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Idris Elba<\/a> is standing by his statement that he no longer identifies himself as a “Black actor.”<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the “Luther” star took to Twitter to further explain his reasoning behind his recent comments, which received some backlash online.<\/p>\n

“There isn’t a soul on this earth that can question whether I consider myself a BLACK MAN or not,” Elba began.<\/p>\n

“Being an ‘actor’ is a profession, like being an ‘architect,’ they are not defined by race. However, If YOU define your work by your race, that is your Perogative (sic). Ah lie?”<\/p>\n

IDRIS ELBA EXPLAINS WHY HE NO LONGER DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS A \u2018BLACK ACTOR\u2019: \u2018IT PUT ME IN A BOX\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Elba’s tweet comes after he received some backlash for recent comments he made in an interview with Esquire U.K. In the interview, he said that describing himself as a “Black actor” put him in a “box” in regards to his career.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

“If we spent half the time\u00a0not talking about the differences but the similarities between us, the entire planet would have a shift in the way we deal with each other,” the “Beast” actor<\/u><\/a> said in the article published Wednesday. “As humans, we are obsessed with race. And that obsession can really hinder people\u2019s aspirations, hinder people\u2019s growth.”<\/p>\n

He also agreed that racism should be discussed.<\/p>\n

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“Racism is very real,” Elba said. “But, from my perspective, it\u2019s only as powerful as you allow it to be. I stopped describing myself as a Black actor when I realized it put me in a box. We\u2019ve got to grow. We\u2019ve got to. Our skin is no more than that. It’s just skin. Rant over.”<\/p>\n

The actor, who is reprising his role as Luther in the new movie “Luther: The Fallen Sun,” said he does consider himself a “member of the Black community.”<\/p>\n

“<\/strong>You say a prominent one,” he told the interviewer. “But when I go to America<\/u><\/a>, I\u2019m a prominent member of the British community. \u2018Oh, U.K.\u2019s in the house!\u2019”<\/p>\n

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He said he appreciates that “I might be the first to look like me to do a certain thing. And that\u2019s good to leave as part of my legacy. So that other people, Black kids, but also White kids growing up in the circumstances I grew up in, are able to see there was a kid who came from Canning Town who ended up doing what I do. It can be done.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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