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(Nine Simone's estate)

• cm3 11y ago
  What's the story regarding some movie and the estate's disapproval?
  • kelukelugames 11y ago
    The light skinned actress put on dark make up to play Simone. This is especially wrong because Simone's dark skin is a part of her life and legacy. I'm a pale man and totally unqualified to explain colorism so here is a link. http://www.vox.com/2016/3/4/11161980/nina-simone-saldana http://www.vox.com/2016/3/4/11161980/nina-simone-saldana
    • tome 11y ago
      She most certainly is not light skinned.
      • in_cahoots 11y ago
        Light-skinned for a black woman. Historically, lighter women were sometimes able to 'pass' as white, so it's a term with a lot of significance. Even today there's a fair amount of colorist (in both directions) in some communities.
        • germainemalcolm 11y ago
          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Paper_Bag_Test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Paper_Bag_Test
      • microtherion 11y ago
        I the pictures in the article, she's literally wearing dark makeup. This is what she looks like without it: http://richestcelebrities.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Zoe-Saldana-Net-Worth.jpg http://richestcelebrities.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Zoe...
        • waterlesscloud 11y ago
          Well, with different makeup and lighting at least. Here's a photo without makeup. http://cdn.skim.gs/images/uhphenfa2qzmh51irily/stars-without-makeup-and-they-still-look-amazing-zoe-saldana http://cdn.skim.gs/images/uhphenfa2qzmh51irily/stars-without...