Finally someone has spoken out about this HORRIBLE trend that is vasting limiting the number of Black actors and actresses that we are exposed to…..limiting them to SINGERS and RAPPERS, that is!

Nia Long decided to speak up and say exactly what I’ve been thinking since this ridiculous phase had begun…check out what Nia had to say about singer’s like Beyoncé getting LEAD roles in movies:

I didn’t see [Beyonce's latest movie] ‘Obsessed,’ so I can’t comment, but it’s just not about how talented you are anymore. It’s about, ‘How much box-office revenue will this person generate?’

When you see certain people – we won’t name names – they just don’t have the skill, and no one in their team has said, ‘You need acting classes’…“If you take time to develop your craft, God bless you.

Jamie Foxx is an example of both [actor and singer].”

Personally I’m sick of seeing the SAME DAMN FACES all the time! I love Beyoncé and I think she’s one of the best performers of her generation ….BUT that does NOT mean that I want to see her in every other Black movie that comes out!

Like Nia, I didn’t go to see ‘Obsessed’…. and I’m not going to go see it any time soon…….because I just don’t like the idea of watching a singer act!

Ludacris is one of the few rappers that I would actually rate (give props to) for his acting skills…..he was good in ‘Crash‘….but these music artists need to understand that just because you feel like diversifying….DOES NOT MEAN you have ANY SKILLS in that area!

I hear Rihanna is going to be in the next “Charlie’s Angels” and Beyoncé is going to be starring in “Obsessed 2″…… for the sake of the ART of ACTING….STOP!! All of you….for the sake of all the Black kids out there that have been to theatre school and would love the shot at a role in a movie….MOVE THE HELL OVER and give someone else an opportunity to showcase their talent!

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