My reply to accusations of being 'woke'. Is to say that yes I am awake, and I do see what is going on around me. Why are you advocating for everyone to go around with their eyes closed?
Yes. The part should have gone to an actual green actor. How could they cast based on talent and incredible ability to perform at a stellar level? Shame on you, Hollywood! I’ll only watch Wicked ten more times in protest!
Not to mention that a key plot point about Elphaba was that she was green. And hearing her sing in the film, there couldn't be any doubts about Erivo's skills and talent.
The people that use the excuse others are DEI hires, are the same people who haven't gotten the job. Because they weren't good enough. Any justification is better than accountability.
If casting is doing their job, & in the case of Wicked they were, then they pick what's best for the role, not what's woke or anything like that. She killed the part & did amazing. Anyone saying otherwise doesn't have taste.
PS Gregory Maguire has written a lot of books that will blow your frontal cortex wide open. Read them all. “Lost” is particularly haunting. Painful. Not for everyone. But worth it if you can bear it.
To get a glimmer of what is packed in “Lost”, view the episode of The Closer (Peacock TV) “Problem Child” and there’s also an episode of L&O CI with two adopted kids from Rumania. Neither of those is close to the emotional impact of “Lost” but they give a taste of it.
Ezekiel 8:18 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, THEY PUT THE BRANCH TO THEIR NOSE.
Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee?
I haven’t seen “Wicked” yet but she’s amazing. Her interpretation of Holly Gibney in “The Outsider” mini series is the reason I’ve been devouring all the Stephen King books that contain that character.
She’s a tiny winning actress for *The Color Purple*’s revival, not to mention a top notch actress in general. She crushed the role as Elphaba and made the character her own which is hard as shit to do, so anyone who said she’s a diversity hire needs to be sat down and forced to listen to musicals
This constant attack based on color, ethnicity, sex and sexual orientation is EXHAUSTING!
Any time, someone does anything while not being white, male and straight, these folks automatically attack!
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Who even said su h a thing about her? Why would anyone ever think this crap. She is beyond talented! F whoever wrote or said that. She is the top of the top!
So white racists only think white Americans can have jobs they want , careers they want. If anyone who is not white , straight or a fake christian , then they are woke hires who need to be dragged over the coals for daring to think they are worth the careers white racists with no talent desire ?
They have clearly not seen the movie or read the book. She was amazing and more than suited for the role. And were they all so focused in her skin color that they missed the entire theme of the movie?? Did they miss the part about rounding up the animals? Why aren’t they upset about that?
Are the same people that orchestrated the smear campaign against Blake Lively behind these stupid DEI accusations? Clearly the ones making DEI accusations against Erivo are unaware (ignorant) of her talent.
She will win many accolades, garner great future successes, but had the option of turning the role down. I am not an Ariana fan but… she is the money named cast picked to generate $$$ — no matter which one has the better voice. It’s called business, right or wrong🤷♀️
How the hell is she DEI hire? Its not like we have anyone with an actual green complexion to fill the role. She was the best actor to do the performance is all that's going on here. Some people just cant let anyone else enjoy nice things.
Don't even acknowledge these dumbfucks who have those opinions. Let em stay mad in their shitty small towns, rotting away listening to conservative media.
She's so amazingly talented. This is one of the times I wish I could line all these people up and give them a running slap across the face (a la Three Stooges), then scream, "Wake up, you snowflakes!" (Yeah, I get the irony of all of it.)
I don't think she is a woke hire. That does happen but then again there is no way Wicked would win on Oscar without a black women in a lead role.... So..... It's just extremely lucky and not planned out at all.
Anyone care to venture a guess as to how many "executive orders" will be signed in the first week of fascism? I think there will be so many the press won't be able to keep up.
I have only seen the trailer and a few clips but, physically she contrasts with Glinda like the black queen to the white in chess, and her insecure student to fierce adult transition looked good.
For the people who are likely to think that way,I defy them to find a human soul that could have played that role even a quarter,a SIXTEENTH as well. So offensive
Anyone who thinks Erivo didn’t earn her role has never heard her sing & are just racist losers. I first her sing at the Academy Awards when the song from Harriet was nominated, & I was like 🤯
OMG it's like people don't read the book or have the ability to read anything critically. Spoiler alert: [***the book can be read as an allegory for being cast as evil because of the color of your skin***] It's like Gays playing gay on tv, it works if you can read things critically. GO To School.
Sure, sure a DEI hire that is a lyric soprano with a 3 octave range and just happened to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, starred in The Color Purple there and earned a Tony, a Grammy and an Emmy for The Color Purple revival on FUCKING BROADWAY
We need a phrase for white people who only get hired because they’re white. Maybe a MWP hire (mediocre white person). Probably needs to be workshopped a bit.
