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LOL…Winnie

They had nothing to say about Hotel Rawanda or The Last King of Scotland??…….

I agree. Let some other ugly African lady play that part.

Oscar time again! They might already have the trailer over on BlackStar69.com.

Actually South Africans have been complaining about EVERY flick that’s based on the struggle heroes and other important leaders/people being played by American or European actors. And why shouldn’t we, why must it take hollywood actors to play those parts. It’s insulting and absolutely not cool. And no offence to the chosen actors like J-Hud though, we love her, but it’s about time that we look to our own people to play our own leaders.

IDK.
Jennifer Hudson Is A Good Actress.
I Think She Would Do A Good Job.

I can dig it, Skye

@KeepNit2Real

Is that how you really feel early this morning??!

RIGHT ON WINNIE …THE JHUD BYTCH AINT NO SOUTH AFRICAN AND SHE DONT HAVE THE COURAGE AND STRENGTH YOU HAVE SIS WINNIE, RIGHT ON …THEY GOT PLENTY FINE SOUTH AFRICAN SISTAZ WITH THE REAL ACCENTS THAT CAN PLAY YOU BETTER!

@KeepNit2Real…

I am not even suprised by yr ignorant comment. Clearly u have no idea what South African women look like, all u concerned about is talking out yr neck about $hit u know nothing about.

Get a clue! No infact get an education!

THATZ RIGHT SOME S.AFRICAN SISTAZ WILL MAKE SOME OF YOU US SISTAZ LOOK SHAME …..IN THE AZZ AREA….THEY GOT THEM GLOBAL LOOKING AZZez, very plump and juicy looking!

I would have to agree,there just doing that because of her status.Give someone else a chance!

@ ummmm

…YANNO!!!!

@Da Key
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I agree….

@KeepNit2Real

Is that how you really feel early this morning??!
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lol…I was just messing. But I’m not doing the best right now….worried about my wifey in the hospital. ={

@ KeepNit2Real, you must be white — Nuff said

skye

12/8/09, 10:00:am

@KeepNit2Real…

I am not even suprised by yr ignorant comment. Clearly u have no idea what South African women look like, all u concerned about is talking out yr neck about $hit u know nothing about.

Get a clue! No infact get an education!
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calm down. I compose music with people from South Africa as we speak so get off your high horse. It was just a joke for those that know me here.

sheesh…you can’t tell everything from typed word. YOU get an education…you tyrant.

@KeepNit2Real
Its too early for all that S.E. LOL

@Nique
I agree. I think Jill Scott would do a great job. She was good in that detective show on HBO where she played a African detective.

KeepNit2Real
lol…I was just messing. But I’m not doing the best right now….worried about my wifey in the hospital. ={

Is she okay? I am sorry to hear that. You know Nique and i will try to make you laugh My grandmother is in the hospital too. They told us any day now yesterday. My prayers are with you buddy!

@KeepNit2Real

I read what happened to wifey on the other thread. Im sorry to hear that…how are you holding up??

@Honey

I think she did such a great job on that series. I hope they have another season!

@ GLOK
Hey!!!! I am glad to still see some familiar people around here with the new makeover and everything

@Nique
She did a great job. We have to make KeepNit2Real laugh today. i have to make myself laugh today.

@KeepNit2Real…

I am not even suprised by yr ignorant comment. Clearly u have no idea what South African women look like, all u concerned about is talking out yr neck about $hit u know nothing about.

Get a clue! No infact get an education!
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Clearly ‘you’ don’t know what South African women look like — You are just as ignorant.

have you ever even been to S.A.? As a matter of fact, if you are American, your country has the highest rate of fat women. You get a clue and an education.

