August 23, 201213 yr Member Exactly. How many white actors & actresses did Kristoff, Shemar, Tonya, Veronica & Bryton have chemistry with only to eventually be paired with other Black (or Hispanic/Asian) actors as diversity tokens? That's because when they paired Kristoff with Heather Tom, they got death threats. It's called taking the path of least resistance.
August 23, 201213 yr Member So it's money and less restrictions? Bye bye. I don't get why actors in daytime today think they can demand these things. I respect the folks like Ronn Moss who just don't want to deal with it any and decide to move on. She should just do the same. Now hopefully they don't cater to Billy Miller
August 23, 201213 yr Member "I heard a rumor someone said I was deciding to leave, but it's not really working that way. There's something I want that they don't want to give to me. It hurts. I thought I would be worth what I thought I was worth to them, but I guess I'm not."
August 23, 201213 yr Member That's because when they paired Kristoff with Heather Tom, they got death threats. It's called taking the path of least resistance. There were interracial pairings on Y&R LONG before Kristoff & Heather. And they all got the axe & the actors of color in those pairings (except Kristoff in one BRIEF instance) were subsquently paired with only other Black actors.
August 23, 201213 yr Member "When Khalil's leading man Daniel Goddard (Cane) was offed in 2011, fans flew an airplane over the studio in protest and Cane was ultimately brought back from the dead. " Not trying to tell anyone what to do with their money, but:
August 23, 201213 yr Member "When Khalil's leading man Daniel Goddard (Cane) was offed in 2011, fans flew an airplane over the studio in protest and Cane was ultimately brought back from the dead. " Not trying to tell anyone what to do with their money, but: Such language! Just kidding, those motherfuckers crazy!
August 23, 201213 yr Member This is why in response to Carl's comment that CK's a token I disagreed and said that she's something much more sinister than that. . She was both & worse.
August 23, 201213 yr Member This is why in response to Carl's comment that CK's a token I disagreed and said that she's something much more sinister than that. This show doesn't want you to believe that Lily is black at all. She is for all intents and purposes a beige white girl who is only black by association. The white guy probably shouldn't say this, but I agree. This is what I've always felt was behind her casting and subsequent return. It's a way to say you have a black female lead without actually writing for a black woman. I don't believe a different actress would have been given a fraction of the material she was. Edited August 23, 201213 yr by Vee
August 23, 201213 yr Member That's because when they paired Kristoff with Heather Tom, they got death threats. It's called taking the path of least resistance. What pairing? They hardly let KSJ touch Heather. The pairing was ill conceived and did nothing for the show. If you are going to go with a bm/ww, go with it like they did Michelle S and KHC! That pairing was not just crap thrown together to show the audience, "look Daytime is making progress". Both actors did a great job, and I bought the couple. I didn't see that with HT and KSJ. It was a joke!
August 23, 201213 yr Member So it's money and less restrictions? Bye bye. I don't get why actors in daytime today think they can demand these things. I respect the folks like Ronn Moss who just don't want to deal with it any and decide to move on. She should just do the same. She wants to have her cake and eat it too, the security of Y&R, and the freedom to book more lucrative deals that will eventually allow her to bail comfortably without looking back. Who in soaps DOESN'T want this?? Just doesn't work that way. Even Susan Lucci wore the golden handcuffs.
August 23, 201213 yr Member She wants to have her cake and eat it too, the security of Y&R, and the freedom to book more lucrative deals that will eventually allow her to bail comfortably without looking back. Who in soaps DOESN'T want this?? Just doesn't work that way. Even Susan Lucci wore the golden handcuffs. It has to be pretty unsettling to find out you are worthless to someone, even if it's a conclusion she should have drawn long time ago.
August 23, 201213 yr Member I don't believe a different actress would have been given a fraction of the material she was. It's a coincidence Vee. It's always a coincidence. If you are going to go with a bm/ww, go with it like they did Michelle S and KHC! A pairing Keith HATED.
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