[Ammi]

Originally Posted by jaxie

See I kind of have a problem with "roles that were meant for minorities" I mean if some said Denzel was taking roles that were meant for white men everyone would go crazy over the racism. Saying certain roles are reserved for minorities, ethnicities or other groups sounds just as bad as the opposite. I think that's very wrong specially in regard to acting which is playing a role and pretending to be someone or something you are not.

I do agree with those saying casting is about money. But it is a fact that a star in a movie will draw more interest and revenue and a studio spending cash to make it wants it to be a success. The star is making the movie reach a wider audience. If Scarlet was in the trans movie I might watch it. If some unknown trans person was the star I probably wouldn't be drawn to it. In fact knowing an actor had been bullied into backing out of a role would probably make me avoid the movie on principle.

..but shouldn’t those roles that are meant for white, never have been meant for white in the first place though, Jaxie...I mean shouldn’t they always have been there for Denzil as well...it’s more that really for those roles that wouldn’t matter what a skin colour was...the are specific roles which could only be cast as black or white or Asian etc...but many roles don’t have those specifics..and I think more diversity is needed there in thought when that casting is done at casting level...

..I understand that celebrity names are a pull as well in movies but I think my thoughts would be with the trans role if played by a trans actor...oh amazing, this is a first, type thing in a big movie, this is a huge progression... so I’ll definately go to see that, here are my dollars.....