sexism is a bigger problem than racism ? so you telling it's harder to be a blonde white girl than a black man in these united States of America ?

Hmmm... for the most part I appreciate her statements/thoughts on being critical of self & changing your support system to get ahead. However, to say you don't like when ppl focus on identifying if your Afro-Latina or the color of ones skin YET you have no problem with speaking on or identifying the problem of sexism...???...seems a bit hypocritical.

and THIS is why she had no business playing Nina Simone!!! 😐😒

I like Zoe, and I genuinely feel like her heart means well. But I feel like Zoe wishes so bad that we lived in this fictional Marvel Universe where prejudice doesn't exist, but it is not and never will be reality...or at least for her it won't, gosh must be nice to have long hair and speak Spanish. She says well this is just the way her mom raised her and her and her sisters don't​ talk about race because it makes them uncomfortable. That's the problem. She can't deliver a debate about issues like this because she was never taught how to.

Not once did I hear her deny anything about her racial background. She even spoke on and criticized the colorism in the Dominican Republic. And she's been vocal in her past about identifying as an Afro-Latino so I'm not sure where all the anger in the comments is coming from. I don't agree with her saying we should "just ignore it", because I think that actually makes things worse, but people acting like she sat up there denying her race or saying she's white are also wrong.

I concur with her on that my parents tried to protect me and my sisters from covert racism. Being of Cuban and Guyanese descent, and my mother being fairly brown complected, we got a lot of stairs. So when the conversation of race came up we would totally ignore it as a defense mechanism. However, As an adult I realize now i realize that that isn't very healthy and those conversations are very necessary.

So, racism will go away if you ignore it and sexism should be confronted head on. She has no logic

How can she say ignore racism but than she can dwell on sexism....I don't get it? And she's so aggressive on not addressing racism!

She's black when the check is right. She ain't fooling nobody. Black when it's convenient.

This was very insightful, shows where she's truly coming from and was completely vulnerable here. Excellent interview.

For the ppl that r saying she only is in movies with white dudes does she even have part in saying who is going to play the role

Man Zoe is SPEAKING TO ME!!! I'm so careful not to share my dreams & visions with certain people. Their negativity can get into your head & make you doubt yourself. You should only share your visions w/ people you KNOW support you & believe in you!🙌🏾

thanks for that message Zoe.

omg she gave me goosebumps when she addressed the race questions. I share her sentiments. Mentioned this to my bf the night before. Not everyone is out for you, not everything is about race. Could be about sex. Could be about a person's personality or performance. There are other factors to take into consideration. Race is an easily excuse. I'm not saying there isn't racism in the world. Just that.... look at all angles before jumping to race. Ya know? Well done Zoe. All your answers were so profound. 👏 I like her.

We know what you are, it would be nice for you to say what you are. You can be Afro Latino. Because that allows Black people of the diaspora to root for you. We aren't worried or mad that you rep your Latin roots. It's because you intentionally denied who you are but as well decided to play a Black character because you know who you are. It hurts!

So in other words it's safe to address sexism but not white supremacy!!

4. Zoe I'm so genuinely sorry for what I said about you, sweetheart. I'm crying please stay safe. You've helped me more than you can imagine. Sway thank you brother. Thank you everyone.

god she is gorgeous.

Two things, she's oblivious about U.S. racial politics and intersectionality as a concept. Both racism and sexism exist; one doesn't disappear for the other to occur. She brings up sexism because that's what she relates to and she's uncomfortable speaking on "race," but ignoring racism is why it remains taboo. Ironically, she wants to broach the "pink elephant" in the room. What if the majority of men want to ignore sexism? If you want to discuss one issue, you can't ignore the next because "you're not troubled by it," since there are people that are. I'm not troubled by my identity either, but am affected if profiled. This is why she was a wrong choice for Nina Simone, because she doesn't seem to understand the black American identity which shaped the singer. I get that she's speaking from her experience, and it's hella great that she has healthy self-determination because of how her mother "protected" her and her sisters. However, as a result, she constantly flip flops and is insulated. She trivializes racism in saying that "people have lives," when some people's lives have been taken because of how their race was profiled. Sway and the co-hosts should drop passively cosigning and discussing negritude with her because she didn't inherit the brand of racial politics that black Americans have. So, there's a cultural disconnect. She makes good points about focusing on progress and changing support systems, but her argument's problematic because for progress to be made then impediments(e.g.racism) need to be addressed

Some people are so dope un till they open there mouthes!!

