White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters

[Axtremus]

I can understand people of Indian descent taking offense at the Simpson’s Apu character, though I would not think they would be less offended had Apu been voiced by an actor of Indian descent rather than a Caucasian actor.

The Cleveland Brown character from The Family Guy, what’s wrong with the character other than the fact that it has been voiced by a white actor? Is it specific to this character or a general discontent at black actors (or non-white actors in general) not getting their fair share of work and recognition in the entertainment industry?

In Fresh Off the Boat, the Louis Huang character was played by a Korean rather than a Chinese. Are the Chinese supposed to be offended by the fact that a Korean actor was hired to play a Chinese character?

Henry Golding is of mixed Iban and English descent. Are the Chinese supposed to be offended that an Ibanese-English actor played the male lead Chinese character in Crazy Rich Asians?

When the technology becomes available, perhaps we can eliminate all ethnicity-based audio-visual offenses by using computers to synthesize all characters’ looks and voices.

[Horace]

I think you need to be a member of an infantilized, er, oppressed group to take offense to that sort of thing. Just be glad you’re not an infant and move on.

[Larry]

Oh sure!! Now that no one is making westerns and there's no Injun parts needed, you white people decide to get religion.....

[xenon]

The white guy who plays Apu does a bang up job.

The Indian accent is kinda hard because Indians put the emphasis on a different syllable than Westerners. Not easy for a white guy to pull off.

[Mik]

@Larry said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

Oh sure!! Now that no one is making westerns and there's no Injun parts needed, you white people decide to get religion.....

Oy. This is gonna be tough on those Jewish Indians.

[George K]

@Mik said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

Oy. This is gonna be tough on those Jewish Indians.

Link to video

[Loki]

@Larry said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

Oh sure!! Now that no one is making westerns and there's no Injun parts needed, you white people decide to get religion.....

Hahaha

[Larry]

[Larry]

@Mik said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

@Larry said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

Oh sure!! Now that no one is making westerns and there's no Injun parts needed, you white people decide to get religion.....

Oy. This is gonna be tough on those Jewish Indians.

[LuFins Dad]

But I assume everybody is still good with Hamilton?

[Copper]

The show? who cares

The lecture? Don't be ridiculous

[Loki]

How much DNA do I need to have to be whatever I am personifying? Where do I get certified as such? Can I play more than 1 religious, race or whatever card. If I identify as a gender can I play that gender, and if so what does that transfer to other areas?

[George K]

So, people who, for a living, pretend to be other people, aren't allowed to pretend to be other people.

Did I get that right?

[Loki]

@George-K said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

So, people who, for a living, pretend to be other people, aren't allowed to pretend to be other people.

Did I get that right?

Well you could pretend to be a German piano or an American car or an effective medication or a healer but no in the Constitution apparently there are protected classes. Read up.

[Axtremus]

@Loki said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

Can I play more than 1 religious, race or whatever card.

Yes, it's called intersectionality.

[Loki]

@Axtremus said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

@Loki said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

Can I play more than 1 religious, race or whatever card.

Yes, it's called intersectionality.

Yup, so my question was is that okay if you play that card?

[Axtremus]

@Loki said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

@Axtremus said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

@Loki said in White Actors Stop Playing Non-White Characters:

Can I play more than 1 religious, race or whatever card.

Yes, it's called intersectionality.

Yup, so my question was is that okay if you play that card?

I thought I answered yes to that question already. You can play that card.