Lupita Nyong’o on racism, colourism and Justin Trudeau - BBC Newsnight 

The interviewer is a viper and she got shamed when lupita refused to fall for her trap

lupita nyong'oyou are gorgeous woman

She is so stinkin gorgeous I'm jealous 😂❤😭

Why does this title have Justin Trudeau. I am glad she refused to fall into their trap for a headline. As a BBC news supporter I am very disappointed.

Love the steely way she stood up to this lady trying to push her around for a soundbite, hate that the BBC put "on... Justin Trudeau" in the title for clickbait even though the anchor failed to get any words out of her mouth on the matter. Words, by the way, that would inevitably cause at least online harassment for Lupita, but BBC/this lady is apparently far more concerned with exploiting her for those sweet sweet clicks than anything else.

She’s so beautiful

She is so INTELLIGENT, talented and gorgeous

this interviewer is terrible.....who refers to blackface as ‘blacking up’ ???????

I have to say, Lupita is not bad, not bad at all... Some strong presence and dynamic awareness.

beauty with brain

She’s gorgeous

I was bullied for my dark skin as a kid even by my own brothers. Lighter skin women were praised in my school and had all the guys drooling over them. Lighter skin women were also praised on tv while dark skin women were portrayed as ugly, ghetto , baby mamas , sassy side characters to the white characters, angry, and masculine. I was even told I was “too dark and needed to stay out the sun” by a white girl. I remember being told I was “ pretty for a dark skin girl “ by black men when I started dating.

I hope her book becomes a movie or tv show.

Lupita you are super lovely

This lady is exceptionallyexceptionally bright. As to her controversial statement, a lot of people took here statement out of context.

Love Lupita.

Emily Maitlis 🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

When the demand for racism outstrips the supply you can count on the BBC to find some

Such an important topic - just wish the conversation around colorism would expand beyond just skin tone and would touch on features.

Thanks for sharing your story....one love

Amazing beauty

Bravo Lupita. Great interview and such insightful answers. She has world cultural experience Don't like the interviewer trying to incite negativity. She sounded cynical & cut her off at the end. No respect to a talented Oscar Academy winner. But Lupita was classy & control. 👍

I agree with all she said, however I think that in the US there is not enough consciousness about the use of the word 'race'...

Colourism is so present in former european colonies!

Lupita is the very exact image of the Creator.

Lupita is such a beautiful darkskin woman , lighter skinned privilege is definitely massive in the whole world and so ingrained even sub conscious arguably which I put in a video on colourism on my channel , approaching heavily dismissed points on colourism in society , please check it out if interested and learn something new XX

I want people to know that colorism is a two edged sword. I have been bullied, called names and ostracized by my dark skinned sisters all my life because my skin is fair. You always have dark skinned girls talking about being wronged, but why doesn't anyone talk about the other aspect? I have three darker skinned sisters and I think they are some of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. It's not fair to blame us if a guy is so shallow he's stuck on skin color, nor are we to blame for the decisions the media make. I have never mistreated a black woman because of her skin color, never. But I'm on the recieving end of it nine times out of ten. My skin color has never been an advantage to me. In fact. I've had to work three times as hard. If anything at all, it's been a curse.

This woman is simply gorgeous....this wifey material for real

Lupita what do you think of the non sense that is going on in Kenya . Campus ladies crowding the dating industry and their perfect match ! brown skin guys with ahuge bank account some Kenyan women need therapy though some still have the principle of African beauty .Africa is our land so why would our own women rise to judge us on our colours can all men be angels! or was God mistaken to create these different races! thanks alot!

Why did she refuse to make a comment about Trudeau's blackface? Would she have said "I don't care to make a comment about that" if he was any other politician?

I have a problem with the word "black"and white

me and lupita are from same tribe,the luo tribe even obama is a luo.....

I want to be lupita friend

The white walkers are mad in the comments.

Her sister or none of her family are lightskinned tho I've seen them all

Jah & Jahes love. I'm very disappointed in Lupita Nyobg'o for refusing to make a statement about the black face phenomenon. She is a very intelligent woman and a talented thespian who was trained at Yale. So, she knows the legacy of minstrel shows and how detrimental it is to black people who descended from enslaved folks. She was awarded an Oscar for playing an enslaved person. I wish she had given some commentary or response to how disgraceful the practice of black face is. And, the racist tenets attached to the minstrel show. Blessed love.#1804#Ayiti#ToutMounseMoun#AbolishCPS#AbolishPoverty#ProChoice#RawVeganforLife#HR40NOW!

1-3rd of us get it. 1-3rd of us are 50/50 will be pulled up with the help & support of upper 1-3rd. 1-3rd of us are broken & don't care to understand. STAY FOCUSED on THE TOP 2/3

Focus should be on something else other than colour and race. Colourism in Kenya is not exactly a problem, it probably becomes an issue when you are middle class because your worries then have shifted from survival to fitting in. If anything, Lupita should fight for equality, wealth distribution, opportunities for the less privileged, poverty as a result of politics and greed... she grew up privileged and while I cant take her hardwork away, I believe she needs to focus on other areas of social injustices. She could fight against FGM, champion rights to equal opportunity in Africa, sensitize against environmental degradation, poaching, chauvinism, malaria.... a whole lot of newsworthy issues need airtime. I am a Kenyan, am dark skinned and am tired of celebrities using this colour thing to elevate. This is just my opinion though, apologies if it rubs off wrong on you

It is up to Africa to change this perspective in the west inclusion and diversity is institutionalized and Trudeau is certainly not a racist !! Why doesn't Africa make their own movies and their black toys etc? They are a massive population so why not speak for themselves

You say that but continue to work in hollywood

Race is a social construct not based in biology.

Never hate your dark skin.. Just remember Jesus was BLACK

Terrible unprofessional UK Journalist interview, without class, or impartiality in her questioning, and bias in colourisim..

Professional Victim!!

Could we stop with the constant introduction of new terminology.