Gabirelle Union Highlights Industry 'Colorism' in the Television Industry After Loosing Role to Bianca Lawson in New Interview on 'Build'
Gabrielle Union is getting slept on as she looses new role, but Definitely not her last.
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Gabrielle Union is one of the most wonderful ladies on the planet being that we’ve known her since those booming “Bring It On” days. Gabrielle Union is an exceptional African American actress and the world knows that. Yet, she missed out on an acting job, since system executives believed that she wasn't really enough.
As per Gabby, the executives revealed to her that light cleaned entertainer Bianca Lawson was "prettier" thus they gave her the job.
Gabrielle made the frightening case today - during a meeting with AOL's Build.
Gabby clarified, "I was testing for a pilot on the UPN network which no longer exists." "It was between me and Bianca Lawson, from Queen Sugar fame," the perfect entertainer proceeded.
The succulent part begins at 17:12, below.
The executive revealed to Gabrielle's supervisor that Bianca got the job on the grounds that, "Bianca's just prettier."
Numerous via web-based networking media are shocked at the administrators' cases - and accept that they picked Bianca due to "colorism." Colorism is the place lighter cleaned Blacks get special treatment over those with darker skin.
Gabrielle Union is on-screen character, dissident, and creator. She started her profession during the 1990s, showing up on TV sitcoms, before landing supporting jobs in young comedic films She's All That and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). Her leap forward job was in the 2000 film Bring It On.
In 2019 she joined the hit TV show America's Got Talent as a judge.
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