{"id":1842998,"date":"2023-02-11T08:34:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T13:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1842998"},"modified":"2023-02-11T08:38:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T13:38:12","slug":"idris-elba-rejects-identity-politics-reveals-he-no-longer-refers-to-himself-as-a-specifically-black-actor-i-dont-want-to-be-the-first-black-im-the-first-idris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idris-elba-rejects-identity-politics-reveals-he-no-longer-refers-to-himself-as-a-specifically-black-actor-i-dont-want-to-be-the-first-black-im-the-first-idris\/","title":{"rendered":"Idris Elba Rejects Identity Politics, Reveals He No Longer Refers to Himself as a Specifically Black Actor: \u201cI Don\u2019t Want To Be the First Black, I\u2019m the First Idris\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">58<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fidris-elba-rejects-identity-politics-reveals-he-no-longer-refers-to-himself-as-a-specifically-black-actor-i-dont-want-to-be-the-first-black-im-the-first-idris%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1842998&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Actor Idris Elba revealed, in rare instances of sanity in an industry obsessed with identity politics&#8217; detrimental concepts, that he no longer considers himself a specifically \u2018Black actor\u2019 Because of the restrictive and regressive connotations that the term implies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_198349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198349\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.07-boundingintocomics-63e6b22f3bf39.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton Lore (Idris Elba) taunts Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) in Fast &#038; Furious Presents: Hobbs &#038; Shaw (2019), Universal Pictures\" width=\"1920\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.07-boundingintocomics-63e6b22f3bf39.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.07-boundingintocomics-63e6b22f3bf39-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.07-boundingintocomics-63e6b22f3bf39-1340x558-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.07-boundingintocomics-63e6b22f3bf39-768x320-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.07-boundingintocomics-63e6b22f3bf39-600x250-1.jpg 600w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-198349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brixton Lore (Idris Elba), taunts Deckard Shaw [Jason Statham] in Fast &#038; Furious Presents : Hobbs &#038; Shaw (2019), Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/01\/21\/james-bond-producer-barbara-broccoli-addresses-possible-idris-elba-casting-as-next-007\/\">James Bond Producer Barbara Broccoli discusses Idris Elba&#8217;s possible casting as the Next 007<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Sonic the Hedgehog 2 <\/em>Star made the voluntary language change during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/uk\/culture\/a42621203\/idris-elba-interview-luther\/\">Recent conversation<\/a> with Esquire UK\u2019S Alex Bilmes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_141005\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141005\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2021.12.14-05.04-boundingintocomics-61b825ee125fb.jpg\" alt=\"Knuckles (Idris Elba) in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 from Paramount Pictures and Sega. Photo Credit: Courtesy Paramount Pictures and Sega of America.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2021.12.14-05.04-boundingintocomics-61b825ee125fb.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021.12.14-05.04-boundingintocomics-61b825ee125fb-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2021.12.14-05.04-boundingintocomics-61b825ee125fb-1340x562-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2021.12.14-05.04-boundingintocomics-61b825ee125fb-768x322-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-141005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Knuckles (IdrisElba), in Sonic The Hedgehog 2, from Paramount Pictures, and Sega. Photo credit: Courtesy Paramount Pictures &#038; Sega of America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After discussions about his early childhood, and the upcoming sequel to his popular detective series, <em>Luther: The Fallen Sun <\/em>Elba and Bilmes finally touched on the topic of race.<\/p>\n<p>Ostensibly asked by Bilmes about his experiences with racism \u2013 the published Esquire UK piece is formatted in such a way that the reporters\u2019 questions are omitted in favor of spotlighting Elba\u2019s responses \u2013 the British native replied, \u201cI\u2019m always curious why this is fascinating to people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a question I get asked a lot,\u201d Elba. \u201cI don\u2019t go to my Black friends, in conversation, and ask them to tell me about racism. Have I ever faced racism? Yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_198361\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198361\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.21-boundingintocomics-63e6b5679712a-e1676064251387.jpg\" alt=\"Bloodsport (Idris Elba) is confronted by Starro in The Suicide Squad (2021), Warner Bros. Pictures\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.21-boundingintocomics-63e6b5679712a-e1676064251387.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.21-boundingintocomics-63e6b5679712a-e1676064251387-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.21-boundingintocomics-63e6b5679712a-e1676064251387-1340x704-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.21-boundingintocomics-63e6b5679712a-e1676064251387-768x403-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.21-boundingintocomics-63e6b5679712a-e1676064251387-600x315-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.21-boundingintocomics-63e6b5679712a-e1676064251387-1536x806-1.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-198361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starro, Warner Bros. Pictures confronts Bloodsport (IdrisElba), in The Suicide Squad (2021).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elaborating on his seeming annoyance at the premise of Bilmes\u2019 unknown question, the actor asserted, \u201cIf we spent half the time not talking about the differences but the similarities between us, the entire planet would have a shift in the way we deal with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs humans, we are obsessed with race,\u201d He lamented. \u201cAnd that obsession can really hinder people\u2019s aspirations, hinder people\u2019s growth. Racism should be a topic for discussion, sure. Racism is very real. But from my perspective, it\u2019s only as powerful as you allow it to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_198363\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198363\" class=\"wp-image-198363 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b617d4507-e1676064467876.jpg\" alt=\"John Luther (Idris Elba) returns to the streets in Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023), Netflix\" width=\"1920\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b617d4507-e1676064467876.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b617d4507-e1676064467876-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b617d4507-e1676064467876-1340x556-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b617d4507-e1676064467876-768x318-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b617d4507-e1676064467876-600x250-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b617d4507-e1676064467876-1536x637-1.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-198363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Luther (IdrisElba), returns to the streets in Luther, The Fallen Sun (2023), Netflix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elba informed Bilmes to that effect. \u201cI stopped describing myself as a Black actor when I realised it put me in a box.