Should I point out that it contradicts everything you've said about colorblindness?
Should I take you at face value and ask why a lighter-skinned woman with African features preserves suspension when a dark-skinned woman doesn't?
Or should I go below the belt and make some comment about paper bag parties?
I was referring to myself when I said it probably helps that she looks to be of mixed race. She's not so obviously non-Caucasian as, say, Venus Williams. Both are beautiful women, but for me, Venus would be more distracting in a traditionally white role.
I still don't see much of an issue in colorblind casting in cases where race is of little relevance to the story.
For the same reason that Sherlock Holmes was recently depicted by Robert Downey, Jr. rather than, say, Antonio Banderas. Literary integrity.
I recently saw a production of Julius Caesar at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and it was great. Julius Caesar was played by a woman and half the actors were female and/or nonwhite. Also, everyone was dressed in modern garb, on a usually bare stage; much how Shakespeare would have done it. The production didn't gain any bad rep for having a woman as Caesar.
Now in movies, the versimilitude is even more visual, but that's an example where it really didn't matter.
Wow! It doesn't strike you as being totally and utterly essential for a Norse god to be at the very least, white?
No, especially not after seeing the film. Blinking said it best- they're aliens, so who cares what colour they are?
Blacks account for 12% of the U.S. population last time I checked. The cultural representation should account for that. If it doesn't then we need
changes, but it's almost as if we're talking about 50/50.
I'm not talking about numbers, I'm talking about roles. I'm talking about a black man being able to play a lead in a mainstream movie, in a role that doesn't care at all about the protagonist being black. The only person I can think of who gets to do this now is Will Smith.
Oh, and we haven't gotten into the Tyler Perry films yet. Do you think Perry should start casting non-blacks? (I don't personally care, because I think it fits the setup and cultural context, but it seems to me you ought to be somewhat offended, given your stance. Unless you're of the position that the past 5,000 black actors/actresses to audition for his films "coincidentally" beat out everyone else.)
Tyler Perry and his films are a reaction against what I just described. Black people like going to the movies, and they also occasionally like to see other black people on screen in roles other than "inner city thug/cop" or "persecuted black man."
The only person I can think of who gets to do this now is Will Smith.
what about Wesley snipes in blade?
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When someone mentions anti anti-discrimination, I think of Affirmative Action and the controversy with the Connecticut firefighters that were denied promotion because they were white.
When someone mentions anti anti-discrimination, I think of Affirmative Action and the controversy with the Connecticut firefighters that were denied promotion because they were white.
This is actually what I thought this post was about, but it has proven to be a good read.
Screen Writers are notorious for using the "Token Black Man" meme for a visual cue that the character is a foil.
I would submit the aformentioned Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburn, and perhaps Denzel Washington as other black men who can maintain a lead role in a gender neutral film.
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I think Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury could be a cool example, but Nick Fury was changed from white to black in the comics several incarnations back.
Though the real litmus test for acceptance is mainstream male romantic lead: A Latino can get the white girl... A black or Asian man can't. Action B movies don't count. Neither do white males nailing other ethnicity girls.
Though the real litmus test for acceptance is mainstream male romantic lead: A Latino can get the white girl... A black or Asian man can't. Action B movies don't count. Neither do white males nailing other ethnicity girls.
LOL, and the only asia recognized in all of american movies are china and japan. forget about philippines, malaysia, indonesia, and Korea. ROFL
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Though the real litmus test for acceptance is mainstream male romantic lead: A Latino can get the white girl... A black or Asian man can't. Action B movies don't count. Neither do white males nailing other ethnicity girls.
Off the top of my head, Cop Out - Tracy Morgan and Rashida Jones and The One - Jet Li and Carla Gugino. So it's not unheard of.
I think Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury could be a cool example, but Nick Fury was changed from white to black in the comics several incarnations back.
Though the real litmus test for acceptance is mainstream male romantic lead: A Latino can get the white girl... A black or Asian man can't. Action B movies don't count. Neither do white males nailing other ethnicity girls.
The Marvel Ultimate version, an alternative reality/reboot gimmick, had Nick Fury specifically designed after Jackson even with a contract that allowed Marvel to use his likeness.
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I was referring to myself when I said it probably helps that she looks to be of mixed race. She's not so obviously non-Caucasian as, say, Venus Williams. Both are beautiful women, but for me, Venus would be more distracting in a traditionally white role.
I still don't see much of an issue in colorblind casting in cases where race is of little relevance to the story.
The ACLU fought for (or alongside) the Phelps family and the Westboro Baptist Church over the funeral protest issue a while back.
I recently saw a production of Julius Caesar at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and it was great. Julius Caesar was played by a woman and half the actors were female and/or nonwhite. Also, everyone was dressed in modern garb, on a usually bare stage; much how Shakespeare would have done it. The production didn't gain any bad rep for having a woman as Caesar.
Now in movies, the versimilitude is even more visual, but that's an example where it really didn't matter.
No, especially not after seeing the film. Blinking said it best- they're aliens, so who cares what colour they are?
I'm not talking about numbers, I'm talking about roles. I'm talking about a black man being able to play a lead in a mainstream movie, in a role that doesn't care at all about the protagonist being black. The only person I can think of who gets to do this now is Will Smith.
Tyler Perry and his films are a reaction against what I just described. Black people like going to the movies, and they also occasionally like to see other black people on screen in roles other than "inner city thug/cop" or "persecuted black man."
what about Wesley snipes in blade?
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UBW Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
Modern - Mono U tron / Polymorph / NFTW (ninja for the win)GR tron GR
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Buy All the fetches!
Create tons of EDH Decks!!!
Eat Nothing but Oats!! (LOL, not true)
Train MMA!!!
Marry My girlfriend!!!
Get her Pregnant only Once!
Teach my Son/Daughter Sports and magic cards!!!
Continue my legacy son!!!/Daughter!!
This is actually what I thought this post was about, but it has proven to be a good read.
Screen Writers are notorious for using the "Token Black Man" meme for a visual cue that the character is a foil.
I would submit the aformentioned Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburn, and perhaps Denzel Washington as other black men who can maintain a lead role in a gender neutral film.
Blade was black in the comics too.
I think Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury could be a cool example, but Nick Fury was changed from white to black in the comics several incarnations back.
Though the real litmus test for acceptance is mainstream male romantic lead: A Latino can get the white girl... A black or Asian man can't. Action B movies don't count. Neither do white males nailing other ethnicity girls.
LOL, and the only asia recognized in all of american movies are china and japan. forget about philippines, malaysia, indonesia, and Korea. ROFL
EDH - UWGrand Arbiter Agustin IV
UBW Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
Modern - Mono U tron / Polymorph / NFTW (ninja for the win)GR tron GR
Buy All the Dual Lands!!!
Buy All the fetches!
Create tons of EDH Decks!!!
Eat Nothing but Oats!! (LOL, not true)
Train MMA!!!
Marry My girlfriend!!!
Get her Pregnant only Once!
Teach my Son/Daughter Sports and magic cards!!!
Continue my legacy son!!!/Daughter!!
Off the top of my head, Cop Out - Tracy Morgan and Rashida Jones and The One - Jet Li and Carla Gugino. So it's not unheard of.
The Marvel Ultimate version, an alternative reality/reboot gimmick, had Nick Fury specifically designed after Jackson even with a contract that allowed Marvel to use his likeness.
Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.
Individualities may form communities, but it is institutions alone that can create a nation.
Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success.
Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.