American who finds herself more connected to her Hispanic roots. Simone's daughter, Lisa Simone Kelly, has stated, "It's unfortunate that Zoe Saldana is being attacked so viciously when she is someone who is part of a larger picture." Saldana …show more content…
By being casted for a role in which she needs to wear black-face despite being black communicates a larger picture just as Simone's daughter had described. Saldana's casting, unfortunately, was not a choice that was based on the accuracy of the woman she would portray or of the group of people Simone represented. Lisa Simone Kelly had expressed that she wouldn't ever be able to understand Saldana's representation of the Black community as Saldana is a Black-Hispanic and not African American. Additionally, Simone Kelly has added that, "There are many superb actresses who could more adequately represent my mother and could bring her to the screen with the proper script, the proper team and a sense of wanting to bring the truth of my mother's journey to the masses." Simone's relatives have also expressed their displeasure with the casting in harsh tweets and comments such as from Simone's brother describing the controversial casting as "...an insult to our people and their struggle..." Furthermore this
Kathleen Orr, popularly known as Kathy Orr is a meteorologist for the Fox 29 Weather Authority team on WTXF in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born on October 19, 1965 and grew up in Westckave, Geddes, New York with her family. The information about her parents and her siblings are still unknown. As per bio obtained online, Kathy Orr is also an author. She has written a number of books like Seductive Deceiver, The drifter's revenge and many others. She graduated in Public Communications from S. I. Newhouse which is affiliated to Syracuse University.
Lana Lanetta was born and grew up in the quaint town of Ogre, Latvia. Coming from a blue-collar family, she marches to the beat of her own drum and has achieved the American dream and beyond. Don’t let her certification in gardening fool you, she is anything but a girly girl and She had no time to try to conform to anyone’s standards, early on she began to shape her own future, working her way up from a street janitor to becoming an adept artist. In her youth she was incredibly active, contributing to her amazing figure that she still maintains today, getting great aerobic workouts from soccer and gymnastics. Extracurricular activities aside, sewing has always been an enduring passion that has stayed near and dear to her heart. Despite her
When most people think of Texas legacies they think of Sam Houston or Davy Crockett, but they don’t usually think of people like Jane Long. Jane Long is known as ‘The Mother of Texas’. She was given that nickname because she was the first english speaking woman in Texas to give birth.
Many people have said and think Sister Souljah is a racist. She has made a statement to let people know she is not a racist. She considers herself of being a black sister with an unselfish heart and wants to be heard and will be heard. Sister Souljah has impacted and affected our society today. To some people she is a threat and some people admire her work, thoughts, and music. She has stated ''I am mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically, intellectually, and academically developed and acutely aware of the condition of African people throughout the entire world".
(Lorna Simpson) majority of Simpson 's work uses the black woman’s body and embraces every part of it, from her skin tone, to her hair, and every one of her facial features. Lorna Simpson does not care that people are offended by her artwork because it is not intended for them, she makes it clear that if you are taking umbrage to her work than it is simply not intended for you. (Lorna Simpson) Lorna Simpson’s message to little black girls is beyond powerful because representation is very important, Lorna has a young daughter and she said that she never wants her daughter to feel like she is not important. We live in a society that sees black kids as both less innocent and older than white children, not so much with little girls but also with young black males. A study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that “black boys can be seen as responsible for their actions at an age when white boys still benefit from the assumption that children are essentially innocent. The U.S. Department of Education revealed in a report that black children face discrimination as early as preschool.” (Naadeyah Haseeb 1) black kids need people to look up to for how to live and feel confident just as adults do and that is why Lorna Simpson does not care about people criticizing her work and not appreciating it because she is appealing to an audience that needs her work as
As showed in the film, Latino American often misrepresented and underrepresented both in front of and under the camera. American Hispanic often portrayed as lazy, unintelligent, greasy and criminal. Hispanic women often pictured comfortable sexuality as prostitution in film production; while Hispanic actors limit to criminal characters such as drug dealers, gangster, and provide the power for the white American. Audiences have less interaction with Latino in their real world might be easily framed by media images regarding the race and ethnicity. The lack of Hispanic history and culture understanding allows these media portrayals to change and form unfavorable behavior and attitude against Latino communities.
