Alexandra Shipp: I will never censor myself
NANGAKO ang aktres na si Alexandra Shipp na hindi niya kailanman sasalain o ise-censor ang kanyang mga binibitawang salita kahit pa ang maging kapalit nito ay pagkasira ng kanyang career, ayon sa ulat ng Cover Media.
Naniniwala ang The Straight Outta Compton star na dapat na maging mas vocal ang mga aktres tungkol sa kanilang mga opinyon inyon at ipinagdiinan niya na nagagawa niyang isapubliko ang mga usaping sa tingin n niya ay mahalagang isiwalat.
“I get pushback for things I say ay on social media..., but I hope to never censor ensor the things that come out of my mouth,” uth,” lahad niya sa Glamour magazine. “Male ale actors have always been able to be way more opinionated when it comes to politics. As actresses, we only get to do things like help the hungry children...
“I think people should speak their truth... I’m exactly who I want to be every single day. I know it might be my demise - I’ll check back in with you in a couple years and see how it’s working out - but I’m my own artist, and you can’t be a great artist without having a huge opinion.”
Ang opinionated approach ni Alexandra ay nag nagagamit niya rin sa kanyang career. Matatandaang Matat binatikos ang 26 taong gulang nang siya ay mapabilang sa cast ng X-Men:
Apoca Apocalypse bilang si Storm noong 2016. Ito ay dahil da masyado raw maputla ang kulay ng balat ba ni Alexandra para gampanan ang black character, ngunit para sa kanya, hindi naging basehan ang kanyang kulay para tanggapin niya ang role. Sa halip, ito pa ang dahilan para makamit niya ang kanyang childhood dream na maging isang superhero.
“(I tweeted back) at people who criticized me for not having dark enough skin for my role in X-Men because we’re not going to have this conversation about a cartoon character...,” aniya. “Growing up, when I was reading the comics, I pictured her looking like me. For any black girl, for there to be a black superhero, we picture them looking like us. So when I auditioned for the role, I wasn’t like, ‘Oh man, I’m not dark enough.’ I was like, ‘Finally, this is my moment...’”