tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post5923031199992682947..comments2024-03-27T19:55:45.373-04:00Comments on Nat Turner's Revenge: Princeton & the Arts: Wenty Miller '95Christopher Chambershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16981041389119024155noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-82246761520547475352011-12-13T10:34:28.646-05:002011-12-13T10:34:28.646-05:00realtors lexingtonbean bag chairs
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It is even more important for the dominant race to put aside preconceived ideas about minorities and look at each individual as a unique human being, with exactly the same capabilities and frailties as themselves. <br /><br />Vive la difference!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-57740846637281953702006-12-09T23:52:00.000-05:002006-12-09T23:52:00.000-05:00I was turned off that Miller was playing a white g...I was turned off that Miller was playing a white guy on Prison Break at first. But now, since we know he isn't hiding his ethnicity (like Vin Diesel and Mariah Carey used to do), I'm all for it. Good roles are hard to find for actors of color,period. If his ethnic ambiguity adds to his range then so be it. Also, I would have been even more pissed if he was supposed to be playing a brother up there in prison anyway!<br /><br />As far as West goes, I hope that he was just talking about Miller's character in Prison Break, not the actor himself. If that was the case he was accurate. But then again Cornell West tends to be kinda out there so you never know...<br /><br />My husband told me that poet Sonia Sanchez got pissed that Danzy Senna was invited to teach at the Hurston-Wright Summer workshops at Howard one year. I think she said someting like "WHY are they letting that white woman teach here?!?!" I guess to Sanchez, Senna (author of Caucasia who happens to be biracial and black like Miller) looked white to her in the author's photo.<br /><br />I hate to say it, but our black icons of arts and culture (like West, like Sanchez) are steadily approaching their golden years. Maybe they just aren't as hip to who the young black artists of our generation actually are. No, Prof. West, Prince does not count...meera bowman-johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822353561822881644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-24146257123081053982006-12-08T19:25:00.000-05:002006-12-08T19:25:00.000-05:00Nabila J., I understand your point, although I'd a...Nabila J., I understand your point, although I'd argue that "fine distinctions" like "biracial" are more about the business of "divide and conquer" and only serve to deflect from the real issues that black people face.<br />Nevertheless, I honor those lost lives by affirming my "blackness" and identifying as a black woman, which is what I am and the reality that I live every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-81157325963479231692006-12-08T18:39:00.000-05:002006-12-08T18:39:00.000-05:00Hey dueling anonymous people--not that long ago yo...Hey dueling anonymous people--not that long ago you would have been called "niggers." Fine distinctions 'ike "biracial" are a luxury earned by the loss of many lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-28040405006242615232006-12-08T13:21:00.000-05:002006-12-08T13:21:00.000-05:00It's not a matter of "choosing sides". At the end ...It's not a matter of "choosing sides". At the end of the day, my allegiance and identity is with that part of my heritage that has historically been and remains oppressed and is still fighting for equality and equity and against racism, white privilege, etc. <br />It's not the "white" part of me that is despised and maligned in this society, nor is it the "white" part of me I have to defend and uphold against bias, racism, etc. <br />In this country, it is "blackness" that is stigmatized, not being ."mixed-raced". As a "biracial" black woman, I'm working towards the day when "blackness" is celebrated, not some special "niche" status accorded to "mixed-race" people within the framework of a white racist pecking order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-3694698193191971922006-12-08T12:40:00.000-05:002006-12-08T12:40:00.000-05:00I'm the one who posted that question. With bigotr...I'm the one who posted that question. With bigotry still at large, I guess if you "look black" you're black, and if you "look white" you're white. The world is still not ready for the thousands of bi-racial and multi-racials out there -especially "well spoken" ones like Wentworth Miller who has a "black" father (who I guess is of mixed race himself). <br /><br />I for one think so-called "mixed-race" people have it pretty hard caught in the middle of people trying to make them choose sides or made to feel badly about part of their heritage. IMHO it should be celebrated, not stigmatized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-43586204979129476982006-12-08T11:43:00.000-05:002006-12-08T11:43:00.000-05:00The last poster asks why biracial actors like Hall...The last poster asks why biracial actors like Halle Berry