Quote (The_Doves @ Jul 23 2015 08:17am)
Yeah, but just because those same people told you he HAD to be white or black, are the same people that are trying so desperately to keep it that way. When it really shouldn't matter. If Idris Elba wants to be James Bond, cool. I'm cool with that. Dude can act. I'd love to see it. I just don't understand why people don't get that it doesn't matter what color someone's skin color is. Even if it's a beloved character. The whole point is to see it as a more humanized character. One where the color on the outside, rather than his or her actions, doesn't matter.
Edit: It's easy to say you prefer to keep your characters as you remember them, but constantly hollywood is saying "fuck that", and you guys, nor anyone else is saying anything about it then. Like 'Tiger Lily' in the upcoming Disney movie 'Pan'. You know tiger lily. The 13 year old native american girl. Yeah. The character being played by Rooney Mara, the 30 year old, VERY white person lol. I don't see many of you speaking up then.
Like I said though, I get it. I used to think the same way. At this point in my life, I just don't care anymore. Give it to whoever can do the best job with it.
I didn't say anyone told me they had to be white
They were played by white people for 10 something years so that's the way I portray them
If they had mixed it up within those years then sure I'm fine with that
As for tiger lily, I never grew up watching or reading Peter pan I don't even know who the fuck tiger lily is but if I grew up with her Native American and they made her white then yeA I'd be upset
Now I think that you think because I feel that way about my childhood characters, Im obligated to feel the same for every character in history
Yea no
Plus if I learn that they're doing it because that is the true origin of the character then more power to them and I'll support that
But recently they're doing it because they want to cater to the public that feels like they're somehow being racially wronged because of a fictional characters race that was portrayed since 10 years ago