[SmokingJoe]

Khan was a Mongol, not even close to being black.
Coleman Silk was a light skinned black guy who himself passed himself off as Jewish/white, long before the movie was made.
Nevertheless, the usual racist African American brigade sharply criticized the movie for racist “miscasting”.
Same brigade who are now praising a pitch black woman as Helen.
Is it ridiculous?
Yup.

[Cronos]

Yes, it is ridiculous.

Lupita would be good in other roles in other films, but this one just doesn’t gel right