Thandie Newton: "Call me by my name!"

I don't think this was necessary. Thandie is better.

Why she all act like someone stripped her of her fucking real name? She coulda fixed the problem 30 years ago. I'm calling her Melanie from now on.

With all due respect, ma’am, I’ve got problems of my own.

Thandiwe is clumsy. Thandie is better.

She and her management knew damn well what they were doing by going by Thandie, she can shove her reclaiming bullshit.

Good for her for advocating for these causes.

But this 'reclaiming' is BS. What is she campaigning for?

R2 and R5 are right. Take a look at IMDB any time and you'll see tons of actors whose names were misspelled and it didn't stick. "Gerald McCluskey (as Gerald McClusky)" and the like. And if it was just a misspelling, that is not oppression. It was on her and her management to correct the error with the next film.

Dionne Warrick was changed into Dionne Warwick because of a printing error on her first record. She liked "Warwick" better, so she kept the changed spelling.

Jesus christ,could she look any whiter ???

[quote]I don't think this was necessary. Thandie is better.

I agree. It's got and energy about it.

[quote]“That’s my name. It’s always been my name. I’m taking back what’s mine.”

Sweetie, you name is "Melanie" so I don't know what you're talking about.

The spelling of Thandiwe may be unusual when looking at it. However, the pronunciation, “tan-DEE-way” is quite nice. It's too bad she didn't correct it years ago. But sometimes we go along to get along or in her case, to make it in show business, which someone may have suggested to her when she was starting out.

At the same time, keep in mind that people like her are not unique. There are millions of people who name or spelling of their name was changed as they came through Ellis Island and other ports of entry when there was massive numbers of immigrants coming to the United States from Europe. Some people want to make it as a current day form of discrimination. But no, it's been happening forever to generations of people of all nationalities all over the world.

Actors create stage names all the time.

Let's face it - Melanie Newton is a lot less interesting than Thandie Newton. I'd argue that Thandiwe would have suffered the problem common for people whose names are difficult to pronounce, and thus remember.

Also, she should ask Saoirse Ronan how irritating it would have been to CONSTANTLY have to correct people pronouncing your name. Thandie is relatively simple to say and remember.

In the Ellis Island era, many people welcomed Anglicizing their names because they thought it would help them assimilate. And it was done by people of all nationalities. Scandinavians were quite partial to it.

Jessica Thandiwe was the star of "Driving Ms. Daisy."

She never really happened, did she.

Sally Atwater = bimbo weather girl

Tally Atwater = seriously journalist

Much ado about nothing.

this is odd. In flirting she played a character called Thandiwe but they credited her as Thandie?

Sounds like an agent's idea to make her sound less foreign to UK and US audiences.

Thandiwe? Does she speak English ok would be the next question. As Thandie she wouldn't be asked that.

[quote] this is odd. In flirting she played a character called Thandiwe but they credited her as Thandie?

Another funny thing.

Thandiwe means "beloved," and she starred in Oprah's movie "Beloved."

Oprah was almost Orpah.

I always thought "Thandie" was pronounced with the first part as you would say the the word "the" - so Th-anne-dee. Was it supposed to be Tand-dee all this time?

Mediocre actress, flat and uninspired.

Who is she again?

It's a fucking W.

A one letter difference in her name, from what people were calling her before.

What's the big fucking deal???

I like it! As other people have noted, the spelling looks clunky but the pronunciation is pretty. Bitch would still be fierce as hell on Westworld even if she'd changed it back to Melanie.

She used to pronounce it Tan-dee like in Jessica Tandy.

Don't know how you are supposed to say it now.

It's a bit late in the game for a name change.

Then i like the "old" way better "Tan-dee-way"

Gee somebody already went thru IMDb and changed all her credits on there.

[quote] "Call me by my name!"

Happy to do so ... Melanie.

[quote] Oprah was almost Orpah.

Oprah never let them call her 'Gail' (her middle name). She insisted on her 'distinctive' first name and now she is OPRAH!

It's like coming out and being who you are rather than what people want you to be or think you should be. If people can announce their personal pronouns they can pronounce this woman's true name.

This is all just so stunning and brave.

She had potential but she never happened.

She's on a big hit TV show and just won an Emmy a few years ago. What more do you want?

r34 Would most americans know her name?

r35 she's been around for quite some time. i would think most people that have seen movies that aren't just action/superhero/blockbuster based would have encountered her in a film or two, regardless of whether she is from the UK or America.

r35 they probably just know her as the woman from Westworld

Thandiwe = give me more roles because I'm black.

She must have a project to promote. Yawn.

Thandie

The fireworkth are hailing over little eden tonight

Forthin a light

into all those thtony fathes left thtranded on thith warm July

Well she succeeded in getting publicity out of the change, I saw the article in a number of online publications I read. Doubt it'll give her career a boost though. Wonder what she has up her sleeve next.

I love that her first name is actually Melanie.

She's 48!!!

Too old. Next.

I’m going to start calling myself Orothyday.

I'm getting Slavic from the woman.

My name is Melanie, bitch!

Has anyone asked how I'M doing????

Selfish assholes.

Bitch, please.