Idris Elba has followed up with a tweet that clarifies why he has chosen not to refer to himself as a “Black actor.” “There isn’t a soul on this earth that can question whether I consider myself a BLACK MAN or not,” the Suicide Squad actor tweeted. “Being an ‘actor’ is a profession, like being an ‘architect’ ,they are not defined by race.
However, If YOU define your work by your race, that is your Perogative. Ah lie?”There isn't a soul on this earth that can question whether I consider myself a BLACK MAN or not.
Being an 'actor' is a profession, like being an 'architect' ,they are not defined by race. However, If YOU define your work by your race, that is your Perogative.
Ah lie? Elba recently had people perplexed after an interview with Esquire UK where he said, ” I stopped describing myself as a Black actor when I realised it put me in a box.
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