I still remember when the Witcher cast came out and they tried to gaslight the abomination of the Triss casting because the books say “chestnut hair” even though the original polish was explicit on her red hair.
If a white character replaces a pox, then it's erasure. But if it's a pox replacing a white character, then it's "casting the most qualified person for the job" and you're an istaphobe for being against that. And this is regardless of the actor's actual talent (which is usually sorely lacking, as it was in the case of Triss' actress). These same people will of course also argue in favor of giving pox jobs over more qualified individuals simply because they're pox. They don't care about the contradiction because the whole point of their movement is erasure of whites from their own culture.
I still remember when the Witcher cast came out and they tried to gaslight the abomination of the Triss casting because the books say “chestnut hair” even though the original polish was explicit on her red hair.
"Chestnut with gold highlights" in the books.
Red in the games.
Very dark brown / light black in Netflix.
https://preview.redd.it/hslw3lyyzeg31.jpg?auto=webp&s=db21ded6b6b6fcf574b4d5ad1b5222190fa71f5b
In Poland people said she just looks a Gypsy (actually is a half black Jew from South Africa).
First physical description of Triss as found in The Sword of Destiny (official English translation):
Even the chestnut strawman was a lousy defense for the casting and costume design of that dour, frumpy cat lady.
I don't see how anyone could defend that casting as anything other than a race swap. i'm sure some people don't mind race swap, but that's what it was
If a white character replaces a pox, then it's erasure. But if it's a pox replacing a white character, then it's "casting the most qualified person for the job" and you're an istaphobe for being against that. And this is regardless of the actor's actual talent (which is usually sorely lacking, as it was in the case of Triss' actress). These same people will of course also argue in favor of giving pox jobs over more qualified individuals simply because they're pox. They don't care about the contradiction because the whole point of their movement is erasure of whites from their own culture.