Ncuti Gatwa : “White Mediocrity" Gets Celebrated, Black People Must Be “Flawless” to Get Half That"
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@livejournal— Ncuti Gatwa Says While "White Mediocrity" Gets Celebrated, Black People Must Be "Flawless" to Get Half That https://t.co/LykvbU6riC— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 21, 2024 Ncuti Gatwa is getting candid about his battle with acceptance.“We’re trained to be like, ‘If I’m not exceptional, I won’t be loved.’ Certainly, I think that was my thing. So, yeah, I think I’m just learning now like, ‘Oh, you are allowed to be loved.’ You don’t have to be excellent or aspire to that term, ‘Black...
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