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20-07-2019, 11:02 AM | #51 | |||
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20-07-2019, 11:08 AM | #52 | |||
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it would be cute if it worked the other way round but how many studios are rushing to give trans people roles meant for cisgender people? I don't really care about heterosexuals playing gay because while it's not equal it still happens the other way round frequently enough that it doesn't bother me at all.
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20-07-2019, 11:12 AM | #53 | |||
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Oh leave her alone. My favourite Shakespeare play is Henry V - a white man. The best version I ever saw was when Henry was played by black actor Adrian Lester. I don't recall any backlash about a white man being played by a black man and it took absolutely nothing away from the play.
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20-07-2019, 11:20 AM | #54 | |||
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20-07-2019, 12:02 PM | #55 | |||
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Why is it. In what way is it.
What disturbs me armand, and I'd be really interested in your reaction to this... what do you think about the way black people are being drafted in to play parts in Victorian dramas... and they're shown in positions of power... policemen, I've seen a black actor playing one of Queen Victoria's Household Cavalry (I don't they really had a black soldier till the 1980s). Do you think that helps with ethnic diversity, or do you think it might give some people the idea that black people have always be able to hold those kinds of positions and what's all the fuss about? |
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20-07-2019, 12:15 PM | #56 | ||
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20-07-2019, 12:17 PM | #57 | ||
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Theatre has always been seen as colour blind and it generally has a more open minded and more specific audience while cinema appeals to almost everyone. Not everyone goes to see plays but almost everyone watches films.
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20-07-2019, 12:54 PM | #58 | ||
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I dunno about there not being a backlash when it's the reverse, or people being more open to it in theatre... Hermionegate was only a couple of years ago. Last edited by Toy Soldier; 20-07-2019 at 12:54 PM. |
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20-07-2019, 01:02 PM | #59 | |||
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I don't get why Scarlett got criticism for being cast in Ghost in the Shell, but then there was nothing when Rosa Salazar - who is not Asian - was cast in Alita.
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20-07-2019, 01:03 PM | #60 | |||
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20-07-2019, 01:21 PM | #61 | ||
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On the other hand, I have (at some point, don't quote me) read articles that have suggested that there was a lot MORE racial diversity "on the everyday streets" of Victorian London, for example, than is often shown in film which portrays Victorian London as being nearly 100% white... And thus creates a false impression of there having been a more recent "massive influx of immigration" than is really the case. Big cities like London have always been racially diverse by the numbers, just not in terms of distribution of wealth and power. Last edited by Toy Soldier; 20-07-2019 at 01:23 PM. |
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20-07-2019, 01:51 PM | #62 | |||
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But the streets? My mum likes to karp on about "Black Nancys". Nancy could have been black, she was a street thief, not rich or anything. Now on the other hand, I'm of the firm belief Oliver should look like me when I was young, if I'd have lived in a workhouse. |
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20-07-2019, 03:01 PM | #63 | ||
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It's Harry Potter though so that play gathered a lot of attention from outside of the theatre world. A lot of that anger was from people who wouldn't typically be theatregoers.
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20-07-2019, 03:05 PM | #64 | ||
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I think the difference is that Motoko Kusanagi, even after her transformation into a cyborg was always presented as being Japanese while Alita as a character isn't presented as being of any particular race.
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20-07-2019, 03:51 PM | #65 | |||
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20-07-2019, 04:01 PM | #66 | ||
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I'm so glad the industry can breathe a sigh of relief because Oliver said there isn't an issue. Last edited by Marsh.; 20-07-2019 at 04:01 PM. |
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20-07-2019, 04:01 PM | #67 | ||
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20-07-2019, 04:04 PM | #68 | ||
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I'd say there is increasingly better representation currently but it's very, VERY recently... Definitely not complete enough, and far too recent to be taken for granted. If the Trump era has taught us anything, it's that things that have taken decades to change can be changed back in a matter of months.
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20-07-2019, 04:05 PM | #69 | ||
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20-07-2019, 04:36 PM | #70 | ||
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Shows like Victoria aren't exactly true to life representations so I don't think having a black person be a significant player in the show is a problem. Shows like Victoria are light entertainment after all.
Obviously if you want to put a focus on the racial aspects then it's important to cast appropriately but I don't really have a problem with period dramas as a whole racebending things. |
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20-07-2019, 04:50 PM | #71 | |||
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21-07-2019, 08:57 AM | #72 | |||
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Now the biggest films are comic-book / fantasy / big franchises, and they're trying to get women involved more (ie. kick-ass roles) for equality, and there is a backlash in some corners of the Internet - but I don't know how representative that is. |
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