I support the current 'thing'.
Old school lefty. Patriot. Husband. Father. Businessman. Good at lifting heavy objects and putting people to sleep. Plus actor.
@NiaEducational@ArtOfDialogue_ Just not enough talented African Americans to fill the roles these days. The pool is tiny.
Britain has a surplus of brilliantly trained actors.
@SheMeanzBizness@NiaEducational@ArtOfDialogue_ Nah, per capita the Brits clean up at the award ceremonies. Bet you don't even know half the British actors working in American film and television as they're so convincing at playing dumb Americans.
@JerLisa_Nicole Blacks only arrived in Britain in any measurable number in the 1960s, so they're not lying.
They've opportunities here, but, like white Brits, there are more opportunities and money in the US due to its size.
@Jen_jen_jen_123@alya_snr ..everything since is undeniable, as is the way music is written and performed and the instruments utilised by US musicians, black or white. A lot of European influence there.
Stop pretending R&B emerged in a vacuum, independent of influence.
@Jen_jen_jen_123@alya_snr Two way street in terms of cultural exchange though, innit.
Can't really sepeate African Americans from the European (primarily British) culture they've been immersed in for centuries, and what that's meant in terms of cultural exchange. The impact of folk on Blues and...