Posted on 06/17/2010 8:16:48 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
She hasn't even been officially confirmed as having the role, but Angelina Jolie is already receiving criticism over her possible portrayal of the legendary Queen of the Nile.
Jolie, who turned 35 last week, is caught up in a racially charged debate over whether the role should of been played by a black woman.
The Egyptian royal was most famously portrayed Elizabeth Taylor in 1963.
The new film's producer, Scott Rudin, previously told USA Today the role is being developed with Angelina in mind as she has 'the perfect look'.
But this statement has angered members of the African American community.
An Essence Magazine online story asks, 'Another White Actress to Play Cleopatra?'
'Honestly, I don't care how full Angelina Jolie's lips are, how many African children she adopts, or how bronzed her skin will become for the film, I firmly believe this role should have gone to a black woman.'
Jolie adopted her daughter Zahara,5, from Ethiopia and gave birth to Shiloh,3, in Namibia. She also has 3 other children with partner, Brad Pitt. Maddox, 8, Pax, 6, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 2.
'Were Vanessa Williams, Halle Berry and Thandie Newton unavailable for auditions that day?' the writer continued.
'Why does Hollywood think it’s even slightly plausible to cast white women in roles that would be more sensible to cast a black actress for? Especially when that role is an African queen.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“...Jolie just has that something. That Cleopatra-esque “essence” if you will.”
Yes, actually I think you’re right, she could be very good in that part.
Love him!
I liked him back when he was Marky Mark.
Cleo was GREEK.
Dumbass, race baiters.
Jolie adopted her daughter Zahara,5, from Ethiopia and gave birth to Shiloh,3, in Namibia. She also has 3 other children with partner, Brad Pitt. Maddox, 8, Pax, 6, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 2.
She doesn’t know that Cleopatra was Greek and she can’t count either LOL.
Cleopatra was the last of the Ptolemy family to rule Egypt. The dynasty was founded by one of Alexander the Great’s generals - Macedonian from northeast Greek.
The Ptolemids, like many Pharonic dynasties before them practiced familial intermarriage [incest]. Cleopatra was, in fact, married to her younger brother, until his death at the hands of the Romans.
Perhaps our outraged African Americans could read a little history. Wonder how outraged they were when a black actor was chosen to play the Norse god who put the blonde and blue eyes in ‘Viking’ in the upcoming movie, “Thor”.
They should roll her up in the carpet and dry clean the carpet.
Dang, look at them ears.
You might want to keep that to yourself. I'm not going to hold it against you, but I can't guarantee others won't.
Even the current Egyptians are not black.
What's problem? She looks close enough to pass for Greek to me.
Yeah, but they get to play blacks in the White House.
You mean.... like Arabs? /s
Oooops.... I dribbled some Diet Coke on my keyboard. LOL
Don’t ever tell a Macedonian they are Greek. They’ll cut you.
They were Arabs?
They were, the original Ptolemy was a general in Alexander's army...
the infowarrior
ROTFL!!
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