Originally Posted by Glenn. (Post 11652216)

They bullied him because he was bookish and nerdy.

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy (Post 11652284)

Exactly but the optics of having four white characters ganging up and harassing a black character for being "bookish and nerdy" is going to be an issue unless handled very, very carefully. Not for a decade or more to be fair... it doesn't really come into it until book 6-of-7.

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy (Post 11652284)

Exactly but the optics of having four white characters ganging up and harassing a black character for being "bookish and nerdy" is going to be an issue unless handled very, very carefully. Not for a decade or more to be fair... it doesn't really come into it until book 6-of-7.

Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 11652348)

The chances of all four Marauders being white are pretty slim, tbh.

It will be interesting when Draco calls Hermione a "Mudblood", and when everyone makes fun of her for protesting the slavery of House Elves!

Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 11652348)

The chances of all four Marauders being white are pretty slim, tbh.

It will be interesting when Draco calls Hermione a "Mudblood", and when everyone makes fun of her for protesting the slavery of House Elves!

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy (Post 11652206)

Snape being black is problemnatic for the storyline IMO - Snape's storyline revolved heavily around his unrequited love for Harry's mum and being marginalised/oppressed by the James Potter group. The optics of that are EXTREMELY skewed if it's four young white lads attacking a black classmate because he fancies a white girl. It is honestly a bit of a mess. There's no way to avoid the racist overtones when, obviously, "The Half Blood Prince" was not written as a story about race. I think it's going to be extremely tricky for them to get this right. Pretty much any other character could have been race-swapped without issues, Snape is the ONLY one where it becomes an issue.

At one point they chase him down and magically hang him upside down in the air to humiliate him. I mean obviously they don't have to include that specifically as a scenebut yeah... TERRIBLE optics if the James Potter gang are all white and Snape is black :umm2:.

Originally Posted by Glenn. (Post 11652295)

Casting hasn’t been confirmed for the four of them yet.

I’m imagining a black actor will play the role of Remus Lupin or Wormtail.

People are too hung up on this because a black man is playing a character that was previously played by a white man.

It’s a reimagining of a movies series, (that people can still watch and enjoy) changes are going to be made. Christ I’ve even seen people moaning about the set for Privet Drive.

Originally Posted by Glenn. (Post 11652861)

Arabella Stanton has had to shut her social media comments off because of racist adults.

Racist adults. She’s a child.

Originally Posted by Glenn. (Post 11652861)

Arabella Stanton has had to shut her social media comments off because of racist adults.

Racist adults. She’s a child.

Originally Posted by Glenn. (Post 11652885)

Relevance?