‘CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE’ author Tomi Adeyemi says she will not support the upcoming film adaptation of her novel:
“There is a reason I will not post anything about the adaptation of my work. […] And lastly since someone asked - I have not seen the film, and I will not watch it. It’s been painful holding this back from you all. And i���m sorry if any of you thought i didn’t care. I will always care about US. More than any glitter.”
lightwashing a character that experiences colourism and casting her as biracial, basing a story on yoruba mythology but casting a south african lead with no connection to the culture alongside no leading women of west african descent… it was always going to be a chop