Gina McCauley: "Y'all Folks Claiming That You're Going To Boycott The Nina Simone Movie Need To Hush"

Uh, Zoe's "makeup job" here is a hot mess!

The liberal blogger is side-eyeing folks who are upset that de facto mulatto Zoe Saldana was cast to portray the late singer, and who claim that they will subsequently boycott the movie: "Angela Bassett doesn't look anything like Tina Turner, but she made me a believer. Lawrence Fishburne doesn't look anything like Thurgood Marshall, but he made me a believer.  Did anybody complain when they cast Beyonce as Etta James? Zoe should have the same opportunity to go for it. She may succeed. She may fail spectacularly. But she should have the opportunity to try."

She continues her commentary: "Black women who look like Nina Simone will start to be cast in movies when Black women produce and cast them.  I still can't believe that you expect Hollywood, to treat Black women with dignity and respect. It is not happening. Let go of the dream and take control of your own destiny.Now there is still time for you to put together your own Nina Simone movie or documentary. You could even put together a documentary about people's reaction to Zoe Saldana being cast as Nina Simone- I'd watch it! I think it would be hysterical and entertaining. And do y'all really think [executive producer] Jimmy Iovine, as in [I]nterscope "b____s ain't nothin' but h___s and tricks,' as in Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent care[s] about Black women being unhappy? He knows y'all are bluffing!"