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to grow,\u201d He urged. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to. Our skin is no more than that: it\u2019s just skin. Rant over.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_198347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198347\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-08.59-boundingintocomics-63e6b031cb8aa.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carey) and Knuckles (Idris Elba) bear down on Sonic (Ben Schwartz) in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), Paramount Pictures\" width=\"1920\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-08.59-boundingintocomics-63e6b031cb8aa.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-08.59-boundingintocomics-63e6b031cb8aa-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-08.59-boundingintocomics-63e6b031cb8aa-1340x558-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-08.59-boundingintocomics-63e6b031cb8aa-768x320-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-08.59-boundingintocomics-63e6b031cb8aa-600x250-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-198347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sonic (Ben Schwartz), is being fought by Dr. Robotnik and Knuckles (IdrisElba), in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. (2022), Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/12\/05\/netflixs-wednesday-director-tim-burton-accused-of-racism-for-series-depiction-of-black-kids-as-bullies\/\">Netflix\u2019s \u2018Wednesday\u2019 Director Tim Burton Accused Of Racism For Series\u2019 Depiction Of Black Kids As Bullies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elba further rejected Hollywood\u2019s penchant for identity politics by noting that rather than having his career heralded as inspiration for just Black individuals, he wanted it to stand as a testament to the potential for people who grew up in rough circumstances similar to himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI accept that it is part of my journey to be aware that, in many cases, I might be the first to look like me to do a certain thing,\u201d Recognized the actor. \u201cAnd that\u2019s good, to leave as part of my legacy. So that other people, Black kids, but also white kids growing up in the circumstances I grew up in, are able to see there was a kid who came from Canning Town who ended up doing what I do. It can be done.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_178421\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178421\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.08.27-04.02-boundingintocomics-630997623ac40-e1676065552639.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Nate Samuels (Idris Elba) readies his rifle in Beast (2022), Universal Pictures\" width=\"1920\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.08.27-04.02-boundingintocomics-630997623ac40-e1676065552639.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.27-04.02-boundingintocomics-630997623ac40-e1676065552639-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.08.27-04.02-boundingintocomics-630997623ac40-e1676065552639-1340x559-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.08.27-04.02-boundingintocomics-630997623ac40-e1676065552639-768x320-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.08.27-04.02-boundingintocomics-630997623ac40-e1676065552639-600x250-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.08.27-04.02-boundingintocomics-630997623ac40-e1676065552639-1536x641-1.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-178421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Nate Samuels, Idris Elba, prepares his rifle for Beast (2022), Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elba gathered his thoughts and then recalled them. \u201cI didn\u2019t become an actor because I didn\u2019t see Black people doing it and I wanted to change that. I did it because I thought that\u2019s a great profession and I could do a good job at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you get up the ladder, you get asked what it\u2019s like to be the first Black to do this or that,\u201d The actor elaborated. \u201cWell, it\u2019s the same as it would be if I were white. It\u2019s the first time for me. I don\u2019t want to be the first Black. I\u2019m the first Idris.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_198348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198348\" class=\"wp-image-198348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.02-boundingintocomics-63e6b0e4b33f3-scaled-e1676063020127.jpg\" alt=\"Heimdall (Idris Elba) welcomes Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) to Valhalla in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Marvel Entertainment\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.02-boundingintocomics-63e6b0e4b33f3-scaled-e1676063020127.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.02-boundingintocomics-63e6b0e4b33f3-scaled-e1676063020127-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.02-boundingintocomics-63e6b0e4b33f3-scaled-e1676063020127-1340x553-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.02-boundingintocomics-63e6b0e4b33f3-scaled-e1676063020127-768x317-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.02-boundingintocomics-63e6b0e4b33f3-scaled-e1676063020127-1536x634-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.02-boundingintocomics-63e6b0e4b33f3-scaled-e1676063020127-2048x845-1.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-198348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heimdall (IdrisElba), welcomes Jane Foster, Natalie Portman, to Valhalla for Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Marvel Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Luther: The Fallen Sun <\/em>The film will be shown in select cinemas starting February 24, followed by a wider Netflix release on March 10, 2018.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_198362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198362\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b613676cf-e1676065408574.jpg\" alt=\"John Luther (Idris Elba) hunts down serial killer David Robey (Andy Serkis) in Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023), Netflix\" width=\"1920\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b613676cf-e1676065408574.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b613676cf-e1676065408574-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b613676cf-e1676065408574-1340x559-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b613676cf-e1676065408574-768x320-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b613676cf-e1676065408574-600x250-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-09.24-boundingintocomics-63e6b613676cf-e1676065408574-1536x641-1.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-198362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Luther (Idris Eliba), hunts serial killer David Robey (&#8220;Andy Serkis&#8221;) in Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023), Netflix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/01\/24\/original-god-of-war-director-david-jaffe-says-widespread-panning-of-forspoken-driven-by-a-holes-who-clearly-dont-like-women-black-people-or-playstation\/\">Original \u2018God of War\u2019 Director David Scott Jaffe Defends Widespread Panegy \u2018Forspoken\u2019 Driven by \u201cA\u2013holes Who Clearly Don\u2019t Like Women, Black People, Or PlayStation\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Idris Elba revealed, in rare instances of sanity in an industry obsessed with identity politics&#8217; detrimental concepts, that he no longer considers himself a specifically \u2018Black actor\u2019 Because of the restrictive and regressive connotations that the term implies. 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