‘Euphoria’ Shows Why Transformative Justice Should Be the Norm People who look similar are typically casted to play siblings in films, so it stood out to me that Zendaya was hired for this role. While the brother is a dark-skinned man, Zendaya (a light-skinned actress) plays his sister. In the movie, a black pair of siblings are trapeze artists. I also noticed this same casting trend in “The Greatest Showman,” a film of which I am a fan. Twenty-seven-year-old Shipp looks noticeably different from her comic book counterpart. One recent casting controversy that stands out is Alexandra Shipp playing the role of X-men’s Storm - a character who is dark-skinned in the comics, unlike Shipp herself. ![]() While it’s nice seeing more diversity in film, there are still ways to go when it comes to proper representation for young black women. But still, these actresses aren’t exactly white, so Hollywood gets away with casting them in all black female roles, almost like throwing them in the audience’s face and saying, “Look! There’s a black girl in our movie! See, we’re diverse!” Yet, a clear look at the most popular actresses portraying young adult black women in films right now would show a not-so-diverse range of skin tones.
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