Will Smith catches backlash for colorism after being cast as Venus and Serena Williams' father

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Actor Will Smith is catching serious backlash over colorism for his lighter skin tone after being cast as Richard Williams, father to famed tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/w ... ams-father
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Absolutely ridiculous!
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I swear some people just will complain for the sake of complaining. Honestly where is this going to end.
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I totally agree! Now will pigs fly?!
Lexy wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2019 3:11 pm Absolutely ridiculous!
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lol. can we go one day w/o snowflakes being outraged?
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water<wine wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:23 pm lol. can we go one day w/o snowflakes being outraged?
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“Modern journalism is all about deciding which facts the public shouldn’t know because they might reflect badly on Democrats."
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Your skin isnt black enough. It’s almost like some people do not want to learn from history.
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That's really disgusting. I mean... How dare they...


He's a really great actor, any movie would be lucky to have him.
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It's not just different colors that can't get along.

It's different shades of the same color.
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morgan wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:29 pm Your skin isnt black enough. It’s almost like some people do not want to learn from history.
Is your avatar from 100?
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