I'd say actually it's not bad.
Similar high cheekbones, square jaw etc: www.onthecomeuptv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/JIMI_B10_web_size2.jpg
Saying two black people look a bit similar =/= necessarily racism. They've done makeup and costume work to make them look similar, but for my money and from this photo alone it's a far better fit than, say, Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles or Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash.
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Fishcat Difficult difficult lemon difficult., Fri 2 May 2014, 21:37,
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Imagine the cry had they chosen a white actor and used make up.
They probably should have asked Prince as they have similar racial backgrounds.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Fri 2 May 2014, 22:33,
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it's certainly not morgan freeman, nor is it will smith, i am confuse.
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