'It’s just stupid. Whatever.'
"I feel as I get older – I’m 50 now – we all have fears of saying too much, oversharing and whatnot," Elba said."And in this day and age, it’s really difficult to have an opinion if you’re in the public eye because it gets overly scrutinized, taken out of context, thrown into some sort of bullshit, zeitgeisty social media argument."
Elba continued:"Me saying I don’t like to call myself a Black actor is my prerogative. That’s me, not you. So for you to turn around and say to me, I’m 'denying my Blackness.' On what grounds? Did you hear that? Where am I denying it? And what for? It’s just stupid. Whatever." Originally, Elba told Esquire that he feels people have an"obsession with race" that"can hinder people’s aspirations" and"growth."
This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. There isn't a soul on this earth that can question whether I consider myself a BLACK MAN or not. Being an 'actor' is a profession, like being an 'architect' ,they are not defined by race. However, If YOU define your work by your race, that is your Perogative. Ah lie?
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