MUST READ: Michael B Jordan Responds to Critics of Him Playing Johnny Storm in the Upcoming Fantastic Four. His Op-Ed in Entertainment Weekly Showcases the Brilliance, Tenacity and Perseverance of Michael. To Us, He is a Super Hero On and Off the Screen. Check Out Our Favorite Quotes Below and Read the Full Op-Ed Here: http://bit.ly/1HAkODr
“Sometimes you have to be the person who stands up and says, “I’ll be the one to shoulder all this hate. I’ll take the brunt for the next couple of generations.” I put that responsibility on myself.” Michael B Jordan
“Maybe, if I set an example, Hollywood will start considering more people of color in other prominent roles, and maybe we can reach the people who are stuck in the mindset that “it has to be true to the comic book.” Or maybe we have to reach past them.” Michael B Jordan
“You’re not supposed to go on the Internet when you’re cast as a superhero. But after taking on Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four—a character originally written with blond hair and blue eyes—I wanted to check the pulse out there. I didn’t want to be ignorant about what people were saying. Turns out this is what they were saying: “A black guy? I don’t like it. They must be doing it because Obama’s president” and “It’s not true to the comic.” Or even, “They’ve destroyed it!”” Michael B Jordan
Salute a real nigga when you see one
Baby daddy
But I didn’t hear them saying Hermoine & Katniss being white isn’t true to the book…
In a roundtable interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Lena Dunham (Girls), Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer), Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin), Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) and Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish) dished on sexism, racism, performing in comedy and still fighting the trope that women aren’t funny. Their discussion was as hilarious as it was thought provoking.
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why are there so many white people in this panel
And where the fuck is Margaret Cho???????
I know right???
where is jessica williams? aubrey plaza??
also where is sofia vergara? she is one of the top paid tv actresses in hollywood and is on a respected family sitcom. but I guess she’s not good enough to be here?
Lena Dunham needs to be exiled to a deserted island. Not a deserted island with natives mind you, a shitty island where all the natives built boats because they could tell it sucked.