Naomi Scott as Jasmine is Colorism - Aladdin (2019) Discussion

[–] kuku (3510) 5 years ago

Yeap, that's very common.

In the Ben-Hur remake, they used Morgan Freeman to play the Arab trader that provides the horses. SJW Hollywood someway can't tell apart between Arabs and blacks. They're all Africans, so they must be the same, and saying otherwise is racist and nazi.

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[–] Wint3rFir3 (7188) 5 years ago

In this instance, I'm not sure. What colour should she be?

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

Darker like the cartoon

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[–] ATG6 (3000) 5 years ago

She was great in the part. Aladdin could have been better cast.

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

Shes Too light skinned

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[–] BillySlater (4241) 5 years ago

She looks pretty comparable to the Aladdin actor in terms of skin colour. Think you are just nit-picking.

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

The Aladin actor is darker. Also it was rumored Naomi had to wear makeup to look darker

This is the cartoon Jasmine
https://am24.akamaized.net/tms/cnt/uploads/2019/02/Aladdin-Jasmine-.jpg

Naomi Scott
https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Naomi-Scott-1024x683.jpg

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[–] BillySlater (4241) 5 years ago

Rumored. lol. Darker? If he is its not by much. I honestly think, if both her parents were Indian and she had the same skin colour, you wouldn´t be saying a thing. Think you just have your knickers in a twist because she´s half white.

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

Yeah i wouldn't complain because this colorism its like storm in the x men movies being played by biracial women instead of a dark/Brown woman

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[–] Kowalski (76265) 5 years ago

CASTING CALL.....DARK BROWN WOMEN ONLY!

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

In the case of Jasmine yes

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[–] BillySlater (4241) 5 years ago

Why is it so important? If she was the same colour with one extra Indian parent, you would be satisfied? What difference does it make what her heritage is?

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[–] Kowalski (76265) 5 years ago

SHHH...HE DOESNT KNOW ABOUT ACTING YET. EVERYTHING IS REAL!

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

I m not racist or ignorant like you

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[–] Kowalski (76265) 5 years ago

WHERE DO YOU GET RACIST?...THIS IS YOUR DISTURBING, IN DETAIL THREAD ABOUT SKIN COLOR.

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

You are ignoring the problem

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[–] Kowalski (76265) 5 years ago

I AM NOT IGNORING YOU.

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

SHHH...HE DOESNT KNOW ABOUT ACTING YET. EVERYTHING IS REAL!
How do you explain that response

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

The character is dark skinned its as bad as whitewashing. People lose their shit when white characters are changed so they should treat colorism the same

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[–] BillySlater (4241) 5 years ago

Maybe no-one with darker skin colour was qualified for the role. What is more important, someone who can act better or someone who is worse but has all the ethnicity boxes ticked?

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

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[–] BillySlater (4241) 5 years ago

You are basing who you would cast, purely on race. Unlike you, I like to watch movies where the best actors are chosen not who has the most ethnically correct appearance. As it happened, the most ethnically correct actors who played Jafar and Aladdin happened to be the worst.

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

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[–] BillySlater (4241) 5 years ago

lol

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[–] samoanjoes (57055) 5 years ago

Isn't colorism you complaining about her not being dark enough?

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

Jasmine has dark skin

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[–] samoanjoes (57055) 5 years ago

I know, but Jasmine is also not British or Indian which Naomi Scott is both of. You're only complaining about skin.

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

You should get my complaint

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[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

So then is it not OK to cast a black actor to play James Bond? The SJW rules confuse me.

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

Which black actor is playing james bond?

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[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

As of now none, but what I've been hearing is that "it's time for a Black James Bond" so apparently that is socially acceptable, so yeah I'm confused. Also why does it matter what actor plays Jasmine? Agrabah isn't a real place.

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

Til that happens you can't comment. Jasmine still has an ambious look and clearly not white or light skinned.

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[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

But you would agree then that James Bond shouldn't be black? Doesn't matter whether it's happened or not, it is still a topic of discussion in today's society and that isn't stopping you from having an opinion.

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[–] jerryrip (57) 5 years ago

You sound more like a racist than anyone. How old are you, like 12? Since when is it okay to base a character's casting on the color of their skin as you're doing? As it happens she's born of Indian descent anyway so that should be good enough for you, with your requirements that the character be of Asian descent. You're just a race-baiter just like half the people in Hollywood these days.

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[–] thenewnexus (1913) 5 years ago

Shes half white.

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[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

They were probably just looking for the right person for the part. Get over it if it was the other way around you’d have nothing to say

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[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

Also you do understand that Agrabah isn’t a real place right? I think the OP has some issues with race

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