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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 42 points 1 month ago (18 children)

If it's bad to use white actors for black (or other colored) roles then it's bad for black actors to do white roles. If it's okay to do those switches then it's okay for all. Forget colors it shouldn't matter.

Having said that, Disney just did the Ariel thing ffor the "look at us being sooooo progressive, please give us your money for this utterly shit movie" instead of trying to just make a great movie

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 1 month ago (3 children)

But Ariel wasn't white. She was a fish person. So they were free to do whatever.

[–] prof_wafflez@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Careful, don't bring logic into this or offended white people might collectively ignore you entirely and keep complaining.

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