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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2011-06-02 07:52 pm

[ SECRET POST #1612 ]

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(Anonymous) 2011-06-03 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
I'm just sick of people screaming about how they "only let white girls audition!!" when that is in no way true, either in terms of what the casting call said or who they actually auditioned. (Hailee Steinfeld? Not white, folks.)

Yes, mixed race girls can have olive skin (again, Ms. Steinfeld), and I have issues with them using caucasian instead of a brief physical description in case that discouraged some mixed race actresses, but casting calls list ethnicity, and "caucasian" means "don't send us Asian or black actresses". It does not mean "send us only white girls". Katniss's sister and mother are pale and blonde; I don't think it's racist to not consider Asian or black women good fits physically. The process was possibly problematic (we have no idea what went on behind closed doors) but it was a far cry from the foaming-at-the-mouth accusations of racism.

...Especially since the author has said she's completely fine with it and was involved in casting.

[identity profile] columbuscrab.livejournal.com 2011-06-03 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
But asking only for "Caucasian" actors in a casting call adds several connotations that are pointlessly unfair towards minorities. Here is a link to an article that can articulate this far better than I can: http://www.racebending.com/v3/background/caucasian-or-any-other-ethnicity/

Also, Hailee Steinfeld isn't Caucasian? What?

DA

(Anonymous) 2011-06-03 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Also, Hailee Steinfeld isn't Caucasian? What?

Hailee Steinfeld is actually of mixed race. White/Black/Filipino.

(Anonymous) 2011-06-03 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Way to make my point again for me without even realizing. Ironic.

I said Hailee Steinfeld is *not white*. That does not mean the same thing as *not caucasian.* They are not synonyms. Arabs, Latinas, and many other ethnic groups in addition to western Europeans are all caucasian, but they are not all considered white in America.

Though in either case, Hailee Steinfeld is neither white nor caucasian, as she is multi-ethnic, and only part of that background is caucasian. And therein lies another big problem with all this bitching: people who act like they can "tell by looking."

[identity profile] columbuscrab.livejournal.com 2011-06-03 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
So because Steinfeld, someone who could reasonably 'code' as white to a lot of people, was considered for the role, the casting wasn't racist. Right.