Period pieces with diverse casts confuse me

[Blackrook]

The latest trend is to cast minorities in roles where one would expect a white person, for example, a period drama set hundreds of years ago.

It's confusing, because everyone treats the minority like he's white so we have to start pretending he is.

When servants show up, it gets even more confusing, especially if they're all played by minorities. One expects servants to be minorities so these are "real minorities" as opposed to the minorities playing white roles.

Then the issue of women's position in society crops up because women are still second-class citizens, but apparently minorities aren't. Unless one supposes that the minority playing a white person is "white" in that world.

I understand they want to have jobs for minority actors, but really, this is very confusing.

 

[mak2]

The latest trend is to cast minorities in roles where one would expect a white person, for example, a period drama set hundreds of years ago.

It's confusing, because everyone treats the minority like he's white so we have to start pretending he is.

When servants show up, it gets even more confusing, especially if they're all played by minorities. One expects servants to be minorities so these are "real minorities" as opposed to the minorities playing white roles.

Then the issue of women's position in society crops up because women are still second-class citizens, but apparently minorities aren't. Unless one supposes that the minority playing a white person is "white" in that world.

I understand they want to have jobs for minority actors, but really, this is very confusing.

Why do you think about this?

 

[frigidweirdo]

The latest trend is to cast minorities in roles where one would expect a white person, for example, a period drama set hundreds of years ago.

It's confusing, because everyone treats the minority like he's white so we have to start pretending he is.

When servants show up, it gets even more confusing, especially if they're all played by minorities. One expects servants to be minorities so these are "real minorities" as opposed to the minorities playing white roles.

Then the issue of women's position in society crops up because women are still second-class citizens, but apparently minorities aren't. Unless one supposes that the minority playing a white person is "white" in that world.

I understand they want to have jobs for minority actors, but really, this is very confusing.

I'm going to say yes and no.

I watched something set in Victorian London, and it had a lot of young cool kids doing something, black, mixed, Chinese, white. It didn't work at all, the acting wasn't good, story wasn't good.

Ghosts, the British version (the US version is trash) has a black ghost from hundreds of year ago, and she's one of the best things about it.

I think anything can work, or not, depending on whether it's done well, or not.

 

[Blackrook]

Why do you think about this?

Are you questioning my right to think about it?

 

[Hellokitty]

Meh, watched the latest Anne Boleyn series casting a black woman to play Anne and thought it was good. I have more issue with all the LGBT nonsense forced into movies and TV shows.

 

[mak2]

Are you questioning my right to think about it?

Does it make you insecure? I am all for skepticism, but...ya know, you are right. You go ahead and worry about why all "them" people are sticking their noses in your history.

 

[DGS49]

There are some settings in which it is entirely possible that a POC might have been in that situation, historically speaking. Other times, adding or substituting a POC makes no sense. Hamilton, anyone? Couldn't force myself to watch it. Makes no sense.

 

[Blackrook]

Does it make you insecure? I am all for skepticism, but...ya know, you are right. You go ahead and worry about why all "them" people are sticking their noses in your history.

You are being hostile and obnoxious.

 

[mak2]

You are being hostile and obnoxious.

I dunno, seems you are concerned about keeping them people in their, place, even historically. I don't think it is me being obnoxious, it is you.

 

[Blackrook]

I dunno, seems you are concerned about keeping them people in their, place, even historically. I don't think it is me being obnoxious, it is you.

Miscasting characters has nothing to do with civil rights.

It seems to me that minority groups were up in arms about whites playing minorities.

 

[BackAgain]

If and when they remake a period piece like Gone With the Wind using white people as the slaves and lowly servants and black people as the landed and well heeled types, that would be interesting.

 

[1srelluc]

If and when they remake a period piece like Gone With the Wind using white people as the slaves and lowly servants and black people as the landed and well heeled types, that would be interesting.

Oh you mean like in the modern City of Atlanta? No need to make it a period piece.

Hell, just get the Starz Network that's all they have on, Blacks being nefarious Blacks shows.

 

[Blackrook]

The problem became obvious when the black woman playing Professor Moriarity on Enola Holmes 2 started explaining that she started committing crimes because as a woman she wasn't allowed to own property. My question was: Are we supposed to not notice you're black?

 

[BlueGin]

I dunno, seems you are concerned about keeping them people in their, place, even historically. I don't think it is me being obnoxious, it is you.

So cultural appropriation is only okay when black people do it?

 

[Blackrook]

The problem is that oppression of minorities in historical times is wished away but oppression of women still exists and is a major plot point.

 

[Winco]

The latest trend is to cast minorities in roles where one would expect a white person, for example, a period drama set hundreds of years ago.

Are you questioning my right to think about it?

Is your "Whiteness" being threatened?

 

[Blackrook]

Is your "Whiteness" being threatened?

Accusing me of racism means you have no legitimate argument.

 

[Winco]

Accusing me of racism means you have no legitimate argument.

OMG lil' snowflake.
Your entire side screams that the (D) are the racists, on a daily basis.
Grow some stones.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

You are supposed to not notice the blackness.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Period pieces with diverse casts confuse me

It’s only confusing to rightwing racists and bigots needlessly upset about being ‘forced’ to see actors of color on television.