Posted on 03/05/2019 4:06:34 PM PST by blueplum
Full Title: 'Colorism matters': Will Smith faces backlash after being cast to play Serena Williams' father Richard in new biopic as Twitter users argue his skin 'isn't dark enough' for the role
Will Smith has just been tapped to play the father of Serena and Venus Williams in a new biopic, but many say the casting is far from a Grand Slam.
Critics were quick to take to social media to express their dismay after it was revealed Smith had been chosen to play Richard Williams in the biopic King Richard.
The problem? Many on Twitter said that Smith's skin wasn't dark enough to resemble the tennis legends' father.
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Mike Tyson
My late parents did
Lol.
His voice is too high.
perfect
Wow
Throwbacks to the Paper Bag Test.
He doesn’t have the talent.
Just cover his face, neck, and hands with the green screen stuff, and let the computer figure it out.
Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks QB, was deemed not black enough by one of the more socially minded/vocal black teammates to talk about black social issues...
“So who are the abw that play the girls?”
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Maybe a couple of freshmen linebackers from an SEC school?
Did you notice how Obama’s lips became pinker after he was in office? Early pics of him on the campaign trail showed him with dark lips, kind of a grayer version of his flesh color. The makeup people must have felt he looked more mainstream with pink lips.
'Cuz he was a Democrat. I remember when Condoleezs Rice and Colin Powell were appointed by President Bush and the liberals complained "They weren't black enough" and no one said a peep.
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