Idris Elba: "Black Men Have Never Been Sexy" [PHOTOS]
Idris Elba In Upscale Mag: “Black Men Have Never Been Sexy”
Idris Elba covers the August issue of Upscale magazine, where he talks being a sex symbol and his dating life.
We love the photos, but would it kill him to smile a bit?
On being a sex symbol
Black men have never been sexy. We’re ‘sportsmen.’ We’re ‘intimidating.’ We’re not ‘good fathers.’ So we need that. I think we should celebrate that. But am I a sex symbol? I don’t know. Not everybody likes one thing.
On who he’s dating
I’m sure people are curious, but do they really care? No. Jesus Christ, does it make a difference in their lives? No, not at all. …I don’t hide my girlfriend in a box or anything like that. I keep a very real existence in my real life. I go shopping for food myself. I have kids. I love my children and I love my kids. But they are not part of that world….
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