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I find it really sad that the first question is about what races are the characters, and what races might the actors be. I think there's a lot more to literatu
by CWuestefeld 9y ago
I find it really sad that the first question is about what races are the characters, and what races might the actors be.
I think there's a lot more to literature and cinema than a matrix for the demonstration of ethnicities.
(Sure, ask these questions if they're important to you. But don't make them be your chief criteria in judging the work.)
- pavel_lishin 9y agoThe ethnicity of Hiro and Raven are rather relevant to the plot (as well as other considerations within the novel - many Burbclaves are ethnically-divided), and given the amount of whitewashing Hollywood is prone to, it's a legitimate concern. If Hiro ends up being played by a blonde Norwegian, it wouldn't be the end of the world, but it also wouldn't be Snow Crash. At that point, why make him a swordsman? Does YT have to be so much younger than him that the possibility of a romance is excluded? Can we tighten up the plot by ditching all the boring religious stuff? Is there any way we can work in a Transformer? etc., etc.
- mikeash 9y agoI don't see anything which indicates this would be the commenter's chief criterion in judging the work.... Of course there's a lot more to literature and cinema than just racial questions. There's so much that you can't possibly cover everything. Why is it that only racial questions get these "you should consider other things too" responses?