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Apparently we're all at the methagator bash.I'm just gonna park here and watch for a bit.
I have never heard that term used for anyone else other than people of African descent.
Cool. You looked it up.Since at least 1807: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/sl004.asp
Her assertion smacks of a response to someone asking her about backlash for her being cast as a transgender. May come as a surprise to you, but "any person" != "any race".Her assertion that "I should be allowed to play any person, or any tree, or any animal because that is my job and the requirements of my job" smacks of the old racist-trying-to-gas-you rhetorical flourish, "I don't care if you're black, brown, or purple. . ." Unless she really wants to play Groot.
I do not agree with this take. The controversy is simply because the "mythical character" was white in the animated version that children grew up on. It would be the same as if the live-action version of Tiana from "The Princess and the Frog" were cast as a white girl. Would that not be confusion to the children who are used to the animated version? Would you not expect an outcry in that situation as well?All she needs to do is look at the controversy about the Ariel casting (a frickin mythological mermaid character) to realize how much the system was stacked in her favor since it’s inception
in this live version do the bankers not let Tiana buy the property bc she's white?I do not agree with this take. The controversy is simply because the "mythical character" was white in the animated version that children grew up on. It would be the same as if the live-action version of Tiana from "The Princess and the Frog" were cast as a white girl. Would that not be confusion to the children who are used to the animated version? Would you not expect an outcry in that situation as well?
Thor and Loki are mythological characters. Would you not say that they have a certain cultural background to them? The cultural background of the mermaid in the Little Mermaid is Caucasian and European, not only because of the Disney rendition, but also because of the original story.in this live version do the bankers not let Tiana buy the property bc she's white?
are the bankers black? is Dr facilier white?
you're going to have to come up with a MUCH better example, which you won't be able to bc it will be the same difficulty with Mulan/white or Jasmine/white or Pocahontas/white
those are cultural roles and the race/nationality is central to the character
there is no mermaid race
Thor and Loki are mythological characters. Would you not say that they have a certain cultural background to them? The cultural background of the mermaid in the Little Mermaid is Caucasian and European, not only because of the Disney rendition, but also because of the original story.
Marvel got a good bit of backlash over the casting of Heimdall at first as well. Fortunately for them, Idris Elba was so good that he made people forget all about that.
and here's the deal - since marvel is operating an entertainment franchise they can be like 'nah, these aren't norse gods, they are aliens'
admittedly it would be a bit more difficult for the Vikings tv series to pull that off
but Ariel is WAY different than HC Andersen's take
if Disney chooses to deviate from the more torturous aspects of the story (which are central to the mythology), then there's not much of a 'but he's scandanavian' leg to stand on