Honey (KEEP ME NEAR THE CROSS…LOL)

12/8/09, 10:24:am

KeepNit2Real
lol…I was just messing. But I’m not doing the best right now….worried about my wifey in the hospital. ={

Is she okay? I am sorry to hear that. You know Nique and i will try to make you laugh My grandmother is in the hospital too. They told us any day now yesterday. My prayers are with you buddy!
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thanks. she called me about 15 mins ago. I’m leaving to be with her in about an hour…she’s ok though…dehydration and something else she said. my head is all scrambled right now

Nique

12/8/09, 10:24:am

@KeepNit2Real

I read what happened to wifey on the other thread. Im sorry to hear that…how are you holding up??
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I’m ok Nique…just worried about her as usual…heh =]

@Honey

Awww, Im sorry to hear about your grandmother. It must be something going on today…I just realized today marks my fathers passing 6yrs ago..

What a day

@KeepNit2Real

She will be okay. I been through it. Just make sure she rests and you take care of her. She needs to rest and drink plenty of fluids. She is going to be okay. Allergic reactions aren’t a joke. Just be thankful that all is well and you take care of that woman. She is lucky. My mother works on Capitol Hill in the Rayburn building.

@LEA — being colored doesn’t make you African!!!

@KeepNit2Real

Keep your head up buddy… It will be alright-just keep treasuring her more everyday!

Honey (KEEP ME NEAR THE CROSS…LOL)

12/8/09, 10:41:am

@KeepNit2Real

She will be okay. I been through it. Just make sure she rests and you take care of her. She needs to rest and drink plenty of fluids. She is going to be okay. Allergic reactions aren’t a joke. Just be thankful that all is well and you take care of that woman. She is lucky. My mother works on Capitol Hill in the Rayburn building.
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Thanks Honey. I used to go to the Rayburn for lunch all the time back in the day…but not so much now. I’m not as close as I used to be…

Nique

12/8/09, 10:41:am

@KeepNit2Real

Keep your head up buddy… It will be alright-just keep treasuring her more everyday!

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I actually do Nique… =]

thanks.

@ Nique
I am sorry. I was thinking about my daddy last night. Over time it gets better but its hard right now during football season. We would go back and forth. He is a die hard Redskin fan and I love the Cowboys. Just think about the good memories of you and him. It is sooo much going on and then my uncle had a heart attack yesterday. So I am trying to hold up girl. You are helping me a lot right now.

@KeepNit2Real
You need to be heading on out. Both of you guys need rest. You two are in my prayers.

@KeepNit2Real

Im glad to hear that S.E.! BTW…do you have a brother for me???? LOL!

@Honey

OMG! Thats crazy…how is he doing?? Yeah its, tough but time is an amazing healer.

Trust I could careless about calling myself African American. I’ve never been there and don’t plan on visiting anytime soon either.. I’m not surprised by the reaction to this film, as I said before South Africans already think they are better, The director was on the radio and he isn’t changing his decision, which means you all need to get over it..

@ From Holland – I really need you to pick up a map and work on your spelling. Rwanda is in EAST CENTRAL Africa and Uganda is northeast of Rwanda.

What does the Creative Workers Union of SOUTH AFRICAN have to do with films made about either of the aforementioned nations?

In fact, if anyone on here HASN’T visited South Africa, I strongly encourage you to do so. Perhaps you’ll become a bit more educated. Some of you sound like read idiots.

Real*

If Jill Scott can play someone from Bostwana, then JHud can play Winnie.

naija you’re the idiot

@JB(Chic-fil-A bound)

“If Jill Scott can play someone from Bostwana, then JHud can play Winnie.”

I LOVED Jill in “No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.” She and Annika were fantastic. Heck, I liked all the actors.

Flawda@ kill your self

I agree with the South Africans although the industry considers a big name in order to market the film. I say go with a new S. African actress and famous supporting actors and bring her out like they did with the actress from “Precious”.

Nique

12/8/09, 10:51:am

@KeepNit2Real

Im glad to hear that S.E.! BTW…do you have a brother for me???? LOL!
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He’s a personal trainer if you like that type…lol.

no what’s stupid is U lol, obviously u care u responded HA..

I would love to see a South African take the part…. I don’t think but I KNOW they could pull it off.

