I mean, the trick with it is that there is an undeniable history of racism connected to the casting of white people in minority roles. So the casting of a white actor in the role of a minority character is not automatically racist, but it's not exactly crazy to wonder whether racism played a role in any particular such casting decision.YellowKing wrote:I tend to think the opposite. That by being too sensitive, we risk being the boy who cried wolf to the point that it all becomes noise that is either ignored or stirs up resentment. We all say we strive for a "color-blind" world where nobody sees color, but I don't know how we get there when every perceived slight is blamed on racism.hepcat wrote: That way leads to the envelope being pushed in the wrong direction...and I truly believe that being too sensitive and wrong is the lesser of two evils.
The other thing is that the casting of established white actor 'stars' in minority roles out of a fear that people won't go to see films with heavily minority casts involves an inherent amount of racism, even if the studio heads in question are driven primarily out of monetary motives rather than directly racist motives.