• 13igTyme@piefed.socialEnglish
    39·
    5 months ago

    I saw something that it only works if the character was in a book that hasn’t had a movie adaptation yet. In the Shawshank Redemption, “Red” was originally a white irishman. But because bigots don’t read books, it didn’t upset anyone when Morgan Freeman played him.

  • Upperhand@lemmy.world
    22·
    5 months ago

    Uhh, off the top of my head, Nick Fury was white, but Jackson was awesome, and no one wants anyone else to have that role. kingpins is white but Michael Clarke Duncan fucking rocked that shit. Heimdell was Idris Elba, and he was awesome in that part. Zendaya, as mj was the best mj so far. I’m sure there’s more, so maybe stop rage baiting…

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
    12·
    5 months ago

    As I said before:

    They hate live action Ariel because she’s “ugly.”

    And that is so much worse. Especially when people see nothing wrong with that statement.

    • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      Imagine being so vain that you get angry that a movie role is played by someone that you think is ugly.

      How pathetic.

      I’m not sure if that’s worse than being a racist piece of shit about it, but it can’t be far behind.

      • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
        2·
        5 months ago

        Well that’s just it; it’s tied up in racism. They’re calling Ariel ugly because she’s an African American woman.

        I mean… I’m fine with people complaining about actors not fitting roles, but that’s not the case here.

        • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          5 months ago

          Oh. Was my comment too subtle?

          I’ll clarify: if anyone actually thinks that an actor playing a role is ugly, and gets mad about it, that’s pathetic. But we all know why their calling her “ugly” don’t we?

          And if that’s not blatant enough: they’re calling her ugly because she’s black, not because she’s unattractive. And I don’t mean to imply she’s unattractive by this, just that her attractiveness isn’t the actual problem.

          • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
            2·
            5 months ago

            It’s especially ridiculous because:

            • A: Halle Bailey’s painfully gorgeous

            • B: She’s got this… How do I describe it? ‘Mythologic’ look? Like she’s how I’d picture a siren out of The Odyssey or something like that.

            Again, I’m all for actors matching their characters, and soulless ‘diversity’ casting just for the veneer of inclusivity can be less than ideal, but that’s not close to the case here. The rage around Ariel was just totally absurd (and absolutely racist).

            • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
              3·
              5 months ago

              I don’t want to comment prematurely about her looks. I haven’t seen the movie, I don’t know how well she played the role, and I don’t believe I’ve seen a lot from that actor, so I have no basis by which I can create an opinion either way.

    • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      Yeah, has anyone considered that people simply weren’t familiar with the source material for the rest of these?

  • GreyPilgrim@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    5 months ago

    This isn’t political, it’s just a comment on the acting and entertainment industry as being racist.