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Intrinsic in that belief is the belief that those actors would not be cast if they weren't POC. Like that the only reason they were cast was because they were P

Intrinsic in that belief is the belief that those actors would not be cast if they weren't POC. Like that the only reason they were cast was because they were POC. And that their talent and qualifications were not sufficient. Like, if that belief were not held, then there would be no backlash to speak of. I mean, seriously. Race-baiting? Race-baiting. I can't even fathom the twists of mind it requires to believe this. I've seen a lot of people talking about the "supposed backlash to the diverse casting" that they never see. Those people don't realize that they're the backlash that the rest of us are talking about. That's why they don't see it. It's a blind spot. It doesn't require someone to say something overtly racist like using slurs or whatever. We've already got legions of people complaining about race-baiting and how there is no other explanation other than it being a cynical marketing ploy, like NO other imaginable explanation because of course these POC would not be hired for reasons other than being POC. Why is it so hard for some people to believe that these days, casting can cast a wider net and that there are plenty of qualified actors of all races that will still fit the parts being cast?

leetcrew 4y ago
> Why is it so hard for some people to believe that these days, casting can cast a wider net and that there are plenty of qualified actors of all races that will still fit the parts being cast? that's not the part that's hard to believe. there are enough talented actors to make an entire (good!) cast out of any single race if the management so desired. the part that's hard to believe is that the racial makeup of the cast is not itself an intentional choice. this particular story is a PR minefield for a large company. in universe, there are multiple literal races (species?) of humanoid creatures that have intrinsic differences. there's no way they just "let the chips fall as they may" on those casting decisions. I don't think they deliberately chose a diverse cast to be able to argue that anyone who didn't like the show was a racist. I do think it is part of a larger strategy to make their $750mm show appeal to a broad audience at the expense of upsetting nerds whose suspension of disbelief is shattered by an interracial dwarf marriage.

leetcrew 4y ago

> Why is it so hard for some people to believe that these days, casting can cast a wider net and that there are plenty of qualified actors of all races that will still fit the parts being cast? that's not the part that's hard to believe. there are enough talented actors to make an entire (good!) cast out of any single race if the management so desired. the part that's hard to believe is that the racial makeup of the cast is not itself an intentional choice. this particular story is a PR minefield for a large company. in universe, there are multiple literal races (species?) of humanoid creatures that have intrinsic differences. there's no way they just "let the chips fall as they may" on those casting decisions. I don't think they deliberately chose a diverse cast to be able to argue that anyone who didn't like the show was a racist. I do think it is part of a larger strategy to make their $750mm show appeal to a broad audience at the expense of upsetting nerds whose suspension of disbelief is shattered by an interracial dwarf marriage.