House Negro vs. Filed Negro, after all these years. If South Africans, feel that their own actresses can portray Winnie better, they are free to fight for it, and should lobby to get local actors/actresses in the key roles!

@ Nique

he is better, thank GOD

african american sister
12/8/09, 11:05:AM
LEA@ stupid comment! why should they care when most african americans talks ***** about the whole continent africa. african americans goes so far to deny that they have african heritage and claim they are the real jews smh
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lmao sorry this is true. Where are all the comments about how nappy headed Africans are and how they smell and don’t use deoderant? Or how about how possesive they are…sounds like they aren’t the only possesive ones lmao

LEA
12/8/09, 10:34:AM
South Africans irk my nerves, they have never cared for us “African Americans”
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WTF! That’s a pretty broad based (general) statement! Don’t you want to revise it?

No I don’t I meant what I typed..

They had nothing to say about Hotel Rawanda or The Last King of Scotland??…

Come on!! Learn your damn geography. Those were about different countries. There are 54 damn countries on the continent of Africa. I also agree that aficans should be allowed to play african’s if that is what they want. That would be like asking Mdele from Nigeria to play Correta Scott King.

@Nique

You are crazy. He not going to count the calories. LOL.

Lols at the convo between keepnit2real and Nique re the trainer. (All the best to wifey.)

The bottom line is this: It will be harder to take a new actress with “no name” and market a film successfully worldwide then it is with a “known”, critically acclaimed actress playing the role. If you put your money up for a film wouldn’t you want to make it back plus profit and not wonder if you even have a chance to make it back because you placed unknown actors in lead roles?

Then can take the South African actors and give them all of the other roles to keep it authentic! That would make more sense.

They wouldn’t have casted her if she wasn’t right for the role. Maybe they should hold auditions again and see if they like anyone more than Jenn.

Black/Africans need to stop hating on each other, we should be glad our story is getting told.

SORRY THATZ” HOW ARE YOU” ..DONT GET CHIT TWISTED, IM STILL BLAZING..MY BAD!

If it was just about building up South Africa’s film industry, then they would have a point. However, the film makers that have the rights to the story are trying to make MONEY. So that means you need a recognizable actress as the headliner, period, point-blank. A film created strictly by South African film makers and with all South African actors and actresses could probably be just as good, but would likely have a slim chance of making it pass screenings at a film festival.

My, My, a mind truly is a terrible thing to waste. Last time I checked, racism and discrimination was not unique to South Africa. I hope the South African actors union get their wish to have one of their own play the role of Winnie. I think some of the writers here could benefit from reading Binyavanga Wainaina essay “How to Write about Africa” http://tinyurl.com/dd2p6j. After seeing some of the articles and comments here, this is one detour I am not likely to make again.

i am not african… i am an american… i have never wanted to go..or any interest in claiming to be african american… nor has any one in my family. As my college roommate, from the Ivory Coast would say “you are not we, we are not you” too much time has past, our history no longer exists.. but Winnie and Jennifer could be related they look alike.. ummm.. instead of looking back we need to look ahead..this is my country.. oh cry my beloved country…the great USA…if it weren’t why are so many trying to get here! .

Same thing happened with Memoirs of a Geisha…

I’m with you.. i’ve never got this african american thing, we are people of color. i’m glad they are proud let them be proud in south africa..as they bleach their skin and perm their hair in an effort to be more “american” and swear they dislike our euro ways.. let them try to find a south african actress who doesn’t have a british accent and light skin.. see how many they come up with LOL!

They don’t want J-Hud but (I can’t think of his name right now) the man who played in Lean on Me is OK? Plus, I guess the reasons they say they don’t want her don’t apply to him?

Hypocrites!

@ KeepiNit2Real–

I hope everything tunrs out OK for ya fam!

FUNNY THAT THEY ARE NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT MORGAN FREEMEN PLAYIN MANDELA—WHAT GIVES, WHY THE DOUBLE STANDARD?

