Stereotype Casting
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""Nobody tells 50 Cent what to rap about. But someone chose to promote him. The big companies that control the music industry are choosing who to promote," said Taha.
Woodson agreed, noting that it seems that African-Americans succeed in the entertainment world only when they embody a stereotype.
"Why did Halle Berry have to get butt-naked for Billy Bob Thornton (in "Monster's Ball") to get an Oscar? Or Denzel (Washington). He's been the hero in plenty of great movies, but he won an Oscar for playing a thug" in "Training Day," Woodson said."