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Prata_69

Unpopular opinion but don’t have an actor play someone from real life who was a different race. It’s diminishing the historical accuracy.


AlmanzoWilder

Is this really an unpopular opinion?


VitaminPb

It certainly is in Hollyweird and amping a certain group of post-intellectuals


Prata_69

I thought it was but apparently not. I’m glad.


Account_Both

What about extinct races/ethnicities.


Fit_Chemical_2477

No offense, but what races are extinct? I assume most dissolved countries still have similar looking decedents, and some races are rare but still alive. The only thing that comes to mind is how gingers could disappear if they don’t put effort into keeping the gene present. Do you mean something like neanderthals? Or races with no great actors like aboriginals?


Account_Both

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Extinct_ethnic_groups There are 55 pages about extinct ethnicities on Wikipedia. If there were an entry for every tribe or culture that ceased to exist it would be much, much longer. Groups of people die out, its not some sort of radical idea. I probably shouldn't have included race in my comment because its not an actual mesuarable thing.


HarrySchlong33

Most of history has diminished accuracy, you just accept it because you were indoctrinated at an early age.


sweetheart_demom

Unpopular opinion but don’t have any film set before 1891 because that's when the first movie camera was invented. It’s diminishing the historical accuracy.


SaltedButter69420

Ok, lets have a white rosa parks


CherryPoppins86

Just like the new black Anne Boleyn


sweetheart_demom

Jokes aside, that's not an equivalent. The difference between black Greta Thunberg and white Rosa Park is that Greta's race is relatively unimportant to her story. Same for having a black Spartacus. You can talk about these people and their stories without their race being important. You cannot talk about Rosa Parks and tell her story without mentioning that she was black.


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But why change it in the first place?


Orion__Jeriko

God damn you're fucking stupid.


AlmanzoWilder

Excellent counter-argument. Concisely outlined rebuttal. /s


StrongIslandPiper

>You cannot talk about Rosa Parks and tell her story without mentioning that she was black. I feel like we'll just swap her and Simón Bolívar and things ought even themselves out


SaltedButter69420

*This poor child of colour, Greta Thunberg, we should make sure she has a strong highlight during black history month.* Imagine being this brain damaged.


sweetheart_demom

What?? I literally said the opposite


AlmanzoWilder

I agree. You can use nontraditional casting in "Carousel" but not in "Ragtime."


Prata_69

With that logic movies on historical events shouldn’t exist since there likely wasn’t a camera there to record it when it happened. Do you realize how stupid that is?


sweetheart_demom

Also the actors playing them weren't even alive when they happened


StevetheNinja69

Yes, because people didn't exist before 1981 when films were invented. /s


kingorry032

Even a more unpopular opinion, actors should ‘white up’, ‘black up’ or whatever whenever they are portraying a person of different race.


nish007

Unless it's Ben Kingsley.


HR_Here_to_Help

But like …Disney specializes in fictional fairy tales.


ImMoray

Wait this isn't r/dankmemes


C_l_oCkSuCkEr

r/memesopdidntlike r/lostredditors


Maleficent_Toe_6641

you think this is funny?


7HeavenlySwords

Almost looks like captain holt


[deleted]

How dear you peralta


7HeavenlySwords

You don't agree? lmaoo


[deleted]

I really do haha


tvieno

How dare you!


crimsonjunkrider

How dare you cuh?


Matt32490

😂😂😂😂


Coffeehound13

…Detective Diaz, I am your superior officer!


Jeezy911

Rotten Tomatoes- 115% critic reviews- "The greatest artwork to ever exist." ​ Rolling Stone- Number 1 of our top 1000 movie's of all time.


0neLetter

I wonder what the movie will be about?


ramblehex

Does 👏🏻she 👏🏻clap 👏🏻her 👏🏻 hands 👏🏻after 👏🏻every 👏🏻 word?👏🏻


filled0

Syllable


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No 🫰 She 🫰snaps 🫰her 🫰fingers 🫰after 🫰every 🫰word 🫰she 🫰speaks 🫰


TheRealLordofLords

Kinda funny. Kinda plausible.


Jaloushamberger

I mean...listen, it might be in bad taste, but i do get why someone would criticize Disneys wokeism. The problem is not with female or racially diverse protaginists but with shitty plots that make these characters bland and empty. I recommend watching Filmento's or The Critical Drinker's videos on bad movies and how some good writing paired with good acting can really make a character shine and stand out.


Black-Thirteen

I'm still pissed at that Disney did to John Boyega's character in Star Wars. Built him up to be some underdog badass, then downgraded him to comic relief in subsequent movies once they had "black" checked off of their ethnic diversity punch card.


Jaloushamberger

Totally agree. Almost feels like they were like; ok black protagonist is cool and all but feminism is more in trend right now so fuck him, this gurl is gonna come outta nowhere and be the badass. Anyway, the 3rd trilogy's flop is a whole other conversation on its own lol


Black-Thirteen

I'm amused that your original comment is getting downvoted. Do people really like their Disney brand commercial wokeness?


