Children of Blood and Bone Adaptation and Controversies 

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ม.ค. 2025

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  • @melanielugo1793
    @melanielugo1793 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    so grateful ur posting on yt 😅

  • @NeidaTeresa
    @NeidaTeresa 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It’s ZUTARA fanfic?!?! I knew something didn’t sit right with me about the series 😭

  • @anikemoyo
    @anikemoyo 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The Nigerianness of the book was handled poorly. It’s partly why I DNF it. I knew to expect less from the casting based on some of the things the author communicated when the first book dropped. I definitely felt like Nigeria was used as a prop and nothing more, which is the author’s prerogative at the end of the day.

    • @rositascarborough5751
      @rositascarborough5751 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This is the right conversation to have. This trilogy was never about Nigerian culture or Yoruba culture. It is an Afro futurist fantasy coming of age story centered on themes of battling systemic oppression and injustice with heavy integration of Ifa spirituality. It was basically a lived experience and tome to the global African Diasporic experience. That is why the books made it to the New York times best seller list. The primary consumer and audience was always the global black Diaspora not the domestic Nigerian. This is actually where I fault Tomi. Knowing full well the vision and direction that she and Gina Prince Bythewood have for this epic, she should have been clear and transparent from the get go that the casting was always going to be global period based on the themes and emphasis of the book. That way the wrong expectations would not have been created nor any surprise at the final casting choices. I hope Nollywood and the continental African film fraternity actually demonstrate that they can innovate and deliver high quality and compelling African stories with African actors that reach global critical acclaim. The marketplace for African stories is busy and choked now, let us see if the continent can rise to the occasion.

  • @nyny.confidential74
    @nyny.confidential74 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    two things can exist at once. you can be happy that a fantasy world inspired by yoruba culture and set in Africa and also critique the choices made. To clarify, Princess Amari is NOT “dark-skinned” in the book. She is basically Thuso Mbedu’s complexion (dark brown). We need to be cautious of the language being used. I also understand Nigerians frustration with not being casted in the main roles but are instead cast as background characters. I'm happy this franchise is getting adapted but I recognize there are valid criticisms and concerns. Also, I don't understand why Thuso Mbedu isn't getting the same reaction from folks like Amandla. Unlike Amari, Zelie IS dark skinned, yet Thuso Mbedu is portraying her on screen. If you critique one, critique the other.

    • @tellthebeees
      @tellthebeees  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Isn’t this whataboutism though? Thuso doesn’t have a history of doing this. People aren’t critiquing the fact that the characters are not their original skin tones from the book, they are critiquing the fact that this person has done this multiple times, despite publicly stating that they were not going to.

    • @nyny.confidential74
      @nyny.confidential74 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ no it isn't. people are calling amandla out for portraying a character who is not her complexion (colorism). It doesn't matter if Thuso has a history of doing it or not, she's portraying a dark skinned character but isn't receiving the same valid critiques like amandla. If we’re holding one person accountable for colorism, why can't we do the same for the other person? this is coming from someone who's read the first book and im actually dark skinned.