Does Hollywood employ the infamous brown-paper bag test in casting Black females? Is it a racist, sexist and colorist industry? Do Black Women have a steeper hill to climb to become successful in the business? Are light-skinned Black female actresses, like Halle Berry and Alicia Keys, deemed less threatening than their dark-skinned counterparts? Well, many Black aspiring actresses think so. And to further legitimize their claim, well-established chocolate-skinned Black actresses like Nia Long believe so, as well.
A group of aspiring actresses share their experiences with Harvard-professor Henry Louis Gates Jr:
Actress Nia Long speaks unflinchingly about an industry she calls “very unfair”:
FACT: Light-skinned Black female actresses, like Halle Berry and Alicia Keys, ARE MUCH MORE BEAUTIFUL than their dark-skinned counterparts.
yeah. it’s just that the Biracial women are better looking. they are just pure beauty. Vanessa Williams. that’s all it is, from a beauty standpoint…
Well those are some very idiotic comments… yes hollywood uses the paper bag.
I wish you all the best of luck! Hang in there, hang together.