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minus-squareBut_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoWhat happens when they cast a black actor to replace another ethnic group?
minus-squareddplf@szmer.infolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 days agoIf ethnicity is a vital part of the character’s identity or role in the historical context - it’s obviously only appriopriate to maintain it. Otherwise, eh, whatever
minus-squareBut_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoRight but as a person who is ethnic and not back, them playing my people is just as offensive as a white person. Especially since they’re al American or British black actors
What happens when they cast a black actor to replace another ethnic group?
If ethnicity is a vital part of the character’s identity or role in the historical context - it’s obviously only appriopriate to maintain it.
Otherwise, eh, whatever
Right but as a person who is ethnic and not back, them playing my people is just as offensive as a white person. Especially since they’re al American or British black actors