Update: Following a weekend of controversy, on June 14, Lin-Manuel Miranda released a statement on Twitter apologizing for In the Heights' lack of Black representation in lead roles. "I can hear the hurt and frustration over colorism, or feeling still unseen in the feedback," Miranda wrote. "I hear that without sufficient dark-skinned Afro-Latino representation, the work feels extractive of the community we wanted so much to represent with pride and joy. In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short. I'm truly sorry."
-Lmm pic.twitter.com/CHfdLgFUz3
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 14, 2021
Miranda's apology is his second attempt to address the movie's backlash. His first response missed the mark, as he tried to make excuses for the film's lack of comprehensive casting. See how he, director Jon M. Chu, and the film's cast initially reacted to criticism in the story ahead.
Original story: The conversation surrounding...
-Lmm pic.twitter.com/CHfdLgFUz3
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 14, 2021
Miranda's apology is his second attempt to address the movie's backlash. His first response missed the mark, as he tried to make excuses for the film's lack of comprehensive casting. See how he, director Jon M. Chu, and the film's cast initially reacted to criticism in the story ahead.
Original story: The conversation surrounding...
- 6/14/2021
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
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