Thandiwe Newton apologises to 'darker-skinned actresses' for not representing them
Thandiwe Newton has said she wants to "apologise every day to darker-skinned actresses" for not representing them.
Her new film, God's Country, has been adapted from a short story by James Lee Burke - but has swapped the lead character from an older white man into a black woman.
It centres on a grieving professor (Newton) who confronts two white hunters she catches on her property.
Talking about the film, Newton said though the role allowed her to heal as a black woman, she hesitated taking it because she did not think she was "dark-skinned" enough for the role.
"My internalised prejudice was stopping me from feeling like I could play this role when it's precisely that prejudice that I've received," she said.
"Doesn't matter that it's from African-American women more than anyone else, doesn't matter. I received prejudice. Anyone who's received oppression and prejudice feels this character."
Getting emotional, she added that she "wanted to apologise every day to darker-skinned actresses".
"To say, 'I'm sorry that I'm the one chosen. My mama looks like you. My mom looks like you'," she said.
"It's been very painful to have women look like my mom feel like I'm not representing them. That I'm taking from them. Taking their men, taking their work, taking their truth. I didn't mean to."
https://news.sky.com/story/thandiwe-newton-apologises-to-darker-skinned-actresses-for-not-representing-them-12531634
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i think a lot of people are gonna probably see this as "omg woe is me im light skin mixed and chosen!"
but thandiwe seems very genuine and like she has a story to tell
totally believable she was shocked after arriving to America from the UK and getting the "light skin black girl" experience, when she was always just seen as very Black in the UK
that has to be difficult to see people who look just like her mother telling her she doesn't represent them. totally believable.
if ur not raised in a family that focuses so much on and talks a lot about skin color and hair textures and mess it can be very shocking when people pick you tf apart. it's clear her mother didn't really put emphasis on that stuff.
Right it's condescending and late.
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I don't like her
I was watching an actress round table discussion with her and some other actresses and she was just extremely...late
Quote from: Santa Catarina on February 03, 2022, 07:32:32 PM
i think a lot of people are gonna probably see this as "omg woe is me im light skin mixed and chosen!"
but thandiwe seems very genuine and like she has a story to tell
totally believable she was shocked after arriving to America from the UK and getting the "light skin black girl" experience, when she was always just seen as very Black in the UK
that has to be difficult to see people who look just like her mother telling her she doesn't represent them. totally believable.
if ur not raised in a family that focuses so much on and talks a lot about skin color and hair textures and mess it can be very shocking when people pick you tf apart. it's clear her mother didn't really put emphasis on that stuff.
You're right racism does have a different spin/flavor to it in the UK.
Especially for Africans like myself and her mother who arrived here well after slavery was abolished and do not have the same history or experiences as African Americans or Black people from the Caribbean.
Quote from: Amazing on February 03, 2022, 07:53:52 PM
Quote from: Santa Catarina on February 03, 2022, 07:32:32 PM
i think a lot of people are gonna probably see this as "omg woe is me im light skin mixed and chosen!"
but thandiwe seems very genuine and like she has a story to tell
totally believable she was shocked after arriving to America from the UK and getting the "light skin black girl" experience, when she was always just seen as very Black in the UK
that has to be difficult to see people who look just like her mother telling her she doesn't represent them. totally believable.
if ur not raised in a family that focuses so much on and talks a lot about skin color and hair textures and mess it can be very shocking when people pick you tf apart. it's clear her mother didn't really put emphasis on that stuff.
You're right racism does have a different spin/flavor to it in the UK.
Especially for Africans like myself and her mother who arrived here well after slavery was abolished and do not have the same history or experiences as African Americans or Black people from the Caribbean.
America def does that whole "safe Black" mess.
i think that's what she's really referring to.
lke ur black....but not TOO black.
it may have taken her a while to really figure out wtf was happening and how she benefited from it.
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vvvvvvvvvvvvvv sis HUH ?
you dint have to apologize for being you, which us essentially whst you're doing here. this is WEIRE
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girl :kii:
https://twitter.com/Unbottledsecret/status/1489587610456576006?s=20&t=X67EYwzAOg69ay1i42pKmA
omg
The delivery was akward and random but her intent was pure and y'all know that. She's responsibly acknowledging the reality and unfairness of colorism.
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Quote from: Marilyn on February 04, 2022, 06:21:53 PM
The delivery was akward and random but her intent was pure and y'all know that. She's responsibly acknowledging the reality and unfairness of colorism.
def genuine
but i just dont think ppl are generally ready to hear "im mixed/light skin and here's my struggle :'( " stories yet
without side eyeing them or laughing
or even thinking someone is bringing up the topic just to be cute and elevate themselves in some way.
unfortunately
people gotta get out of the mindset of thinking only of the privilege that comes with having a certain aesthetic in the states
but to be fair, i can imagine that's hard to do when thandie is specifically crying about her privileges.
"omg took ur men and it broke my heart!"
"got so many movie roles and success, i cried for so many nights about it! :'( "
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i can totally understand why people have a hard time digesting it. the thought process generally is - what is there to cry about?
but she's def genuine and deserves to be heard. i sense a real struggle.