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There is a long history in theatre of casting people in roles who aren’t the same as the character. Notably men would often be cast in female roles. Maybe, just

There is a long history in theatre of casting people in roles who aren’t the same as the character. Notably men would often be cast in female roles. Maybe, just maybe, if seeing a brown elf ruins a show for you the problem isn’t with the show.

rglullis 4y ago
"Fun" fact: men would play women because acting was considered a very low class activity, and women that acted were seen as prostitutes. Anyway, you just missed the point and I am not in the mood of arguing with someone who can't understand nuance in thought. Have a good day.
- workingon 4y ago
  Yeah, the guy who can enjoy a show with a brown person playing an elf is the one who can’t understand nuance in thought.
  - rglullis 4y ago
    Precisely. The same guy who thinks that parroting their self-righteousness is a virtue. The same guy who can not understand the difference between diversity and tokenism. That's the guy who can not understand nuance in thought.
    - workingon 4y ago
      Your cognitive disconnect is ridiculous. Pointing out that you finding that a show is worse because they cast brown people as elves is not a fault of the show has nothing to do with my self-righteousness, though you're happy to spread your own self-righteousness throughout this thread while talking about how butthurt you are that they'd dare destroy your favorite show by casting brown people in a traditional white role. I care little about e-cred. You also aren't the guy that gets to decide what the difference between diversity and tokenism is.
      - rglullis 4y ago
        > Pointing out that you finding that a show is worse because they cast brown people as elves Go ahead and tell me where I am saying anything about my personal opinion about this particular show. (Hint, I didn't!) Also, please tell me why you chose to ignore everything I wrote in the third paragraph of the top comment. You are passing a value judgement over what you think you read instead of what was actually written, and you continue to try to push that as an argument.

rglullis 4y ago

"Fun" fact: men would play women because acting was considered a very low class activity, and women that acted were seen as prostitutes. Anyway, you just missed the point and I am not in the mood of arguing with someone who can't understand nuance in thought. Have a good day.

workingon 4y ago
Yeah, the guy who can enjoy a show with a brown person playing an elf is the one who can’t understand nuance in thought.
- rglullis 4y ago
  Precisely. The same guy who thinks that parroting their self-righteousness is a virtue. The same guy who can not understand the difference between diversity and tokenism. That's the guy who can not understand nuance in thought.
  - workingon 4y ago
    Your cognitive disconnect is ridiculous. Pointing out that you finding that a show is worse because they cast brown people as elves is not a fault of the show has nothing to do with my self-righteousness, though you're happy to spread your own self-righteousness throughout this thread while talking about how butthurt you are that they'd dare destroy your favorite show by casting brown people in a traditional white role. I care little about e-cred. You also aren't the guy that gets to decide what the difference between diversity and tokenism is.
    - rglullis 4y ago
      > Pointing out that you finding that a show is worse because they cast brown people as elves Go ahead and tell me where I am saying anything about my personal opinion about this particular show. (Hint, I didn't!) Also, please tell me why you chose to ignore everything I wrote in the third paragraph of the top comment. You are passing a value judgement over what you think you read instead of what was actually written, and you continue to try to push that as an argument.