Comments on: Martha Washington = Rosario Dawson?

By: Voidindigo1

Voidindigo1 — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:52:49 +0000

It’s got to be Jada Pinkett Smith or I won’t watch it. She’s PERFECT for the role. Read the books and you’ll see.

By: Aunt Ada

Aunt Ada — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:56:29 +0000

There’s still the fear that mainstream consumers won’t buy anything with a black woman’s face attached. Well, except O Magazine. And nearly every drugstore cosmetic line. Sigh.

By: DCMovieGirl

DCMovieGirl — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:48:34 +0000

@mellowyel

“They’re either racially ambiguous or a well-established face.”

I disagree with the second part.

I’ll just say the less acceptable-looking (dark-skinned nappy hair) well-established faces don’t get cast in lead roles.

Buddy cop? Lawyer? Judge? Any “strong” older supporting character guaranteed to never ever have sex?

Yes.

By: Jenene

Jenene — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:50:22 +0000

Nicole Beharie from American Violet. I was blown away by her performance. She’s the real thing!

By: mellowyel

mellowyel — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:57:50 +0000

I totally agree with DCMovieGirl. Hollywood tends to lean towards a certain kind of black woman to play their lead roles. They’re either racially ambiguous or a well-established face. They’re a little more adventurous when casting supporting roles, but not starring roles.

Aisha + Rutina = great idea. I wonder what hairstyle Rosario would rock in the movie… Anyway, you never know. There’s still a chance someone else might get cast.

By: DCMovieGirl

DCMovieGirl — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:30:32 +0000

Excellent piece.

Yup. Hollywood does have a bad case of “acceptable blackness-itis”.

I think Keke Palmer would do the damn thing and is more than dues a star vehicle for her age and proven talents.

But I cannot fault Rosario if she goes for it and does it.

Even with her racially ambiguity (to Hollywood types) she’s not getting a flood of roles. She’s gotta take what she can get.

I blame the system, not her.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:04:28 +0000

Ironic that I just picked up a copy of Happy Birthday, Martha Washington. at a flea market over the weekend for a dollar. I also loved comics as a child, but struggled to find a heroine I could relate to. My solution; I wrote my own. Check out my comic book CocoGunbun at Angry Viking Press. It’s about a black girl with natural hair, who works in a salon and fights crime in the evenings.

By: Gina

Gina — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:04:15 +0000

I like that KeKe Palmer suggestion. Well, I’ll wait and see.

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:28:04 +0000

Pets:

Rutina Wesley is the woman from True Blood, and I agree, she’d be a great pick…she’s a real bad ass! …see more about her on iMDB: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3237644544/nm2179180

By: Camille in Slovenia

Camille in Slovenia — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:32:02 +0000

I am all for Aisha Hinds for this role. She is fierce and can do the damn thing.