and Alicia Keys are described as black. Maybe it's because, without their celebrity status, they (like me and my two siblings who are technically "biracial") would most likely be followed around in stores, be routinely harassed by the police, have to suffer the exclamations of whites who are "amazed" at how "well-spoken and articulate" we are, etc. etc. <br />In other words, despite my white father, my life doesn't differ from any other black persons, hence my identity as "black" as opposed to "biracial"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-56298274013234683172006-12-07T19:49:00.000-05:002006-12-07T19:49:00.000-05:00I was impressed with the Human Stain. I was more ...I was impressed with the Human Stain. I was more impressed when I found out the parallels between the multi-racial actor (as green as he is) in his debut and the plot. I also read that Sir Anthony Hopkins studied what little film there was of the young actor so that he could adopt some of his mannerisms, and even wore green contacts. Very cool.<br /><br />Why is it that a lot of people still put extra pressure on people in the media to "represent" or be role models for their "race". What if they are bi-racial or multi-racial? I find it fascinating that bi-racial entertainment figures like the gorgeous Halle Berry and the talented Alicia Keys, who are both bi-racial are described as "black". <br /><br />Cornel West is technically right if he is describing the character Michael Scofield as "white", and the power structure of the show. They make a crazy show but it is supposed to be set in the present. Maybe there's a tatoo on Scofield's ass that says "Played by an Actor 33.5% White"...How far do we go with the fractions?<br /><br />Why does this matter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-39023687981769309202006-12-06T21:06:00.000-05:002006-12-06T21:06:00.000-05:00Frankly, I loved the Human Stain b/c of the subjec...Frankly, I loved the Human Stain b/c of the subject matter. I think Wentworth Miller was good in the movie, but I am a fan of Anthony Hopkins too and I think he was brilliant. I am not a huge fan of Miller's. Beyond the Human Stain, I have only seen him in Prison Break, and I am not a fan of the show. I agree with the post that says he has no range as an actor and I think he does only have three levels of intensity. I would need to see him in something else to make a real judgement on his talent. <br /><br />As for the racial controvesy, from what I understand Cornel West is a very intense and strange dude. I am often intrigued and never surprised by what he says or does. As for Wentworth, he is just like a guy I know. He was smart enough to know (even at that young age) that his comments would cause some rancor. I was surprised and thrown off by them, until I looked a little deeper at what he was trying to say. He was not being racist, but opinionated. However, if he inadvertently offended someone (West) he was wise to apologize. <br /><br />Very provocative Chris! Your topics are fabulous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-55201862105012833442006-12-06T10:42:00.000-05:002006-12-06T10:42:00.000-05:00I don't think he's got any range as an actor. He g...I don't think he's got any range as an actor. He goes from "intense" to "somewhat intense" to "very intense." <br /><br />With respect to Cornel West, from what I know he is very bizarre and I am sure he thinks Miller is white. <br /><br />My daughter reminded me that Miller was in two Mariah Carey videos, not one. I wonder if Mariah found some common experiences with Miller, give their backgrounds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-71009014664457163852006-12-06T09:55:00.000-05:002006-12-06T09:55:00.000-05:00Hi Christopher,
Sorry to do this so publicly but ...Hi Christopher,<br /><br />Sorry to do this so publicly but I couldn't find an email address for you.<br /><br />I'm co-founder of an anti-racism training company called New Demographic. We write and edit a network of blogs, including Racialicious, about the intersection of race and pop culture. www.racialicious.com<br /><br />I absolutely love this post on Wentworth Miller (I had no idea he was in a parallel situation to Coleman Silk!) and I wanted to ask if we might be able to cross-post it on our blog, with a link back to yours? We would add a byline that reads:<br /><br />"by guest contributor Christopher Chambers, originally published at Nat Turner's Revenge"<br /><br />You will have a permanent, royalty free, non-transferable traditional copyright to all posts you publish on Racialicious.<br /><br />Please let me know if that would be ok. Thanks so much!<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />Carmen<br /><br />carmen@newdemographic.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34770350.post-66350587495729168692006-12-05T13:14:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:14:00.000-05:00I wasn't that impressed with The Human Stain. Have...I wasn't that impressed with The Human Stain. Haven't seen Prison Break.Snowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660217766841535320noreply@blogger.com