Duane Brayboy, a conservative blogger in metro Atlanta, Ga., opines about actress Gabourey Sidibe's future in Hollywood: "A writer over at Popeater asks the question: 'Can an overweight African American woman be successful as a leading lady in the movie business?' The writer is of course talking about Academy Award nominee, Miss Gabourey Sidibe and he wonders if Hollywood will ever rise to the challenge of doing more films that feature overweight Black women.....I have no doubt that Gabby did an outstanding job in that movie and I do not doubt her acting abilities. What I do know is that beyond all the accolades, the over the top praises about how beautiful she looked is an undercurrent of truth: Hollywood wouldn’t dare produce more films that feature overweight women PERIOD (unless their weight is part of the storyline)."
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