Like the Blues women, Simone expands ideas pertaining to self-expression, identity and beauty as they relate to black women. She does this by embracing what is definitively African American and connecting that to a historical context. By doing so, she is the embodiment of a political statement. Her journey, which began like many entertainers, detoured and then collided with one of the most pivotal periods in American history.... ... middle of paper ...
Mary Anderson was born in February 19, 1866 in Greene County, Alabama, to John C. Anderson and Rebecca Anderson and was known for her invention of the wiper blade. She was also a real estate developer, rancher, and viticulturist. At the age of four, her father, John C. Anderson, died leaving her sister, Frannie Anderson, and her mother, Rebecca Anderson, living of his estate. In 1889, the three of them moved to Birmingham Alabama to build their own apartment on the corner of Highland Avenue. When Mary was 27 she left Birmingham in order to work in a cattle ranch and vineyard in Fresno, California. In 1900, her aunt was in poor health and she return to live in Birmingham to look after her family. After he aunt's death, her family discovered trucks that her aunt kept locked which contained gold and jewelry. By selling these collections of gold and jewelry, the family was able to live financially comfortable.
Lisa Cholodenko is best known for her award-winning short film Dinner Party (1997) and her film High Art (1997) in which she won the National Society of Film Critics. However Cholodenko’s biggest accomplishment was her 2010 movie called The Kids Are All Right, nominated for four Academy Awards (this included Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay), Lisa Cholodenko won two Golden Globes including Best Picture, in comedy, and Best Actress. Coming along way from winning a film critic award to be winning awards from two of the biggest and most popular award shows show how Cholodenko’s career gradually became more successful.
African American representation in the film industry has always been a topic for discussion. Whether talking about character types and roles, the actors being cast or not cast, and the lack of diversity in front of and behind the camera. ‘The contemporary status of race in mainstream American culture is intimately bound to the process of representation within and through the mass media.’ (Rocchio, 2000, p. 4). Any role that was to be played by an African American kept in with the dominant stereotypes of the time of production; incompetent, child like, hyper-sexualised or criminal.
The essays of Julia Alvarez and Danzy Senna address issues of multiracial identity important in their younger years as they grew up daughters of a multiethnic and multiracial background. Despite the slight generational differences, the same issues are as important today as they were twenty or thirty years ago.
People all over the world are influential. These people in the world are inspiring to others to follow their dreams, stand up for what they believe in, and overcome obstacles in their life. An individual that shows these traits would be a young girl to help raise money for the survivors of hurricane Katrina, Talia Leman. Talia Leman is influential because of her accomplishments, her great character, and her heroic acts.
In 74 years of Oscar history, only one African American woman has won for best actress in a film, Halle Berry. Moreover, only three black women have ever won an Oscar: Hattie McDaniel, Whoopi Goldberg and Halle Berry; two of which have been for supporting actress. But should this news come as a surprise when only 26 African Americans have ever been nominated, and only seven of us taking home the glory? This startling fact should make ones mind start to wonder about equality amongst the Academy. Additionally, the characters that these women received Oscars for were roles in which these strong women were shadowed behind the roles of their fellow white actors.
In today’s society, pre-existing assumptions and stereotypes of other ethnicities and individuals play a large part in the way we see others. This social construct of stereotypes has placed restrictions on many people’s lives which ultimately limits them from achieving certain goals. In this sense, stereotypes misrepresent and restrict people of colour to gain casting within the Hollywood film industry. The issue of how casting actors to certain roles and how these actors are forced to submit and represent these false stereotypes is one worthy of discussion. White Chicks (2004), directed by Keenan Wayans, illustrates this issue through the performance of Latrell, performed by Terry Crews, and his performance of the hyper-sexualised “buck” will be a prime example in this essay to discuss the racial politics and stereotypes in Hollywood casting.
This statement shows she is ashamed of her race and color and easily denies her identity.