[ SECRET POST #4948 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4948 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, that was my point. An accent often implies that they're somehow from another country/culture, which adds some nuance to that character. I don't think it's right to cast people with an accent for a character who isn't supposed to have a complex cultural background, particularly if the movie is, say, a book adaptation, just like I don't think it's right to cast a white woman as major Motoko Kusanagi (ahem). In other words, casting non-white people "just because" is theoretically interesting (it's employment, even if being some tertiary character isn't going to skyrocket their value) but it's really... Too small a discussion to turn that many heads IMO.

[(Anonymous)]

I guess I'm way less bothered by adding cultural nuances to characters. I suppose there are some situations where that wouldn't work at all, but honestly...I don't think it's a huge deal.

AYRT

[(Anonymous)]

Yes I agree employment should come first. But, again, all I said is I think it's too little a progress to be even called a progress. It's just obvious: if the race or ethnic background of a character doesn't matter, then Hollywood should cast anyone regardless of how "attractive according to Hollywood's beauty standards" they are, which seldom happens.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know what would be more concerning here. Do you not know any real people with accents, or do you assume that anyone you know with an accent is defined by their "complex cultural background?"

AYRT

[(Anonymous)]

I think what would be more concerning here is relegating non-white people to "fill in" roles of characters that aren't important enough to be developed in the script or original work in terms of their cultural background or lack thereof. Tokenism at its finest, if you ask. But, again, English isn't my first language and my own cultural background may be different from yours. Admittedly, I'm not used to seeing people without a history of immigration speak in a foreign accent and that is often an important part of who they are, in my experience. Little sense in fighting for having a character that is supposed to blend in 100% be played by someone with a heavy accent IMO.