There's just not enough young famous black actresses.

[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.

More like a ... Greek?

No, not greek.


http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/ ... _jolie.jpg

[Panzerjaeger]

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?

I would have preferred it more...Megan Fox is just creepy.

[Nova Magna Germania]

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

Would they cast a black actress for Queen Elizabeth? Joan of Arc?

[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?

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

More like a ... Greek?

No, not greek.


http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/ ... _jolie.jpg

Why would Cleopatra have cornrows? She is from Egypt not the goddamn Bronx.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

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.

Black, brown, red, tanned it's all the same to people.

To most people they are BLACK. I have figured this out when people started calling Obama black, when to me he is so clearly not.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

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

Would they cast a black actress for Queen Elizabeth? Joan of Arc?

They were not even close to being black, that would just be idiotic.

[Nova Magna Germania]

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

Are they? Some hollywood movies make more money outside USA.

[Panzerjaeger]

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.

Black, brown, red, tanned it's all the same to people.

To most people they are BLACK. I have figured this out when people started calling Obama black, when to me he is so clearly not.

Not even remotely black. If you are calling people of various darker skin tones black then you are just retarded. If I called my barber black he would stare at me like I had lost my damn mind because he is Brazilian.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

Why would Cleopatra have cornrows? She is from Egypt not the goddamn Bronx.

American-centric much?

Where the hell do you think cornrows came from?

[Nova Magna Germania]

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

Would they cast a black actress for Queen Elizabeth? Joan of Arc?

They were not even close to being black, that would just be idiotic.

Similarly, Cleopatra wasnt close to being of Western European ancesty, so casting Jolie should also be idiotic.

[Rolamec]

It's really simple, EDM. Many people just view white women as attractive since the majority of people are white. It's not right or fair, just how it is.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

Not even remotely black. If you are calling people of various darker skin tones black then you are just retarded. If I called my barber black he would stare at me like I had lost my damn mind because he is Brazilian.

I 100% agree with you.

I cannot count the countless times when I have to tell people I'm not black but mix-race.

[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.

More like a ... Greek?

No, not greek.


http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/ ... _jolie.jpg

Why would Cleopatra have cornrows? She is from Egypt not the goddamn Bronx.

A very precise analysis, you should have ur study published in a journal.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

It's really simple, EDM. Many people just view white women as attractive since the majority of people are white. It's not right or fair, just how it is.

I personally think its some sort of deep rooted racism, but meh.

[Nova Magna Germania]

It's really simple, EDM. Many people just view white women as attractive since the majority of people are white. It's not right or fair, just how it is.

majority of people are black/brown.

[Panzerjaeger]

Why would Cleopatra have cornrows? She is from Egypt not the goddamn Bronx.

American-centric much?

Where the hell do you think cornrows came from?

West Africa not Egypt.

[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.

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

Not always ...

But let's not get into "That's not red, it's brown!" I'll concede the point. Cleopatra, on the other hand, was not Middle Eastern but Greek, and being royal would spend very little time in the blazing sun.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

Why would Cleopatra have cornrows? She is from Egypt not the goddamn Bronx.

American-centric much?

Where the hell do you think cornrows came from?

West Africa not Egypt.

It could of also been present in Egypt at the time.

[Panzerjaeger]

Why would Cleopatra have cornrows? She is from Egypt not the goddamn Bronx.

American-centric much?

Where the hell do you think cornrows came from?

West Africa not Egypt.

It could of also been present in Egypt at the time.

Very unlikely as the Egyptian Royalty would not adopt something from "lesser" peoples.

[North Wiedna]

Where the hell do you think cornrows came from?

Kansas!

[Free-Beings]

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.

Black, brown, red, tanned it's all the same to people.

To most people they are BLACK. I have figured this out when people started calling Obama black, when to me he is so clearly not.

Maybe cause he claims to be black?

[Panzerjaeger]

Where the hell do you think cornrows came from?

Kansas!

[EvilDarkMagicians]

Why would Cleopatra have cornrows? She is from Egypt not the goddamn Bronx.

American-centric much?

Where the hell do you think cornrows came from?

West Africa not Egypt.

It could of also been present in Egypt at the time.

Very unlikely as the Egyptian Royalty would not adopt something from "lesser" peoples.

How do you know it was the lesser people doing it?
Maybe she started the fashion trend.

[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

Not always ...

But let's not get into "That's not red, it's brown!" I'll concede the point. Cleopatra, on the other hand, was not Middle Eastern but Greek, and being royal would spend very little time in the blazing sun.

1) Noone has red skin. red:



2) Source for the pic?

[Panzerjaeger]

Why would Cleopatra have cornrows? She is from Egypt not the goddamn Bronx.

American-centric much?

Where the hell do you think cornrows came from?

West Africa not Egypt.

It could of also been present in Egypt at the time.

Very unlikely as the Egyptian Royalty would not adopt something from "lesser" peoples.

How do you know it was the lesser people doing it?
Maybe she started the fashion trend.

It started in West Africa and was mainly used by Warriors to keep the hair tight to the scalp. Very unlikely a person like Cleopatra would ever wear it. Now you are just grasping for straws.