Friday, April 1, 2011

That Gets My Goat 29: The Other R-Word

Uh oh, looks like Rish is courting controversy again. A bit of hullabaloo has been made concerning superhero movie casting, and the question gets asked...am I racist?



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2 comments:

  1. I have no problem casting any race in almost any role.
    One of my few exceptions:
    Captain America- Should be from the US

    Characters who embody the National Identity should be from that country.

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  2. I think that thought should be put into what ethnicity meant for the original character. Then when the new version is made, ethnicity should be used in a similar way.

    Sort of like translating poetry into another language. You can't just do a literal translate of the words, you have to translate the meanings, the intentions, and the word play.

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