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[Dr Naomi Campbell]

The 'F9' actor thinks there has been a "shift" but colorism is still an issue in Hollywood and even though he is a "star", he'll be turned down for parts because of his dark skin.


Speaking on radio show 'Leah's Lemonade', he said: "Terrence Howard has no idea how many roles that I was about to book and they went with him because he's the lighter-skinned black man with the green eyes.

"I'm the star. I'm this blue-black, you know, all of the things that I was laughed about in the 'hood.

"And then you look at Lupita [Nyong'o] and the Viola Davises of the world, and there is this kind of, this shift that has happened. I think we should all stay humble because it's interesting how white people created this kind of colorism.

"The mixed-race gets to be in the house and the black blacks get to work in the hot sun and pick cotton."

The 42-year-old star admitted attitudes in Hollywood echoed those he encountered as a child.

He added: "Throughout my whole childhood, it was not cool to be dark skin in the hood. It was always the light-skinned black people that seemed to have gotten all the attention and all the love and considered pretty, or attractive, or handsome. And since I've been in Hollywood we dealt with the same thing."

Despite losing roles to Terrence, Tyrese doesn't bear a grudge and even recommended the 'Empire' actor for a role in his upcoming thriller 'The System'.

He said: "We're able to joke about it now. I was the star of the film. They had an idea to go with someone else, who I won't mention, and then I suggested Terrence Howard. And he thanked me for like, a week straight."

[The Only BLACK Kalmyks]

I'm glad he's speaking out ... he's def touching on internalized anti-blackness and projection within the community as well

People calling him "blue-black", etc

It's not often hetero black men come out and speak on these things , even when they've clearly been victimized

[Dr Naomi Campbell]

It's not often hetero black men come out and speak on these things , even when they've clearly been victimized

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[Gilgamesh.]

I hate to get Lipstick Alley on here but he says this, but these are the women he married:

[Dr Naomi Campbell]

I hate to get Lipstick Alley on here but he says this, but these are the women he married:

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[Barbie Dangerous]

I hate to get Lipstick Alley on here but he says this, but these are the women he married:

As a result of said colorism.

[Buy The Stars✨]

This nigga. 


he has been in a lot of blockbuster movies in his lifetime. 

so he idn't get a part or two. Oh fucking well hun. There are tons of starving actors who wish they could be in fast n furious but yet you are. 

[Dr Naomi Campbell]

This nigga.


he has been in a lot of blockbuster movies in his lifetime.

so he idn't get a part or two. Oh fucking well hun. There are tons of starving actors who wish they could be in fast n furious but yet you are.

that wasn't his point
he's speaking to a wider issue

[Marilyn]

He's absolutely bullshitting and overstepping about losing roles to Terrence "because" of light skin and eyes. Terrence is a trained actor.  An impressive and respectable actor. An award nominated and winning actor. He's simply chosen because he's the more qualified candidate. Cryese is a singer who FELL in acting. He has an overinflated view of himself and is annoying as hell.

[Dr Naomi Campbell]

He's absolutely bullshitting and overstepping about losing roles to Terrence "because" of light skin and eyes. Terrence is a trained actor.  An impressive and respectable actor. An award nominated and winning actor. He's simply chosen because he's the more qualified candidate. Cryese is a singer who FELL in acting. He has an overinflated view of himself and is annoying as hell.

good point

[Vonc2002]

This nigga.


he has been in a lot of blockbuster movies in his lifetime.

so he idn't get a part or two. Oh fucking well hun. There are tons of starving actors who wish they could be in fast n furious but yet you are.

[The Only BLACK Kalmyks]

Bow is kinda speaking truth - In general . I know this as fact

I have a much younger cousin on my dads side who is hetero and unambiguously black and he told me himself about anti-blackness he experienced and how it affected the way he sees black people in terms of potential love interests

He ends up with white girls  and I'm sure people would question that downe and make assumptions  , but I know the backstory .

People made fun of everything from his larger lips to his skin, to his hair .

We talk a lot about black women and how anti blackness affects them and I am very passionate about it , but I will never forget that unambiguously black hetero men suffer too.

Not saying this is the case for EVERY nigga we see chasing exoticals .... But I get it

[Plastic.]

y'all are such a kii

[Edge gorl]

I hate to get Lipstick Alley on here but he says this, but these are the women he married:

!!!!!!


Like get ur black self hatin ass in sumwhere

[Edge gorl]

Colourism!

I hate him