They always use the same excuse: if the person is "coloured," then their skin color is an integral part of their identity. If they're white, then they can be any other colour as they have no identity. It's so tired.
And the goalposts constantly shift. I remember that argument for the little mermaid. Another lady told me “well the director said she blew away the competition”. I just responded that was highly doubtful since Disney is determined to race swap.
Also with modern period pieces they justify ridiculous diversity by saying “well this noble brought back a child he had with a slave in the Caribbean so that justifies 1700 English countryside looking like NYC
Honestly why not? I’d love to see them twist themselves into knots explaining why that isn’t ok.
They always use the same excuse: if the person is "coloured," then their skin color is an integral part of their identity. If they're white, then they can be any other colour as they have no identity. It's so tired.
And the goalposts constantly shift. I remember that argument for the little mermaid. Another lady told me “well the director said she blew away the competition”. I just responded that was highly doubtful since Disney is determined to race swap.
Also with modern period pieces they justify ridiculous diversity by saying “well this noble brought back a child he had with a slave in the Caribbean so that justifies 1700 English countryside looking like NYC