There's just not enough young famous black actresses.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

[Chrobalta]

The majority of movie customers are ______ people. So therefore movies will be made to appeal to _____ people.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

The majority of movie customers are ______ people. So therefore movies will be made to appeal to _____ people.

Are you seriously saying that you need black people to appeal to black people and whites to appeal to whites?

Because that's bullshit.

[Farnhamia]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

The reason I've asked this is because, I heard the quite shocking news that Angelina Jolie may play Cleopatra.
Let's get the fact's right, Cleopatra is most probably a very dark skinned woman, Jolie is NOT dark skinned.

Why can't we find any young famous black actresses to play this role? Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

Cleopatra probably was not very dark-skinned. Her ancestry was Greek, not African. She only had four great-grandparents and six (out of a possible 16) great-great-grandparents (furthermore, four of those six were descended from the other two), and they were all members of a couple of royal families founded by Alexander's generals.

[The blessed Chris]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

The reason I've asked this is because, I heard the quite shocking news that Angelina Jolie may play Cleopatra.
Let's get the fact's right, Cleopatra is most probably a very dark skinned woman, Jolie is NOT dark skinned.

Why can't we find any young famous black actresses to play this role? Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

In reality, a white actress tanned and appropriately made up would resemble what we can anticipate Cleopatra resembling far better than a black actress, what with Cleopatra being a Ptolemy, and therefore Hellenic, not Nubian, in origin.

[The Andromeda Islands]

Angelina Jolie?

Isn't Cleopatra supposed to be beautiful?

[Panzerjaeger]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

The reason I've asked this is because, I heard the quite shocking news that Angelina Jolie may play Cleopatra.
Let's get the fact's right, Cleopatra is most probably a very dark skinned woman, Jolie is NOT dark skinned.

Why can't we find any young famous black actresses to play this role? Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

Cleopatra probably was not very dark-skinned. Her ancestry was Greek, not African. She only had four great-grandparents and six (out of a possible 16) great-great-grandparents (furthermore, four of those six were descended from the other two), and they were all members of a couple of royal families founded by Alexander's generals.

YOU LIE!
Actually that was spot on. Most Egyptians aren't black though the ancient Egyptians even made differences between themselves and other African people in their hieroglyphs. Hell the Egyptian Historical Society ripped an American Black Nationalist group a new ass when they claimed King Tut should be black he wasn't.

[Farnhamia]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

The reason I've asked this is because, I heard the quite shocking news that Angelina Jolie may play Cleopatra.
Let's get the fact's right, Cleopatra is most probably a very dark skinned woman, Jolie is NOT dark skinned.

Why can't we find any young famous black actresses to play this role? Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

In reality, a white actress tanned and appropriately made up would resemble what we can anticipate Cleopatra resembling far better than a black actress, what with Cleopatra being a Ptolemy, and therefore Hellenic, not Nubian, in origin.

And she wasn't that good-looking, to look at her coin portraits. Neither was Mark Anthony.

[First of Two]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

The reason I've asked this is because, I heard the quite shocking news that Angelina Jolie may play Cleopatra.
Let's get the fact's right, Cleopatra is most probably a very dark skinned woman, Jolie is NOT dark skinned.

Why can't we find any young famous black actresses to play this role? Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

Natalie Portman should be closer, Israel is only one country over.

But hey, they got Halle berry to play Catwoman, and look what happened!
(OTOH, Eartha Kitt!!!)

Does this mean that Tom Hanks and Sean Penn can't play mentally handicapped people anymore? Well yes, you never go full retard.
(Also, Sean Penn? Why couldn't they find a gay actor to play Harvey Milk?)

Bah! I say if white people can't play (theoretically, possibly) black people, then black people can't play white people. Get me Brandy (Cinderella) and the cast of "The Wiz" right now!

[The blessed Chris]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

The reason I've asked this is because, I heard the quite shocking news that Angelina Jolie may play Cleopatra.
Let's get the fact's right, Cleopatra is most probably a very dark skinned woman, Jolie is NOT dark skinned.

Why can't we find any young famous black actresses to play this role? Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

In reality, a white actress tanned and appropriately made up would resemble what we can anticipate Cleopatra resembling far better than a black actress, what with Cleopatra being a Ptolemy, and therefore Hellenic, not Nubian, in origin.

And she wasn't that good-looking, to look at her coin portraits. Neither was Mark Anthony.

Numismatic renderings are hardly detailed or particularly reliable though, and contemporary sources are fairly insistent on her beauty.

[Farnhamia]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

The reason I've asked this is because, I heard the quite shocking news that Angelina Jolie may play Cleopatra.
Let's get the fact's right, Cleopatra is most probably a very dark skinned woman, Jolie is NOT dark skinned.

Why can't we find any young famous black actresses to play this role? Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

Cleopatra probably was not very dark-skinned. Her ancestry was Greek, not African. She only had four great-grandparents and six (out of a possible 16) great-great-grandparents (furthermore, four of those six were descended from the other two), and they were all members of a couple of royal families founded by Alexander's generals.

YOU LIE!
Actually that was spot on. Most Egyptians aren't black though the ancient Egyptians even made differences between themselves and other African people in their hieroglyphs. Hell the Egyptian Historical Society ripped an American Black Nationalist group a new ass when they claimed King Tut should be black he wasn't.

BABY KILLER!
And the Ancient E's painted themselves as having reddish skin. Modern Egyptians are probably mostly Arab in descent and are darker than the people of 4000 years ago.

