Quote (Ghot @ Sep 9 2018 08:08pm)

Oh no, a white guy played this character ????



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Quote (Plaguefear @ Sep 9 2018 05:14am)

And ghot posts super saiyan goku because that aryan look gets him all hard i guess.

Quote (Saucisson6000 @ 9 Sep 2018 10:27)

or maybe you are just a fucking racist


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These details were found on the National Youth Theatre auditions page. The page’s description for the role reads, “Looking for a 16 or 15 year old BAME girl who can play down to 13/14. Must not be older than 18 years old.” BAME stands for black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. The post goes on to describe Ciri as “resilient, relentless, brazen, growing” before giving details about the characters background. Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich has previously worked on The West Wing, Daredevil, and Parenthood among others.

The subreddit dedicated to The Witcher is currently awash with threads about the casting call. “I’m Polish and here’s why I think that changing Ciris’ skin color is racist.” is one such thread, with over 3000 comments and 9000 upvotes. Another titled, “This tweet didn’t age well” recalls a tweet from Hissrich where the showrunner says she wouldn’t change characters heritage for no reason. On ResetEra the thread about the casting call has over 1200 comments.

Quote (Ghot @ 9 Sep 2018 05:53)

The Witcher Netflix Series’ Ciri Likely Won’t be White

https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/429117-ciri-unlikely-to-be-white-in-the-witcher-netflix-series

https://cdn2-www.gamerevolution.com/assets/uploads/2018/09/Ciri.jpg





Well what do ya know. Netflix is racist. :/

Quote (ChrisKz @ Sep 9 2018 09:57am)

Holy fuck yes they are. I won't be watching that shit if they don't stick to the reality of the story and plague it with their shitty politics.

Quote (balrog66 @ 9 Sep 2018 06:04)

I don't have a problem with casting a non-white or non-slav actress for Ciri as long as they incorporate it well and make sure story and setting elements don't suffer. But that's a humongous task. Not only do you still have to include the race struggles between men, elves and dwarves, but also the regional and cultural differences between the empire of Nilfgaard, the smaller kingdoms like Kaedwen or Temeria, etc. I would be far easier to cast Ciri as white, and if you necessarily have to include diversity hires, do it for Dandelion, Zoltan or one of the sorceresses. Would be far easier to explain in story. Ciri's ancestry and even ethnicity is just far too central to the story.