Sounds pretty good actually! It’s a bit more accurate than ‘nepo baby’ in a lot of cases, since most of these MWP hires are friends or friends of friends from college who merely share a skin tone with the higher ups and not always a tax bracket.
Yeah. Sure wish she didn't have to, though. Her talent is indisputable, and there is zero reason for anyone to grouse about her being in the role. She is amazing.
Definitely will remember Gina Loudon. She essentially said that a nonwhite person shouldn’t have any leading roles in this film. I think she exemplifies racism at its worst. Disgusting that she actually has followers who agree with her.
Yes. It’s important to note that there is no such thing as a “woke” or “DEI” hire. This is just something racists say when anyone who isn’t white gets something.
If she was a "woke" hire well god bless them...because she was freaking amazing. The voice omg! The acting chops omg... the chemistry with Arianna omg!!!!! Erivo needs as much work as she can handle timewise and I cannot wait to see her in whatever it is....
They didn't hear her voice because they couldn't look past her skin pigmentation. I feel most comfortable in a diverse crowd and will fight for that diversity in our world. I too hate racism and will continue to spread love until my last breath. Celebrate MLK on January 20th.
Now there's a thought that never popped into my head. A woke hire? I think her performance proved itself. I swear there is a cult of misery online constantly looking for recruits.
The type of know-nothing, shit-for-brains scumbags who throw the term “DEI” around as a racist epithet are too blinded by their own hate to ever appreciate how truthful and sincere an explanation this is from Cynthia, one of the most significant actor/performers of her generation. She’s exceptional.
Enough with this BS. People strive to be known as great for what they do, not as "a great, female actor of color" or whatever. Each person is a separate, whole universe & not reducible to "gay" or "female" or "black." I quit my first band because I overheard someone say we were good "for girls"
She's talented, but let's face it: there was no real need to cast a character with green skin as a black person. It could've just as easily been Lady Gaga.
There’s this thing called an audition; where they, gasp, pick the most talented person from all the folks who audition. Since the character was going to be slathered in green make up, the race of the actress, gasp, didn’t matter. It’s about talent.
An Asian, Indigenous, or white actress would have been cast if they were deemed the best for the role. But they picked CE.
Ariana Grande also auditioned for her role and was picked because they felt she was best for that character and role but hey, maybe it was because Lady Gaga wasn’t available.
Really? A war against a black woman in green-face is an issue? Her voice is amazing, full stop & period. If she’s not qualified, I’d like to know who is? Sheesh!
If she were a "woke hire," they would have made her Glinda. As a woke connoisseur, I'm really mad they didn't do that, and I'm gonna troll the entire internet because I'm a Grinch.
Ironic that movie audiences can see the difference between good and evil and root for the good. Yet in the voting booth for most voters choosing good over evil is not a consideration.
Only a racist a-hole would believe that a mega million movie like Wicked would make a decision based on anything other than what would give them the most bang for the buck and give them the biggest money return.
I can see it… or also as a chance to spread herself into another role deeper than race as well. Depend on the person and how you view an actors skill I guess! I saw her as a full actress fulfilling a role to the highest degree! Race had nothing to do with it. But I wasn’t on set either!
Well, look on the bright side: Every Instagram or Facebook reel showing either her or Ariana Grande, especially Ariana, make repetitive mention of Ariana "licking donuts" a decade or so back.
Every time I hear "woke" used as a pejorative, I feel like I'm about to turn into Joe Pesci in "Casino" or Samuel L. Jackson in any non-Star Wars movie and start shouting "motherf*cker!" every other word. Those who use "Woke" like that can't even tell you what "woke" properly means!
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Racists just don't want to see their whitewashed dreamworld ruined.
Fck those people!
What the hell are these morons even on about.
9 Have not I commanded thee?
Any time, someone does anything while not being white, male and straight, these folks automatically attack!
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Just kidding btw
That use the word “Woke” as a slander towards others…. Show who THEY are. Hateful, uninformed, racists.
Vocally. WOW. She sings.
If this is "woke DEI hiring" we need more of it.,
- green people
love it
Wow.
The issue isn’t “woke”.
It’s their f-ing racism.
Always has been.
Always will be.
She sang the shit out those songs--that's all that matters!
She's about to make a bunch of useless people cry
https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/woke-and-definitely-not-broke-45605dbdccc4?sk=9db110dd43ef2a10f20dee6ca6962400
She embodies goodness and talent and only those who embody the opposite do such a terrible thing.
Ariana Grande also auditioned for her role and was picked because they felt she was best for that character and role but hey, maybe it was because Lady Gaga wasn’t available.
Pretty sure it was the talent
These people need hobbies that get them offline.