Idris Elba on British actors taking African American roles

[Jaydaan]

African Americans have their own unique culture and heritage. Wannabes from the UK should back off.

Hollywood dont do affirmative action....so they have to compete

 

[Robin]

Hollywood dont do affirmative action....so they have to compete

Not saying they can’t take the roles. But don’t get mad when they cast Jamaicans and Nigerians to play Somalis.

 

[Jaydaan]

Not saying they can’t take the roles. But don’t get mad when they cast Jamaicans and Nigerians to play Somalis.

I dont.....might as well play white guy as somali as they both dobt look somali. Brit blacks and AA are the same people. Same slaves so they can play each other

 

[Emily]

black people in america have the most crabs in a bucket mentality i have ever seen. show me any other race complaining about foreigners of the same race playing roles. blacks in america are used to scraps and nothing and it shows. all these blacks in the uk that they are complaining about took drama GCSE, then went to sixthform or college for drama courses, then went to a specialised drama college where they teach traditional acting and shakesperean inspired drama, then had to work in the theatre or intern in media, then had to move to america.... all the while black americans who havent finished high school and not gone college want acting role lmao. the best qualified will always get the role. every uk actor playing an american is usually done well to the point you couldn't even tell, just shows their prowess. if i were to pursue acting and there was a specific somali american role, would somali americans get pissed off too? hopefully not unless you guys have adopted this victim mentality and inferiority complex too

Man f you and your long ass essay. Gosh people have no life. Everybody wants to be African American.