This is Hollywood in her. Play the roll and don't make waves.

I love Zoe!!! I think her heart is so awesome and she is doing the best she can based on how she was raised. Though I disagree with not acknowledging race and colorism, it's good she doesn't speak on things she isn't versed on. You can only fight what you know/what you experienced. You can tell she hasn't experienced much racism/ or having to address it.

Now that's what you call a classy sister

Zoe looks like jada pinklet and rie rie at the same time lol

"the majority of CEO's are males"....Uh "white" males Zoe.

Lol she legit acknowledged the existence of colorism/ racism. She just simply refused to let it define her or anybody else in her head. Some ppl are really being selective in their hearing.

She's absolutely right, stop feeling bad about the skin your in and if others have an issue then it's their problem.

She was black in Drumline though!!! Lol

What she said on race is true, but very few people acknowledge it. Racism does exist, but its not everything for some people. You need to be aware, but not make it everything!

She gives me a Jada Pinkett vibe.

Love you zoe latinamerica love you 😍😍😍 LATINAS POWER💃 🌸🌸🌸🌼🌼

shes on White thats not coffee.

I Respect Zoe Zaldana love the way she expresses herself she is a positive person. With a great mindset. Thank you Ma'am

Phenomenal talent and actress. She definitely has that it factor.

Her energy is beautiful

OQ's account is suspended on twitter btw

4 years later, she says she’s not a Afro-Latina she’s a Latina when “Latina” isn’t a damn race 🤦‍♂️

In my mind Zoe Saldana and Rosario Dawson is the same person. I know I'm not the only one.

i kind of like the first one lil bit better, the second one was good i laughed me ass of but it was a lil bit too goofy , there wasn't enough serious moments in it for me

I cant believe she was chosen to play Nina...

Being Dominican myself I understand the identity struggle that other Caribbeans go through especially when parents like mine consistently made it a point that blackness is bad. Now in my 30’s I’m able to understand and appreciate my Afro-Latinidad. And NO ONE gets to dictate my blackness/browness but me cuz it’s my story and my experience. 🤎

She also has a Haitian ancestry, which she never talks about.

Do I have to hear this fuckers life history instead of listening to the beautiful Zoe Saldana??? Seriously sway??

I don't think Zoe was right for the role period. There are other black actors regardless of ethnicity that better embodied the role

Holy shit I almost forgot she had 3 kids.

She’s a good actor... but then again she’ll never tell the WHOLE truth...I mean really... you know there’s colorism... she just happens to be the right color shade that doesn’t ALWAYS get pushed aside... and for all y’all that said it... she’ll never admit to the black side...because she like many others sometimes live in their own bubble... Hollywood... money.etc etc

sway interview kendrick lamar and chance the rapper

Do you guys reckon the reason she sometimes sounds very ignorant of race is because she's too much of a go getter? Like she wanted this shit so bad that she just ignores the other important facets?

People in this comment section really hate themselves it's sad

She's tripping.

I love Zoe Saldana,she is such a sweetheart. X

So articulate and woke I respect her dearly❤️

Im commenting b4 watching this but She's Always been so underrated😘! She's a hell of a actress n super attractive😘! But im a lil disappointed she's not owning her African roots😳! #TeamBrownSkin4TheWin😘!

