O’Shea Jackson Jr. asked to share his thoughts on Roots reboot.
Actor O’Shea Jackson Jr. serves as the latest entertainer to offer a stern critique of the newly-released, Roots miniseries. TMZ recently caught up with the star of Straight Outta Compton to get his thoughts on Roots, which recently drew criticism from rapper Snoop Dogg.
Similar to Snoop, Jackson questioned why “stories of triumph” from African Americans aren’t depicted more in movies and in television.
“All respect to all filmmakers, but we do have stories of triumph,” Jackson said. “We don’t necessarily have to keep getting beat up in order to triumph. And end up as a butler or something at the end of the series or movie. So, I wanna get to other stories as a filmmaker myself. There was a black man who helped pioneer open heart surgery. Where’s that story at? So, we have a lot more. And let’s just continue to get this door open. That’s all I got to say.”
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In an Instagram post uploaded last week, Snoop explained why he has no plans on watching the Roots miniseries.
“No disrespect, but I can’t watch no mo’ mothafuckin’ Black movies with niggas getting dogged out,” the rapper said. “12 Years a Slave, Roots, Underground. I can’t watch none of that shit. I’m sick of this shit. How the fuck they going to put Roots on, on Memorial Day? They going to just to keep beating that shit into our heads about how they did us, huh?”
Video of O’Shea Jackson Jr. speaking on Roots, can be found below.
