Seems like Halle Berry is done playing superheroes who have limited speaking skills (BTW, this photo is one of the few I could find from Catwoman that I'd consider appropriate):…
"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
That's right Halle, it's all about you - Comments Page 2
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26 - Vic
I don't think she was very good in Die Another Day, but it may have been more the director's fault. Lines that she delivered that would have been very effective if spoken with some subtlety fell flat because of the overt emphasis to make sure that we "got it".
Remember the line "I think I get the THRUST of it."? Delivered straight it would have been more effective IMO.
Vic
Vic
27 - Mac Diva
Eric, I am probably going to expand on this in a blog entry. Putting it briefly, I don't think it matters that most people of color are mixed-race, except for recent immigrants. Our experiences are colored (pun intended) by our non-white ancestry, not our white ancestry.
28 - Eric Olsen
MD, I look forward to it - I guess the question is, is the "identifiably" mixed race experience different from other experiences?
29 - Justene
I'd recommend the blog Mulatto Boy. He's an evil Right Winger though, so some here will discount his experiences and opinions.
30 - GARVEY
HALLE BERRY IS NOT BLACK. IM BLACK AND I SAY THAT I WILL NEVER ACCEPT A MIXED RACE PERSON INTO MY COMMUNITY EVER. WHITE PEOPLE DONT AND YOU KNOW WHY BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THAT IS HOW YOU CREATE CASTE SYSYEMS WITH LIGHT AT THE TOP AND DARK AT THE BOTTOM I WANT MY RACE TO BE ONE COLOUR LIKE THE WHITE RACE IM FEDUP OFALWAYS SEEING ONLY LIGHT SKINNED MIXED RACE WOMEN ON THE TV AND IN FILMS MOST OF THESE WOMEN DONT LIKE BLACK PEOPLE AND LIVE IN A WHITE ENVIROMENT. PLEASE STOP TELLING PEOPLE HALLE BERRY IS BLACK US BLACKS ON THE STREET KNOW SHE AINT. WE KNOW SHES GOT A WHITE MUM WE KNOW SHE MAINLY USED TO DATE WHTE GUYS UNTIL SHE BECAME AN ACTRESS WE KNOW SHE IGNORED DARK SKINNED BEAUTIFUL BACK WHOOPI GOLDBERG WHEN SHE WON HER AWARD.
BLACK PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP AND YOU MIXRD RACE MULATTOS OR WATEVER IT IS YOU CALL YOURSELVES WILL SOON HAVE TO GO FIND ANOTHER RACE TO LEECH OF
31 - Eric Olsen
how prevalent is Garvey's view and does it have any legitimacy?
32 - Vic
I don't know, but I'd LOVE to hear Mac Diva chime in on this one.
Vic
33 - Phillip Winn
For the sake of us all, let's hope it isn't prevalent any more than some of the other racist statements I've seen pop up in the comments.
34 - bhw
I have read about the skin tone hierarchy, for lack of a better term, within the African-American community. I guess maybe it exists globally, as well?
35 - Eric Olsen
it would seem to me that Garvey is blaming the victim
36 - bhw
I think he's blaming her [and others] for saying she's black, when she's biracial and has been "afforded" and/or taken advantage of the "benefits" of being lighter skinned, such as preferential treatment in the movie industry over darker skinned people.
37 - Eric Olsen
okay, but then the question is what constitutes "black"? Aren't most African-Americans of "mixed blood"?
38 - bhw
Good questions. But I don't know enough to comment any further. Maybe someone else will jump in?
39 - Dan
"Aren't most African-Americans of "mixed blood"?"
I've read that Americans who self identify as African American are on average 23% caucasian. Also, many are other mixes as well.
40 - 777
Hollywood !!!
Hollywood movies are generally meant for white people .... the movie industry was never meant for Latinos & Blacks nor Asians or any mixed race people and the funny thing about this is that the Jews helped support the racism in the film industry!!!
The film industry in Hollywood only sees white people....... until you have more ethnic movie producers.... that is what Hollywood will always be a Racist Haven for White Film and TV producers.
You have a few good Latino and Asian, Black actors in Hollywood. and hundreds that you don't ever see.... but Hollywood has pretty much filled there quota on Latino and Black, Asian actors and actresses ......no matter what they tell you or try to sell you...your eyes don't lie and neither does the camera...but white people do every day in this industry and they don't have to change there racist ways because they have the industry in the palm of there hands just like anything else in this country.
"Hollywood and the Movie and TV Industry belongs to "White People" and was never meant for anyone else....just like the clothes for "Tommy Hilfiger"...where never meant for "Blacks to Wear"
People of all ethnic backgrounds in this country are brain and whitewashed and the actors and actresses are too... they don't see the big picture!!!...the big picture is that the movie and TV Shows were meant to advertise White Men and White Women!!! and to glorify there image all over the world...and this is an inside thing.... something you will not read in a book or find anywhere else ....why do you think that most of all the casting calls are mainly cast by race and ethnicity?
Well .....take a strong look at how all the movies are being created to today when they have beautiful Latino or Black and Asian women in movies and TV and very few at that.. who are they coupled up with?....well lets see?...hum.. Ok "White Men" you will very rarely see it the other way around. The Movie and TV glorify White Men as the bread winners voted the worlds Sexiest and the Wittiest and Romantic Adventuress, Responsible and Caring.
And when they show a Latin and Black guy or Asian guys on TV ....well lets see?...he is Funny, Comical....A bad guy or a thug and just a Karate fighter and also as your Traditional Side Kick!!!.
If you think That ... I am full of crap and negative for stating all this... you just turn on your TV or just go to the movies and you tell me what you see....remember your eye's don't lie neither does the camera !!!
A solution to all this above? quit supporting there ratings and there movies and rental movies and just get regular basic cable and save your money instead of making these people "Become Richer" who don't want to see you on the TV succeed ... and when you hit white people in there pockets then you will see a change ...see Asians and Latinos and African Americans and all other ethnic races of people you have the power ...it is at your finger tips to a remote to your TV set you can make a difference.
If you don’t …it will get worse!!! Don’t Support there Ratings or Films “Hollywood Will Go Broke!!!”
Send this letter to Everybody you know and don’t know!!! Send it all over the world!!!
777