[Nova Magna Germania]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

The reason I've asked this is because, I heard the quite shocking news that Angelina Jolie may play Cleopatra.
Let's get the fact's right, Cleopatra is most probably a very dark skinned woman, Jolie is NOT dark skinned.

Why can't we find any young famous black actresses to play this role? Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

Why would a black actress play that role? It should be a brown middle eastern actress.

[Rolamec]

The majority of movie customers are ______ people. So therefore movies will be made to appeal to _____ people.

Are you seriously saying that you need black people to appeal to black people and whites to appeal to whites?

Because that's bullshit.

Eh, it's kinda true. Not to be racist, but I find white women more attractive than blacks. I admit there are black women I find attractive, just not as much.

[Brewdomia]

Angelina Jolie is hot.

/end thread.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

But hey, they got Halle berry to play Catwoman, and look what happened!
(OTOH, Eartha Kitt!!!)

[Ghetto Gurl Accent] Halle Berry don't count, she's practically white.[/Ghetto Gurl Accent]

[Farnhamia]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

The reason I've asked this is because, I heard the quite shocking news that Angelina Jolie may play Cleopatra.
Let's get the fact's right, Cleopatra is most probably a very dark skinned woman, Jolie is NOT dark skinned.

Why can't we find any young famous black actresses to play this role? Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

Why would a black actress play that role? It should be a brown middle eastern actress.

More like a ... Greek?

[Chrobalta]

The majority of movie customers are ______ people. So therefore movies will be made to appeal to _____ people.

Are you seriously saying that you need black people to appeal to black people and whites to appeal to whites?

Because that's bullshit.

Put a black actress in for Megan Fox, in the first two transformers, and tell me that they would have been just as successful.

[Nova Magna Germania]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

The reason I've asked this is because, I heard the quite shocking news that Angelina Jolie may play Cleopatra.
Let's get the fact's right, Cleopatra is most probably a very dark skinned woman, Jolie is NOT dark skinned.

Why can't we find any young famous black actresses to play this role? Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

Cleopatra probably was not very dark-skinned. Her ancestry was Greek, not African. She only had four great-grandparents and six (out of a possible 16) great-great-grandparents (furthermore, four of those six were descended from the other two), and they were all members of a couple of royal families founded by Alexander's generals.

YOU LIE!
Actually that was spot on. Most Egyptians aren't black though the ancient Egyptians even made differences between themselves and other African people in their hieroglyphs. Hell the Egyptian Historical Society ripped an American Black Nationalist group a new ass when they claimed King Tut should be black he wasn't.

BABY KILLER!
And the Ancient E's painted themselves as having reddish skin. Modern Egyptians are probably mostly Arab in descent and are darker than the people of 4000 years ago.

Ancient Egyptians painted themselves as brown:


"1820 drawing of a Book of Gates fresco of the tomb of Seti I, depicting (from left): Libyan, Nubian, Asiatic, Egyptians."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Eg ... ontroversy

[Faith Hope Charity]

LOL, so what do you suggest.. the failed idea of "affirmative action" for Hollywood? HAHAHAH

[Panzerjaeger]

Think of five young famous white actresses.
Pretty easy right?

Now think of five young famous black actresses.
Bit harder for you?

The reason I've asked this is because, I heard the quite shocking news that Angelina Jolie may play Cleopatra.
Let's get the fact's right, Cleopatra is most probably a very dark skinned woman, Jolie is NOT dark skinned.

Why can't we find any young famous black actresses to play this role? Why aren't there enough black actresses? Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

Cleopatra probably was not very dark-skinned. Her ancestry was Greek, not African. She only had four great-grandparents and six (out of a possible 16) great-great-grandparents (furthermore, four of those six were descended from the other two), and they were all members of a couple of royal families founded by Alexander's generals.

YOU LIE!
Actually that was spot on. Most Egyptians aren't black though the ancient Egyptians even made differences between themselves and other African people in their hieroglyphs. Hell the Egyptian Historical Society ripped an American Black Nationalist group a new ass when they claimed King Tut should be black he wasn't.

BABY KILLER!
And the Ancient E's painted themselves as having reddish skin. Modern Egyptians are probably mostly Arab in descent and are darker than the people of 4000 years ago.

YOU LIE!
In fact I can't figure out why people would assume the Egyptians had to be black in the first place...what because they live in Africa? That is hilariously racist just thinking about it. Indeed due to the conquest of the Arabs the Egyptians are much darker but still nowhere near Black thus I find it hard to believe that the Ancient and Modern Egyptians are both incorrect in themselves not being black. Unless someone adheres to Black Nationalist Rhetoric that is.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

Why would a black actress play that role? It should be a brown middle eastern actress.

Well I said black, because apparently brown middle eastern are black according to most people on this board.

[Fartsniffage]

Put a black actress in for Megan Fox, in the first two transformers, and tell me that they would have been just as successful.

A hot black actress, why not?

[North Wiedna]

Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

Tyler Perry doesn't make movies. He reworks the scripts of old movies.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

The majority of movie customers are ______ people. So therefore movies will be made to appeal to _____ people.

Are you seriously saying that you need black people to appeal to black people and whites to appeal to whites?

Because that's bullshit.

Put a black actress in for Megan Fox, in the first two transformers, and tell me that they would have been just as successful.

Ok?

[Rolamec]

Why must they be confined to Tyler Perry movies?

Tyler Perry doesn't make movies. He reworks the scripts of old movies.

I hate his movies.