If the director and producer are American this South African actor’s complaint is worthless. She needs to seat down somewhere so that this country can get the recognition they really need.

Genius they did hold auditions, what are u talking about.. U guys are starting to sound REALLY stupid right now.. And by you guys I mean you south africans.. It’s a done deal , so get over it lol..

ROFLMAO AND ALL MY FELLOW AFRICANS:
i was getting ready to start typing and responding to all these ignorant uneducated BLACK AMERICANS, but was stumped at where to even begin.Thankfuly the rest of you did it for me….i do have a BLACK AMERICAN boyfriend but you said it he is not AVERAGE.not in the slightest, educated and well travelled and has enough sense to know that Africa is a continent not a country or current affairs globaly and locally( sorry went off on a tsngent).My point is we should never get tired of trying to educate these sad ignorant Americans who harp on about the “mother land” and are so far removed from all things African. no matter how exasperating it is.

What do you expect of people who make money so that white folks can inherit it
look at Tiger woods and MJ
They have been trained well

Madonna played Eva Peron (and enraged the Argentinans), Gong Li (chinese) play a geisha (a prototypical japanese type) and enraged the japanese —- he who bankrolls the film makes the rules.

If the S.Africans want to have an African actress reach in your pockets and come up with some ducats.

That’s why the CEO of my company is at home asleep, and I’m here using his bandwitdth to blog. Get over it. he who has the gold, makes the rules.

(And why with all the “Nollywood” films out of Nigeria, didn’t somebody on the African continent come up with the package to make the film? ooooooh Oprah, Oprah!!!)

@ From Holland

Hotel Rwanda and Last king of scotland were no SOUTH AFRICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

People of this world are ignorant.

1. Hotel Rwanda is a Rwandan story.
2. Last King of Scotland is a Ugandan story.
3. Jill Scott & Anika Noni Rose were poor on the Botswana English accent! PERIOD!
4. Botswana is the major diamond exporter in Africa.
5. Black South African are not chronic poor.
6. Black South African women are not that interested in dating white men.
7. Most of y’all are ignorant.
8. PROUDLY AFRICAN!

i’m sorry JHUDSON i love u as a singer but playing sis WINNIE a big no no never mind the accent she will have 2 speak isixhosa those cliks do yrself a fav and let this role pass and wait when they r looking to cast Mrs Obama then u will feel rite @ home (no pun intended)

People across the world don’t recognize Africa, they have that mind saying we Africans still can’t do things they are wrong from head to toes, Here in South Africa we have so plenty of people who has so much talent. My point exactly we don’t need somebody to drive our own country.

For YOU<<>>U *****>don’t know sh***t about South Africa.I wonder how did u get employed since well you mention the word “CEO”. Go outthere get explored, get involved instead of following CEO instruction, when is yours followed.

@BLACK ORPHEOUS: U *****>don’t know sh***t about South Africa.I wonder how did u get employed since well you mention the word “CEO”. Go outthere get explored, get involved instead of following CEO instruction, when is yours followed.

@ROFLMAO…YES!!!!!

@ROFLMAO…that was a very professional reasoning skill. You should familiarize yourself with a lawyer career. Hope you practise what you preach…shine!!! LOL

@Talent2….It’s the same issue going on in Hollywood with Black Actresses not landing jobs like the White Actresses. And black models not getting enough shine.

But heck, I think if Darrell J. Roodt Jennifer Hudson, let him be. I am sure the supporting cast will be South African. It will open doors for South African Actresses in the mainstream. I understand the racial tensions that exist between the White South Africans and the Black South Africans, the White South Africans being the Aggressors. I think this is a catalyst behind this whole issue. Darrell J. Roodt is a white producer, so I can see how the Black South Africans will get mad, not to mention Winnie Mandela’s significance to their History. But I still think Jennifer Hudson should get the part. Heck her ancestors are from Africa.

@ Say toodles
Oh my God You are so right call up Terry Pheto immediately, she is a dead ringer for WInnie!
Good catch

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