Comments on: NY mag: Jennifer Beals, Keanu, and Sarah Jones

By: Confused

Confused — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:45:33 +0000

Jennifer Beals just can’t win, can she? Not Afican-American enough for African-Americans. Not white enough for Caucasians. Now, reading some of these comments, she does not even qualify as bi-racial for some of you.

By: TABITHA

TABITHA — Sat, 27 May 2006 23:13:57 +0000

JENNIFER BEALS IS JUST AS MUCH WHITE AS BLACK.

By: happy2bnappy

happy2bnappy — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 04:19:02 +0000

I popped on this website because someone told me that JB was a sista. I couldn’t believe it. There are so many white people with black ancestry that will never acknowledge it. I applaud her for not compromising who she is. Almost every African American has at least one European ancestor on our pillaged family tree, but it seems that some people like to talk about that more than others.

By: Stockman

Stockman — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:57:08 +0000

This is how I see it: Jennifer Beals is mixed, she could say she’s white and deny her AA heritage, like I’m sure many others do. But she does not and I think that is great. Seems like she is genuinely comfortable with who she is.
And she is an amazingly beautiful woman, which is a thorn on the side of bigots.
All this talk of race belongs to dog shows.
I’m myself a mutt, by the way.

By: lala

lala — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:31:08 +0000

jennifer beals is only half white

By: jill

jill — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:32:54 +0000

Is there a picture of her parents?

By: UTAH

UTAH — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:05:39 +0000

I honestly can’t believe that this is being discussed. When will we begin to move away from racist views, period? I know that is ideal thinking… but can we just start somewhere? I am completely amazed that there are so many of you who can put a label on any one person as you have. Who are you to tell me I am not bi-racial because my genetics may be more pronounced black/white!!!! Whether you agree or not, for those of you who want to tell ME who they think I am - for those of you who feel it’s necessary to put percentages on it, you are pawns in our countries’ historical destructive views on race.

I agree with “The Truth Is”; “But the bottom line is that this country (the United States of America) was partly-built on racism, and until its infrastructure is dramatically changed (which will probably never happen), people may not be racist in of themselves, but will in ways indirectly contribute to the racism.”

Except this country was COMPLETELY-built on racism. Guess What?? I am Black today. I am White tomorrow. I was bi-racial on Sunday. Now what?!

Shame to those for being pawns, ESPECIALLY those who are people of color!

By: Laurel

Laurel — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:49:52 +0000

Well said franchesca!!

By: franchesca

franchesca — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:56:09 +0000

jennifer beals complexion looks lighter than halle berry and they both had black fathers and white mothers. halle mom lied to her by telling her she is not half black and half white. halle is white and black. how unsettling it must be for a mother to tell her child that he or she is not half her race(that is a lie) i bet if it were a white woman with a half mexican-white child, half asian-white child, or half indian white child, the mother would say that the child is both white and mexican. white asian and white indian. so why should mixed race people who are black and white, black and indian, black and asian or black and hispanic be subjected to a monoracial label. it is very sick disgusting gross racist and discriminatory and more mixed race people as well as non mixed race people should speak out against that. mixed race people as well as non mixed race people should not support or condone the one drop rule because it is racist and discriminatory.

By: Alley

Alley — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:35:35 +0000

little more white then halle berry? JB is a whole lot lighter then her