Y&R Casting Scandal?

[DeeeDee]

Yep.

[marla0518]

I think she came on to be AN ACTOR, she knows her own ethnic background, she does not need posters on a MB to say she is not "black" enough, and she knows her character. Lily is not suppose to be Dru 2.0, and who would want her to be, she is her own character.

[Juliajms]

I think they do, they just don't know it. I completely agree that she isn't helping herself with her comments, but Hollywood is full of Divas and Divos. I simply don't care if she is difficult, I want Dru on my screen. Now if there is a lot more to the stories and her behavior is really OTT by Hollywood standards that's another story. However barring some really, seriously bad behavior I think the rest of the cast needs to suck it up.

It's very clear that Y&R needs it's AA audience. Then you have those of us who are white, but still want to see some diversity. Y&R is seriously letting us all down, but at least OLTL has picked up the ball. I'm enjoying it so much more since Rachel and the Evan's family showed up.

[DeeeDee]

[Y&RWorldTurner]

[Juliajms]

I can't believe CK said she doesn't want black family time. That seems more outrageous than anything Victoria or Peter Bergman have said.

[MoTheGreat]

Tell me where Devon & Neil is in Lily time of crisis. You telling me that they can't put aside their dislike for Cane for Lily sake. I mean what kind of black family is this.

[DeeeDee]

Not to mention cancer survivor OLIVIA.

[Heyou]

Personally, I'd much rather Dru's daughter be more like her but CK isn't that good of an actress to bring the fiery attitude to the role that it would require of her.

We all know they don't want to write for Devon and when they do it's beyond horrible. It's beyond ridiculous that her family isn't by her side in all of this or at least their absence being explained.

Just as I said in the OLTL thread this week, they are doing it all so much better than Y&R right now, I just wish they'd stop losing viewers and pick up the #1 spot. OLTL is the Queen/King of diversity!

[DeeeDee]

Thank You!

When Victoria was in the hospital The Newmans were there.

When John was in the hospital The Abbotts were there.

When Katherine was in the hospital The Chancellors were there.

It makes no sense.

[MoTheGreat]

Little Nate should be there his only cousin have cancer. I believe CK doesn't want black family time is holding back a like of potential storyline. Like for Little Nate, Devon, Niel, & Olivia.

[MoTheGreat]

CK don't know any but to be with white male characters. & she isn't black enough.

[classicmoment]

Can't blame CK for this whether or not she wants black family time if TPTB wanted to give black family time they would have they seem to: 1) don't know how to properly write for that (not sure why if they are professional writers and writing AMERICAN story dramatic beats) 2) not that interested in writing for the family. The truth is TPTB don't get NEIL. I came in as a solid viewer during the LML tenor and she didnn't get Neil either, as a tter of fact she didn't get DRU but she at least had her own ideas of who they were. For as long as MAB and HS has been handling the reins, I just feel they havn't a clue who Neil is or even care to buy an idea. That in itself has nothing to do with CK. CK would have found herself in the same boat if LAME didn't take off

[DeeeDee]

Not to mention her Grandparents & Aunt Mamie.

[DeeeDee]

Nah.

TPTB would've kept throwing her in whitewashed relationships until something succeeded.