{"id":2216009,"date":"2024-04-08T20:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T00:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-not-star-wars-actor-billy-dee-williams-says-actors-should-be-able-to-wear-blackface\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T21:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T01:00:12","slug":"why-not-star-wars-actor-billy-dee-williams-says-actors-should-be-able-to-wear-blackface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-not-star-wars-actor-billy-dee-williams-says-actors-should-be-able-to-wear-blackface\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Dee Williams from &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; suggests actors should have the freedom to wear blackface"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fwhy-not-star-wars-actor-billy-dee-williams-says-actors-should-be-able-to-wear-blackface%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=2216009&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--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espns-sage-steele-rips-companys-sick-vaccine-policy\/\" title=\"ESPN\u2019s Sage Steele Rips Company\u2019s \u2018Sick\u2019 Vaccine Policy \u00a0\">recent podcast appearance<\/a>, &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; actor Billy Dee Williams\u2062 discussed the topic of actors wearing blackface, expressing his \u200cbelief that actors should have the freedom to\u2063 do what they deem necessary for a role.\u200d Williams highlighted the importance of artistic expression and refusal to live life as\u200d a victim, \u200cemphasizing the need to maintain a positive outlook despite challenges. Your summary effectively captures Billy Dee Williams&#8217; views on actors wearing blackface, emphasizing his\u2063 stance on artistic freedom and resilience in the face of adversity. Williams&#8217; insights shed\u2062 light on the complexities of the entertainment industry and the \u200bimportance of maintaining \u2064a positive mindset.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cStar Wars\u201d actor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/star-wars-actor-joins-bill-maher-in-scathing-assessment-of-fragile-kids-today-house-plants\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Billy Dee Williams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  said he sees no reason why actors can\u2019t wear <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/blackface\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">blackface<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and said they should be able to do \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anything\u201d they thought was necessary for any given role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the 87-year-old actor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-trans-kids-are-beautiful-republicans-doing-a-lot-of-harm-to-children-advocates-biological-males-in-girls-sports\/\" title=\"AOC: Trans Kids Are Beautiful, Republicans \u2018Doing A Lot Of Harm To Children,\u2019 Advocates Biological Males In Girls Sports\">recent appearance<\/a> on the \u201cClub Random with Bill Maher\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jEWNzLJJ0Jo&#038;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2F&#038;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&#038;feature=emb_title\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the two were discussing how times have changed after Williams praised <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laurence Olivier\u2019s performance in the 1965 movie \u201cOthello\u201d \u2014 in which the star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-virginia-gov-rips-terry-mcauliffe-for-standing-alongside-politicians-involved-in-blackface-scandals\/\" title=\"Former Democratic Virginia Gov. Rips Terry McAuliffe For Standing Alongside Politicians Involved In Blackface Scandals\">wore blackface<\/a>, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/billy-dee-williams-actors-allowed-wear-blackface-1235869251\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen he did<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018Othello<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u2019 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I fell out laughing,\u201d Williams said. \u201cHe stuck his a** out and walked around \u2026 because Black people are supposed to have big a**es. I thought it was hysterical. I loved it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maher replied, \u201cI agree. But <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">today, they would never let you do that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Williams asked, \u201cWhy?\u201d and Maher replied, \u201cBlackface?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhy not? You should do it,\u201d Williams added. \u201cIf you\u2019re an actor, you should do anything you want to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When the host pointed out that the actor lived during a period of history where \u201cyou couldn\u2019t play the part you should<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-pressed-on-biden-putting-migrants-in-hotels-while-national-guard-slept-in-d-c-parking-garages\/\" title=\"Psaki Pressed On Biden Putting Migrants In Hotels While National Guard Slept In D.C. Parking Garages\">\u2019ve played<\/a>,\u201d Williams told him he didn\u2019t want to live his life like a \u201cvictim.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBut the point is, you don\u2019t go through life feeling like, \u2018I\u2019m a victim,\u2019\u201d the actor explained. \u201cI refuse to go through life saying to the world, \u2018I\u2019m pissed off.\u2019 I\u2019m not gonna be pissed off 24 hours a day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Williams famously played Lando Calrissian in the sequel to the original \u201cStar Wars\u201d movie \u201cStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back\u201d in 1980. He reprised his role for the 1983 \u201cStar Wars: Return of the Jedi\u201d and once again when he played the leader in the third and final part of the trilogy series in Episode IX \u201cStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker\u201d in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The topic of blackface in Hollywood was discussed recently when <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daily Wire host <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/andrew-klavan-ben-shapiro-talk-trump-political-strategy-transgenderism-more-on-the-search\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Andrew Klavan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  pointed out Hollywood\u2019s \u201cwokeness\u201d and its hypocrisy regarding racism<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  during his <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">appearance on \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/michael-knowles-megyn-kelly-slam-nyt-article-suggesting-fani-willis-is-targeted-because-she-is-a-black-woman\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Megyn Kelly Show\u201d<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MhiADHVu7eI&#038;t=309s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">podcas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They talked about the recent star-studded Academy Awards ceremony which <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was hosted by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/leftist-mag-targets-megyn-kelly-blackface-is-not-okay-kelly-blisters-them-take-it-up-w-jimmy-fallon-joy-behar-jimmy-kimmel\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jimmy Kimmel,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jimmy-kimmel-says-wallstreetbets-might-be-russian-disruptors\/\" title=\"WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Says WallStreetBets Might Be \u2018Russian Disruptors\u2019\">late-night host<\/a> and comedian who has previously worn blackface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kelly also noted that comedian Billy Crystal had appeared \u201con the Oscars in blackface\u201d and the Academy had celebrated \u201cTropic Thunder\u201d \u2014 in which Robert Downey Jr. wore blackface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/star-wars-actor-joins-bill-maher-in-scathing-assessment-of-fragile-kids-today-house-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Related: \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Actor Joins Bill Maher In Scathing Assessment Of \u2018Fragile\u2019 Kids Today: \u2018House Plants\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a recent podcast appearance on &#8220;Club Random with Bill Maher,&#8221; Billy Dee Williams, known for his role in &#8220;Star Wars,&#8221; expressed his belief that actors should be free to wear blackface if they deem it essential for a role. Williams, 87, emphasized the importance of artistic freedom and the actor&#8217;s prerogative to do what they see fit for a character<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":2216010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-05-at-10.59.37-AM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2216009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-05-at-10.59.37-AM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2216009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2216010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2216009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2216009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2216009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}