how hypocritical... people are always quick to label bi-racial children of african descent (like me) as just "black" (which is very erroneous...i don't even want to begin) but then they get their panties in a bunch over this kind of shit? puhlesse. people dyeing themselves brown...what about when dave chappelle paints himself as "dave" the newscaster or the wayans brothers in white chicks??? everyone thinks it's funny. and it's not. & so what if they could've tapped other actresses/actors who wouldn't require tinting or stage makeup. that's life. Movie making isn't about equal employment opportunities. It's about that paper. I wouldn't care is a white lady dyed brown portrays halle berry in a biopic in 80 yrs. haha. or a really tan asian man for tiger woods. i don't think many people care and if they do, i'm sure there are other more important things to worry about.

[quote comment="48461"]how hypocritical... people are always quick to label bi-racial children of african descent (like me) as just "black" (which is very erroneous...i don't even want to begin) but then they get their panties in a bunch over this kind of shit? puhlesse. people dyeing themselves brown...what about when dave chappelle paints himself as "dave" the newscaster or the wayans brothers in white chicks??? everyone thinks it's funny. and it's not. & so what if they could've tapped other actresses/actors who wouldn't require tinting or stage makeup. that's life. Movie making isn't about equal employment opportunities. It's about that paper. I wouldn't care is a white lady dyed brown portrays halle berry in a biopic in 80 yrs. haha. or a really tan asian man for tiger woods. i don't think many people care and if they do, i'm sure there are other more important things to worry about.[/quote] I get that you don't care, the problem is there are limited roles for African American (Bi-racial included) actors. I remember Lonette McKee stating that she could play other roles, that she could just as well play Jew, Italian, roles etc., but you'll never see that. You'll never see a Bi-Racial actress being "lighted" to play a white person. Sorry if you find Black people claiming Bi-racial actors distressing (speaks volumes) but please remember that it's in the African American community were they get their support and start their careers.