The N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton may have already cast its leads in the form of Ice Cube's son Shea O'Jackson Jr. (playing his father), Jason Mitchell (Eazy-E) and Corey Hawkins (Dr. Dre) but it's still looking for some female cast members, and a leaked casting call is causing quite a bit of controversy, with many on the Internet calling racism.
The casting call, which calls for females to play characters from the late '80s, lists women in four categories, ranging from model-esque girls of any race to dark-skinned, overweight African-Americans.
The blatantly racist call has A-Girls are described as being "the hottest of the hottest" and can be black, white, Asian, Hispanic, Mid-Eastern or "mixed race too." B-level girls fall to Beyoncé standards, and "should be light-skinned." C and D-level girls are only supposed to be African-American.
Sigh...
Read the complete casting call below, via Gawker:
"SAG OR NON UNION CASTING NOTICE FOR FEMALES-ALL ETHNICITIES- from the late 80's. Shoots on "Straight Outta Compton". Shoot date TBD. We are pulling photos for the director of featured extras. VERY IMPORTANT - You MUST live in the Los Angeles area (Orange County is fine too) to work on this show. DO NOT SUBMIT if you live out of the area. Nobody is going to be flying into LA to do extra work on this show - and don't tell me you are willing to fly in.
SAG OR NON UNION FEMALES - PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR SPECIFIC BREAKDOWN. DO NOT EMAIL IN FOR MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY:
A GIRLS: These are the hottest of the hottest. Models. MUST have real hair - no extensions, very classy looking, great bodies. You can be black, white, asian, hispanic, mid eastern, or mixed race too. Age 18-30. Please email a current color photo, your name, Union status, height/weight, age, city in which you live and phone number to: SandeAlessiCasting@gmail.com subject line should read: A GIRLS
B GIRLS: These are fine girls, long natural hair, really nice bodies. Small waists, nice hips. You should be light-skinned. Beyonce is a prototype here. Age 18-30. Please email a current color photo, your name, Union status, height/weight, age, city in which you live and phone number to: SandeAlessiCasting@gmail.com subject line should read: B GIRLS
C GIRLS: These are African American girls, medium to light skinned with a weave. Age 18-30. Please email a current color photo, your name, Union status, height/weight, age, city in which you live and phone number to: SandeAlessiCasting@gmail.com subject line should read: C GIRLS
D GIRLS: These are African American girls. Poor, not in good shape. Medium to dark skin tone. Character types. Age 18-30. Please email a current color photo, your name, Union status, height/weight, age, city in which you live and phone number to: SandeAlessiCasting@gmail.com subject line should read: D GIRLS"
