Idris Elba is clearing up what he meant when he not too long ago mentioned he now not calls himself a Black actor — this after a lot debate on-line — by now saying, my job ain’t about race.

The actor’s unique quote confirmed up in an interview he did with Esquire journal this previous week, wherein he mentioned … “I finished describing myself as a Black actor once I realized it put me in a field.”

IE added on the time, “As people, we’re obsessive about race. And that obsession can actually hinder individuals’s aspirations, hinder individuals’s development. Racism ought to be a subject for dialogue, certain. Racism could be very actual. However from my perspective, it’s solely as highly effective as you permit it to be. We’ve obtained to develop. We’ve obtained to. Our pores and skin is not more than that: It’s simply pores and skin.”

His reply right here sparked a number of discourse, as many felt this was a controversial take … seeing the way it’s in the identical vein as what Morgan Freeman as soon as mentioned about Black Historical past Month and racism — specifically, the easiest way to eliminate it was to cease speaking about it.

Welp, Idris heard all of the chatter … and determined to set the file straight on how he feels about his Black heritage. On Saturday, he wrote … “There is not a soul on this earth that may query whether or not I contemplate myself a BLACK MAN or not. Being an ‘actor’ is a career, like being an ‘architect’ ,they aren’t outlined by race.”

He added, “Nevertheless, If YOU outline your work by your race, that’s your Perogative. Ah lie?”

In different phrases, Idris is saying that he finds it counterproductive to explain every little thing a Black individual does — particularly because it pertains to work — with a racial qualifier. Good of him to make clear, as a result of — for a minute there — there have been some who felt he was falling into the O.J. Simpson class.