Damn that still puts the weight on the people who are being discriminated against instead of the people doing it. You only have control over you- not others. That way of thinking is problematic

Umm yea... Idk what to think of her anymore (Shrugs) but I think it's more like I don't really feel any kind of way about her. If that makes sense

She's amazing

Zoe is completely Naive to reality of her peoples struggle but when you sleep with your oppressor you have no choice but to be passive

There's no such thing as african Amerian Latino American or any other bullshit ya'll claim there's black, white, Asian, Persian etc Latinos are black in their majority whether they like it or not. The divisions come from everyone not just one part

She basically saying to ignore the negative stuff lol.. it still goes on tho so.....

she gives that brilliant answer about asking instead why we are always talking about race.. then they ask her a question about gender right after.. she then doesnt want to be a party pooper, and just plays along. have fun race baiting and sex baiting all day ppl.

Zoe has no business speaking about her ethnicity and her views on race in this time and age. There are millions of black latinos in Latin American and in the U.S. period. It's very common. There's nothing to discuss. She is a latina. I bet if she were African American they wouldn't ask her these kinds of questions. And why is there so much negativity towards her being black and latin? The reason she is successful is because she's talented, smart and classy. And of course they love her multi-ethnic look because she can play a variety of roles (a black woman, middle eastern, a latina, biracial, etc). I love how she ignores the negativity and insecurity. Sigue adelante!

Zoe is so beautiful

Was she in the movie "do over" w Adam Sandler? She was fine as hell in that movie!

Brush it off the racial prejudice ummmmm yeah No. Love Zoe but people who usually say this are the ones who have some privilege. Light skin Latina privilege. You only highlight sexism cause it affects you not colorism cause it works in your favor

I have a love hate relationship with Zoe, for obvious reasons! But I am realistic about her situation, like most athletes and entertainers these people are in an industry were they are entertainment for everyone so they have to be careful about alienation of fanbase or they won't be very successful. Michael Jordan for instance would not own an NBA team and be a billionaire if he were vocal about certain issues. What needs to stop is the notion of this mythical race conversation where everything gets ironed out and all is forgiven. Not going to happen!! We are in someone else's house, when you in another man's house they make the rules. So if we don't like the rules of this house, we build our own house and make our own rules! Stop crying and bitching about motherfuckers that don't like us and won't every like us!

Just because your skin is dark does not mean you are apart of the African/Caribbean American community it is what it is people always want to be apart of the community when it’s convenient for them and I’m curious are you referring to yourself as Afro-Latino because your skin color or do you actually have African ancestry?

Love ya Zoe! :)

Gamora?

Sway shoulda asked her why she only dates white men in her movies... Girl has lowkey self-hate issues.

This girl is gorgeous and I agree with her it doesn't matter what kind of latino you are native, african, or european. But still all this talk about being proud of who you are and racism when she's only into white guys lol.

I Love Her.🤨😂

my future baby mama let's add a 4th. but back to non sexist comments she is very positive which is great

most beautiful woman i ever seen lol talented too

So..CEO's, artist, and other fields of her choosing are mostly male; Therefore, sexism? That's poor logic. Why isn't she complaining about social work being mostly women? Nursing? Education? Biology? Sociology? All of these fields have a high quantity of women yet you never hear about "sexism" against males. That's because sexism isn't the reason why people CHOOSE to get into specific fields. Men, on average, tend to get into different fields than women, on average. That's just facts.

:)

It's just an elephant.

Total denial

yeeeez lawwwwwwwwwd... love me Zoe

vol 2 was wack. no plot until the last 30 minutes and it was predictable. typical bad dad story

Because women are slowly climbing the ladder and are proving that they can do the work there is a bit of fear. Also, belief also plays are role as it relates to a women's place. Biblically women can be leaders of children and other women but not of men. So even though there is a separation of church and state the principal of the church does emerge on this issue.

this guy I'm dating said he was attracted to me because I look like Zoe saldana

just have my babies Zoe. and stay barefoot and preggers and speak espanol

I love her. Regardless of her "playing both sides" as y'all like to point out. Why tf u care so much fr???? Hit the damn back button if u don't like it. Just like she said IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHAT SHE IS. Appreciate her art and move on. I'm so fuckin glad she addressed this. Every single one of her interviews they're dumbasses like y'all on there talking about her race/ethnicity!!! Fix that insecurity plz and be happy!