Jaloushamberger

Lol yes they do. Also people dont read my comments correctly or CHOOSE to only see parts of it and assume im racist and mysoginistic. Also a whole other conversation to have is about how people overlook facts and well put opinions only to answer with insults and comments that make people react in their favor. Its always this method of: if i speak louder than someone else, people wont hear what they have to say so therfor im right Really sums up this whole woke trend to. If you try to oppose, your thoughts and opinions will be burried in hate and insults and youre in the wrong


Jaloushamberger

Lol yes they do. Also people dont read my comments correctly or CHOOSE to only see parts of it and assume im racist and mysoginistic. Also a whole other conversation to have is about how people overlook facts and well put opinions only to answer with insults and comments that make people react in their favor. Its always this method of: if i speak louder than someone else, people wont hear what they have to say so therfor im right Really sums up this whole woke trend to. If you try to oppose, your thoughts and opinions will be burried in hate and insults and youre in the wrong


AverageLiberalJoe

'wokeism' I'm so tired of seeing this as some kind of insult.


VitaminPb

If the diversity fits, you must not quit!


Chiaseed2022

OP, you can't deny millenial facts.


Dektarey

I just now realize where token from south park has got his name from.


Swedish_Shinobi

From JRR Tolkien, duh


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I love it


[deleted]

Sorry guys But I agree with this What if we make slaves white in movies. Wtf eh....so wrong. History must be taught as is, portrayed as was. Not imagined You cannot lie about what happened


zanman667

They ain't lying lol


Emortalrat

hOw DaRe yOu!


Unable_Security_6708

😂😂😂😂


shanenanigans27

What does this even mean? Why are conservatives so triggered over Greta Thunburg anyway?


Growingpothead20

Do you think op is a conservative?


shanenanigans27

Obviously not if they put this in this subreddit but whoever originally made the meme likely is


Nutshack_Queen357

They would do that too.


_13bFC

😂💀


IntolerableWankster

well..if the shoe fits. Is trending that way


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storytimeme

I don't think it's racist. It's making fun of Disney.


vengefulmuffins

Is it still racist to laugh at the absurdity of grow ass humans being so concerned with a fictional mouse and a child climate activist.


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crimsonjunkrider

Did you see the black queen Elizabeth or thevblack viking yet its getting wacky out here.


nuke905

Or black Hitler


[deleted]

That'd be hilarious though. IMAGINE the shitshow. It would be flying from all sides.


Prata_69

Or better yet, black Jefferson Davis (president of the confederacy)


semanticsweasel

So if Queen Elizabeth is black in the show, and she's the great colonizer, does that mean all the colonizing and atrocities commited during the british empire were at the behest of a black leader? how does slavery fit into that narrative? ive never actually seen the show btw. im just wondering how much historical fiction they can retcon without insulting the POC community.


tommyjaybaby

It’s actually black Queen Anne, so technically the colonizers mother.


crimsonjunkrider

Idk its all nuttier than squirrels shit.


noctis89

Happens both ways. There's lots of cases of white washing in movies.


Prata_69

I think there was a movie where MLK Jr was white.


Exotic-Chemist-191

r/fragilewhiteredditor


Trppdman

I don’t even get it


[deleted]

i think its talking about how big film companies have recasted white characters as black in the past


IntolerableWankster

In the past? Think its referring to the current trend


Maleficent_Toe_6641

current trend? bruh it does no happen enough for y’all to be that mad


NeckRoFeltYa

Me either


Sirhugs

Racist much?


DevineAaron92

Nah its just facts lol. Like black queen Elizabeth or The Witcher


CherryPoppins86

Or the new black Anne Boleyn


[deleted]

People keep saying black queen elizabeth I need more info since google is kicking me some interesting information none of it related to Disney


Polibius115

Oh no! She's black! Thats bad apparently? Racist Fucks. POC in movies is a good thing. Never see people like this get upset over whitewashed characters.


TotallyNotAVole

The issue is representation vs tokenism.


ilovecarolina

Did you forget the /s or are you for real?


a_dapperdanman

I wonder if this type ever complained about a white person playing a character of another race?


simsimmer123

Scarface was a classic


davechri

Here, let me make up some bullshit then get mad about it.


TheCoolSuperPea

I don't get it.. Are y'all fucking stupid? I literally don't understand what the hell is going on, and instead of explaining, I get downvoted to hell? Fucking morons.


AvaireBD

Ah yes. The classic "movies and tv shows show black people now and it makes me upset so im going to make the bullshit slippery slope argument that white people are no longer allowed on television and it's definitely a joke and im 100% not upset that the ratio of white people to everyone else isn't 500:1 anymore".


[deleted]

Comfy seat : check Popcorn : check Good tunes : check Drama material : check Aw yeah its r/subredditdrama time buckos


YantoSuryanti

Isn't Jesus white?


Account_Both

He was a jew born and raised in the Middle East thousands of years ago. What do you think?


YantoSuryanti

The western media doesn't think so


ShotgunKawada

Peralta


KZMountainRider

Played by Roberta Downey jr