![]() ![]() ![]() Although complexion is subjective, Thandiwe (even with a white British father) isn’t on the lightest spectrum of light-skinned Black folks. The Mission Impossible actress seemingly put herself over actresses like Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michaela Coel, Adelayo Adedayo. Though Thandiwe’s half-white tears may move some people, her erasure of actual dark-skinned British actresses is appalling. If the 49-year-old actress’ goal was to gain understanding, she failed miserably. This might actually be worse than the original clip /2sZyhIGwzq My being light-skinned has been way more problematic than my being Black.” “My light-skinnedness has been more problematic than being ‘Black’. In another clip, Thandiwe doubled down on her insensate jibber-jabber claiming she was “Black” and “dark-skinned’ in England, but once she came to America, she learned she was “light-skinned.” This is all I can think about the Thandiwe Newton situation I’m sorry □ /p4EgEXQKqh Xoxo A light skinned BAFTA-award winning actress from London /0Olj3gUt86 ![]() It’s not easy being this light skinned and playing dark skinned women in movies. I stand in solidarity with #ThandiweNewton. Thandiwe Newton reading y’all tweets /x2OOJyR6DU We don’t think about her, let alone hate on her. I don’t recall darskin Women or darkskin Black American Women hating on Thandiwe Newton.I never hated on her. The peculiar commentary and video quickly went viral and garnered understandable reactions from Black people. ![]()
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