Why are African Americans, Bantus and blacks portraying Somalis in shows and movies?

[Xooshdheere]

why...?

they got some jamaican chick to play a Somali chick "pretending" to be Jamaican.... Wtf?
honestly how does this make sense?

the show is called dumping ground, apparently it's one of the most successful shows in the U.K. shes meant to potray a somali refugee girl. thats a fucking dinka south sudanese.

and this is her father lmao


and the list goes on....

 

[Hades]

are there any xalimos in Hollywood

 

[Hades]

and this is her father lmao

Where's barkhad? He should've secured this role damn it

 

[ArchBishopofAtheism]

First Bantu thread in like a month. We’re making progress. To answer the question, AAs are not from anywhere so they’ll claim black people in the news.

 

[Jjero]

Then go audition for the role you fag stop complaining

 

[Xooshdheere]

are there any xalimos in Hollywood

how hard is to hire someone?

they hired some ethnic Somalis for this movie, but the lead actress is AA lol

 

[Hades]

how hard is to hire someone?

they hired some ethnic Somalis for this movie, but the lead actress is AA lol

That chick stars in HTGAWM, who do you think would get them more ratings?

 

[BenInHer]

not gonna lie, this stings alittle... but goes to prove our sisters aren't sellout that will degrade her own people for the amusement of others. they prolly tried casting a somali girl, an she was like huh, do wha?.

 

[Nightline Kid]

A number of reasons. Hollywood assumes all sub-Saharan Africans look the same, which is more reflective of American ignorance than anything else. East Asians actors and actresses portray East Asians of other ethnicities quite often, for example. Secondly, there aren’t a lot of Somalis in showbiz to begin with, and they’re probably not going to do any casting calls since, like I said, they assume all Africans look the same so they don’t see the need to. In this case, like @Hades said, they’re going to want to get a big name attached to the project, hence why Aja Naomi King is in the lead.

 

[Sophisticate]

How about this. Stop making movies about Somalis period. I can't stand the entertainment industry. I'd rather not see a portrayal, ever again.

 

[Nightline Kid]

How about this. Stop making movies about Somalis period. I can't stand the entertainment industry. I'd rather not see a portrayal, ever again.

This. I wish Somalia and Somalis were one of those “quiet” countries/ethnic groups that people didn’t care about or obsess over, like Eritrea or Djibouti.

 

[Merca]

Ignorance, they believe that all Africans look the same so therefore it doesn't matter if they hire actual Somali actresses/actors or not. Just look at the movie "Black Hawk Down". The only movie with actual Somalis was Captain Philips.

I'm tired of movies that are about Somalis.

 

[yasmin lan]

The first girl look so Somali and there aren’t many Somali women in Hollywood so I don’t get why your so upset

 

[AbdiJew]

How come non Somalis see Somalis as Dinka looking and never ever ever as Arab looking despite ya'll begging Arab looks/ancestry?

 

[GlitzyCue_]

not gonna lie, this stings alittle... but goes to prove our sisters aren't sellout that will degrade her own people for the amusement of others. they prolly tried casting a somali girl, an she was like huh, do wha?.

No there's somali girls who want to be actresses, its just they haven't made it yet.... they could've easily had casting calls.

 

[Nightline Kid]

How come non Somalis see Somalis as Dinka looking and never ever ever as Arab looking despite ya'll begging Arab looks/ancestry?

Funny enough there was this video game where Somalis were just viewed as black people speaking Arabic

 

[BenInHer]

A number of reasons. Hollywood assumes all sub-Saharan Africans look the same, which is more reflective of American ignorance than anything else. East Asians actors and actresses portray East Asians of other ethnicities quite often, for example. Secondly, there aren’t a lot of Somalis in showbiz to begin with, and they’re probably not going to do any casting calls since, like I said, they assume all Africans look the same so they don’t see the need too. In this case, like @Hades said, they’re going to want to get a big name attached to the project, hence why Aja Naomi King is in the lead.

somalis are a race of there own....99% of the population got a big forehead. this is just a ploy to pin Somali communities against African communities. hollywood is a multi billion dollar industry that are not run by idiots, they know what they're doing.

 

[Gambar]

How come non Somalis see Somalis as Dinka looking and never ever ever as Arab looking despite ya'll begging Arab looks/ancestry?

Because most Somalis look like Africans, only a minority have straight noses and soft hair and can pass for these other ethnicities. They are delusional.

 

[Sophisticate]

This. I wish Somalia and Somalis were one of those “quiet” countries/ethnic groups that people didn’t care about or obsess over, like Eritrea or Djibouti.

Must be their social media presence. I'd rather not be associated with the hq for the Church of Satan (Hollywood). I don't except those rejects to portray anyone, accurrately. It's in their mandate to deceive and rape. If only we shone some light on their involvement in sex trafficking, blood sacrifices, orgy parties and psychotic behaviour, overall. :siilaanyolaugh:

 

[Merca]

Somalis have their own distinctive looks, and the same could be said for every other ethnic group on this damn planet. Some ethnic groups look similar to each other. However, most of us don't even look close to Arabs