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ORIGINAL: Greta75

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/08/get-out-daniel-kaluuya-samuel-l-jackson-black-british-actors


I find it interesting.

Jackson argued that Get Out, Jordan Peele’s satirical horror film about racism in liberal suburbs, could have been better with an American in the leading role, instead of British actor Daniel Kaluuya. “I tend to wonder what that movie would have been with an American brother who really feels that,” he told a New York radio station.

Though some have criticized Jackson’s comments – including John Boyega, the British Star Wars actor who called it a “stupid ass conflict we don’t have time for” – black actors in Los Angeles said it has sparked an important conversation and that they were tired of seeing UK actors taking on roles about the black American experience.

“When it comes to telling very specific American stories, it can sometimes feel like a slap in the face to the black community,” said Devere Rogers, a 29-year-old actor who has appeared in television shows Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Grey’s Anatomy. “It’s like, we as Americans can’t tell our own stories?”

First it was not enough black people cast. And now when black people are cast, it's still not good enough, it must be AMERICAN black actors.

Ha! I think this just proves, they like to use race baiting, but they really feel entitled to alot of things because of baggage of slavery past.

But my thoughts are, how would modern African Americans understand it more than African Brits? Neither have been through slavery themselves.

Both grew up as minority coloured person in a white dominated country.

What discrimination an American Black would suffer that a Brit Black haven't?

Does American Black people think Britain is the holy mecca for Black people where they are treated much better than in America?

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I think it's more the "not American" thing than the "affirmative action" thing, Greta. There was a lot of whining and pouting from American actors about a British actor playing Superman, wasn't there?

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I think it's more the "not American" thing than the "affirmative action" thing, Greta. There was a lot of whining and pouting from American actors about a British actor playing Superman, wasn't there?

What about Daniel Day-Lewis as Abe Lincoln? That must have *really* pissed off a few Americans.

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Google the most successful black actor ever,,I will wager it returns Jackson or that other dude whats his name Morgan freeman

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It did. They were upset about Patrick Bateman as Batman as well, and I believe Kurt Russell was pouting about the possibility of a British actor playing Snake Plissken in the remake of Escape From New York that didn't happen, as well.

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It did. They were upset about Patrick Bateman as Batman as well, and I believe Kurt Russell was pouting about the possibility of a British actor playing Snake Plissken in the remake of Escape From New York that didn't happen, as well.

If only Kenneth Williams were still alive. He'd have made a great Snake Plissken and the Americans would have loved him.

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You think Brian Blessed would have turned the role down?

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Nobody complains when someone like Rene Zellweger, plays a British woman in Bridget Jones and impersonates a British Accent.

How about Mike Myers as a British Spy?

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Nobody complains when someone like Rene Zellweger, plays a British woman in Bridget Jones and impersonates a British Accent.

How about Mike Myers as a British Spy?

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There is no black or white....now I will lose my patience with anyone who says there be

Google the most successful black actor ever,,I will wager it returns Jackson or that other dude whats his name Morgan freeman

I thought Daniel Day Lewis was welsh anyway...and a complete shit actor, nay fuking awful,...and Sean Connery totally deserved that Oscar for the untouchables I think he nailed the Irish accent.

Homeland is completee shite and the recent season a fuking mess of poverty of writing - but did you know I only found out he was welsh 3 years ago peon

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Meryl Streep played a first rate Margaret Thatcher in the Movie Iron Lady. A