House Of The Dragon Showrunner Race Swapped Because To Not See Bunch Of White People

a reply to: frogs453

There is a very real difference between having diverse people there for real and legitimate story reasons, and people who are there just to make people feel good because they see a rainbow on the screen.

Let's say someone makes a movie about African tribal wars, and they decide to represent diversity so suddenly there is a white tribe in Africa for ... reasons. Or there is some European dude or dudette there who has gone native because it's some shoe-horned in Tarzan type thing. And they decide that the shaman has to be trans because ... two-spirit or some other stupidity whether or not that was actually a thing with any African tribe because the LBGT folks have to represented. Or they find some historic figure in this conflict and *he* or *she* must be gay or something whether or not there is any evidence supporting this.

All of this is taking extreme liberties with the story just to be diverse, and nine times out of ten, it just doesn't work and/or dilutes the story in ways it shouldn't have to be just to excuse the presence of characters you really don't need.

Of they straight up take a work and just whitewash, blackwash, or whatever you want to call it, characters like in Hamilton and now in Rings of Power.

If people want those stories and those characters, make them. Don't create them in other people's stuff and don't rewrite history to put them where they never were.

a reply to: frogs453



Those characters and its cast where not used to push and virtue signal some weak ideology in everyone's face constantly which also every time is pushed forward as the main identity of the characters and their arch's, if you can still call it that because they only all end up with having the very same identity and stories because well, virtue signaling is superficial bs in and all of itself.

And... there goes my last ounce of interest in the show.

When they make a deal out of stuff like this, I typically find its because they have zero substance in their writing.

I have the same issue with rings of power. (well that and the close up shots look like bad '90s tc)

a reply to: ketsuko

I can see your point about certain situations. But we are talking about a completely made up scenario. Who cares what color the actors are, and the world is diverse. Why shouldn't movies about made up places or events be just as diverse? You like seeing white people in rolls, why shouldn't other people want to see people who look like them in rolls as well? Or should all movies be aimed at only certain groups?

a reply to: frogs453

First of all, who said I don't have a problem with it? Strawman...

Acting is exactly that: acting. I don't care who plays what role. Its make believe. If the only role you can play is you, you aren't much of an actor now are you...

What I do object to is stereotypical portrayals and bs culture appropriation woke crap.

Damn near every Italian on tv or in the movies is either a mobster or owns a pizza place.

Of all the whiny little asshats screeching about culture appropriation I am willing to bet not one of them gave up Italian food because they aren't Italian.

Culture appropriation is just another reason for idiots to scream at people.