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For Anyone Confused By The Backlash Around Amandla Stenberg Being Cast In “Children Of Blood And Bone,” Here’s Everything You Need To Know
Amandla has received a barrage of critical comments since the news of her casting in the upcoming film, with some internet users accusing her of “participating in the erasure” of dark-skinned Black girls in Hollywood.
The novel follows protagonist Zélie Adebola as she attempts to restore magic to the fantasy African kingdom of Orïsha, which is widely recognized as a fictional version of Nigeria. In fact, her “dark brown copper complexion” is an important factor in the novel, given that the character — whose skin is much darker than the rest of her family’s — faces colorism from those around her. Back in 2018, Amandla said that they made the “challenging” decision not to star in Black Panther because they felt it wasn’t “right” as a “biracial American.” They explained, “These are all dark-skinned actors playing Africans, and I feel like it would have just been off to see me as a bi-racial American with a Nigerian accent just pretending that I’m the same color as everyone else in the movie.”
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