BackStage tackles the "racebending" of Cleopatra
BackStage tackles the "racebending" of Cleopatra
http://backstage.blogs.com/espresso/2010/06/angelina-jolie-is-not-african.html
...she was black on Broadway in the person of Leslie Uggams in “Her First Roman” as far back as 1968. But Hollywood’s ability to turn a deaf ear to such complaints is well documented and doesn’t appear to be changing. Louder voices may be called for.
http://backstage.blogs.com/espresso/2010/06/angelina-jolie-is-not-african.html
...she was black on Broadway in the person of Leslie Uggams in “Her First Roman” as far back as 1968. But Hollywood’s ability to turn a deaf ear to such complaints is well documented and doesn’t appear to be changing. Louder voices may be called for.