[In the Drunk Tank]

Originally Posted by Zippy

well shows have a right to cast whichever actors are appropriate for the roles. If the show is set in a place where there would not be any ethnic minorities then they have a right to not cast ethnic minorities. To say otherwise just goes against the whole principle of role casting.

but he maybe should have been more tactful with his wording.

I agree but then again the village is a fictional one and though it is meant to be a rural location it's not exactly unlikely that there would be non-whites there. I'm not saying they should be forced to employ other races but it seems a bit of a flimsy reason to justify making an all-white cast a necessity