When you know better, do better. We need to seriously shift our paradigm of how we see ourselves Too long have we been conditioned to believe that our beauty in all its shades is less than others This article talks about how the casting people for the NWA film reflect a sentiment that has been a crippling psychological reality in communities of color for far too long Lets get our self love TURNT UP It dont hurt nobody but ourselves when we dont appreciate our greatness Break the cycle Choose to honor and love instead of stigmatize and spread ignorance and self hate Here is the article Stay inspired and embrace the real! .... The casting company behind N.W.A.’s upcoming Straight Outta Compton biopic has stepped forward to openly apologize over controversial terminology used to find actresses. Sande Alessi Casting company issued an open statement heading into the weekend. Reports Sohh: In a Facebook post Friday, Kristan Berona of Sande Alessi apologized. “I would like to sincerely apologize for recently posting a casting announcement that used offensive language to recruit women for a film our agency is working on,” she wrote. “My intention was not to offend anyone and I’m deeply sorry for not realizing the insensitivity in its content.” (Billboard) Details of the controversial casting call surfaced across the Internet Thursday (July 17). The ad went viral — with the casting company inviting L.A.-based women to apply for one of several categories of extras that will be featured in the film. The casting agency used an A, B, C, D scale to group the women. Here’s the breakdown: A) “Hottest of the hottest. Models” (open to women of any race) B) “Fine … Beyonce is a protoype here” (light-skinned women) C) African American girls … Medium to light skinned with a weave D) “These are African American girls. Poor, not in good shape. Medium to dark skin tone.” People were upset … since the “D” group was the only group associated with an economic class — “poor” — and it was made up of only dark-skinned, out of shape black women. (TMZ)
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