Zoe Saldana’s ‘Nina’ Gets First Poster, More Online Backlash
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The Twitterverse is outraged yet again that Saldana was cast to play legendary African-American singer Nina Simone
Zoe Saldana‘s casting as Nina Simone in “Nina” is once again causing outrage, after the official poster for the film was released Tuesday.
Fans took to Twitter to point out that Saldana looks nothing like Simone, the legendary African-American singer-songwriter and civil rights activist whose struggles to balance music, family and what she believed in left her living alone in France, feeling exiled from her own country.
“Zoe Saldana looks nothing like Nina Simone #FAIL not even close,” tweeted one user. “Why not just Will Smith to do it?”
“That Zoe Saldana pic as Nina Simone looks like the blackface of a bad Halloween or frat party,” another user wrote.
Some even compared the bad casting to that of Joseph Fiennes being hired to play Michael Jackson in a British television special, which also caused outrage back in January. Other Twitter users also suggested actresses who would’ve been a better fit for the role, which include Lupita Nyong’o and Viola Davis.
In 2012, rumors circulated that Saldana would play Simone, and the response was overwhelmingly negative, with fans saying that Saldana was too light-skinned to portray the singer. In 2014, an image was released in which Saldana’s nose had been altered with a prosthetic. Many took to Twitter to suggest that Saldana’s casting was a form of blackface.
“Nina” hits theaters on April 22, also stars David Oyelowo and is written and directed by Cynthia Mort.
See some tweets below.
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fortyacres wrote: »She deserves the backlash , she claimed she wasnt black.
She never claimed that...she was on the cover of Ebony magazine a few years black and did an interview talking about being a black woman in DR. She says she's black all the time...with that said there's no way she should've gotten this role. That ? is just terrible casting -
When she said she wasnt blak ? I heard she say she was afro cuban...but she did marry a ?
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Not that it was ever a good time....but the timing of this could NOT have been worst considering recent events
I predict another big bomb in the way of "Gods of Egypt" -
India Arie should be Nina Simone
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Viola davis is already playn mama
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i mean chick could play the jada pinkett movie when it never comes out but nina simone thats like picking Tom Hanks to play Chris Rock
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Yaaaaaaawn....
"Why they do this, Why they do that"
? need to shut the ? up, and stop complaining.
Its time we start our own ? . That we actually control. That's exactly by blks and for blks... and ? need to actually support ? that are for them, and by them...
? always complaining, And never not doing. -
Somebody like Kimberly Elise, Viola Davis, Jennifer Hudson, etc would have been a better fit for the role.
Saldana is attractive, but nothing special as an actress and her denying her Blackness is also not a good look for her to be playing a role such as this. -
fortyacres wrote: »She deserves the backlash , she claimed she wasnt black.
I think they should have went with a different actress for the role,
but this comment just a falsehoodZoe Saldana admits being a proud black and Latina woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4i6v5Xph3Q -
HELL, THEY COULD HAVE LET MASHONE FROM THE WALKING DEAD PLAY HER
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Not seeing the point here. Let the girl give it a go. Not to mention there is a great Documentary on Nina "What happened to Miss Simone?" There is an alternative.
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fortyacres wrote: »She deserves the backlash , she claimed she wasnt black.
Lmao at backlash. All i saw was goofy ass ? whinning.
? wanna complain about the dominant society all day, yet never want to break way... same muthafuckas complaining will have all the excuses to why we can't get our own ? .
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man, don cheadle don't look ? like miles davis...
as long as she takes the role serious, and it's a good movie, i can give a ? less who plays her...just do a good job.... -
playmaker88 wrote: »India Arie should be Nina Simone
Would have been a good choice.
I dont care though. At least I don't care enough to rage about it. -
playmaker88 wrote: »India Arie should be Nina Simone
can she act tho? -
fortyacres wrote: »She deserves the backlash , she claimed she wasnt black.
She never said that...
She always claimed to be afro Domincan/Puertorican/ Haitian.. -
Oh Zoe wants to be black again? Cool, cuz she was 1 shocking comment away from Stacey Dash status
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let the chic cook.
take the "backlash" to the director & producer of the show. -
Y'all chill on this one...
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fortyacres wrote: »She deserves the backlash , she claimed she wasnt black.
You're an idiot. She been on Dominican TV Shows saying she's Black and has spoken extensively on how Dominicans tend to denounce their African Heritage.“When I go to the D.R., the press in Santo Domingo always asks, “¿Qué te consideras, dominicana o americana?” (What do you consider yourself, Dominican or American?) I don’t understand it, and it’s the same people asking the same question. So I say, time and time again, “Yo soy una mujer negra.” (“I am a black woman.”) [They go,] “Oh, no, tú eres trigueñita.” (“Oh no, you are ‘dark skinned’”) I’m like, “No! Let’s get it straight, yo soy una mujer negra.” (“I am a black woman).”
Link: http://urbanbushbabes.com/zoe-saldana-i-am-a-black-woman/ -
lol
you have people posting up interviews and articles of the woman saying she is proud to be black and Latino
and STILL ? saying she is rejecting being black -
maybe just maybe, all the suggested actresses auditioned and Zoe killed it compared to the others
Acting isn't a look alike contest -
Yall need to burn those capes..she may be a "proud" afro latina but she's very pro-white as far as her filmography and personal life
^^^This. -
playmaker88 wrote: »India Arie should be Nina Simone
can she act tho?
she can sing and play the piano.. though
now can Zoe doe that? -
Did they really spray her darker? LOL, SMH, and LOL again.