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[-] 13igTyme@piefed.social 39 points 2 weeks ago

I saw something that it only works if the character was in a book that hasn't had a movie adaptation yet. In the Shawshank Redemption, "Red" was originally a white irishman. But because bigots don't read books, it didn't upset anyone when Morgan Freeman played him.

[-] RaoulDuke@piefed.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 weeks ago

I love that they throw in the “because I’m Irish” in the movie.

[-] Upperhand@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

Uhh, off the top of my head, Nick Fury was white, but Jackson was awesome, and no one wants anyone else to have that role. kingpins is white but Michael Clarke Duncan fucking rocked that shit. Heimdell was Idris Elba, and he was awesome in that part. Zendaya, as mj was the best mj so far. I'm sure there's more, so maybe stop rage baiting...

[-] protist@mander.xyz 13 points 2 weeks ago

Isn't the point of this meme to mock the people who are enraged?

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

Some kind of selective rage even

[-] Delusions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

Actually Nick fury was black in ultimate universe before the movies and drawn to look like Sam Jackson on purpose

[-] hypna@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Rage bait is the life blood of social media.... I should go read a book

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Zendaya is overrated

[-] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

It really do be like that.

A lot. No seriously like an alarming amount of "a lot"

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

As I said before:

They hate live action Ariel because she's "ugly."

And that is so much worse. Especially when people see nothing wrong with that statement.

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Imagine being so vain that you get angry that a movie role is played by someone that you think is ugly.

How pathetic.

I'm not sure if that's worse than being a racist piece of shit about it, but it can't be far behind.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well that's just it; it's tied up in racism. They're calling Ariel ugly because she's an African American woman.

I mean... I'm fine with people complaining about actors not fitting roles, but that's not the case here.

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Oh. Was my comment too subtle?

I'll clarify: if anyone actually thinks that an actor playing a role is ugly, and gets mad about it, that's pathetic. But we all know why their calling her "ugly" don't we?

And if that's not blatant enough: they're calling her ugly because she's black, not because she's unattractive. And I don't mean to imply she's unattractive by this, just that her attractiveness isn't the actual problem.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's especially ridiculous because:

  • A: Halle Bailey's painfully gorgeous

  • B: She's got this... How do I describe it? 'Mythologic' look? Like she's how I'd picture a siren out of The Odyssey or something like that.

Again, I'm all for actors matching their characters, and soulless 'diversity' casting just for the veneer of inclusivity can be less than ideal, but that's not close to the case here. The rage around Ariel was just totally absurd (and absolutely racist).

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

I don't want to comment prematurely about her looks. I haven't seen the movie, I don't know how well she played the role, and I don't believe I've seen a lot from that actor, so I have no basis by which I can create an opinion either way.

[-] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

In case anyone else was wondering...

  1. Tonto
  2. Ra's al Ghul
  3. The Ancient One
  4. Scarlet Witch
  5. The Little Mermaid
[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, has anyone considered that people simply weren't familiar with the source material for the rest of these?

[-] monogram@feddit.nl 7 points 2 weeks ago

Can I choose to be mad about all of them?

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Consistency is good, provided the reason for being mad is valid.

[-] monogram@feddit.nl 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I’m mad that billionaires have used identity politics to stop taxing the rich, I’m mad that center left parties are only able to talk about identity pol & handouts, without taxing the rich, I’m mad that time and time again the means of production is shackled, I’m mad that people keep falling for right wing trickle down economics.

[-] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Imagine getting mad because a black girl played a mermaid in a Disney movie.

[-] GreyPilgrim@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

This isn’t political, it’s just a comment on the acting and entertainment industry as being racist.

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