If you’re going to write a character that portrays a real human ethnicity or culture, why wouldn’t you hire an actor from said ethnicity? It’s not like they picked one so small it would be too difficult.
That’d be like writing a show that has women in it and then only hiring men to play them.
In this case it wasn’t an alien culture, it was native Americans.
This kind of thinking costed us Apu Nahassapeenapettalon…
…a trope-filled caricature was the only representation Indian-Americans had for years and years.
which in my book is more racist than what we are attacking… Judging movies cause of the color of an actor’s skin (related to the role they play or not) kinda seems worse to me… 🤷♂️
Oh look! This old racist chestnut. “The real racists are the ones calling out racism.”
you should watch Monty Python
Are you seriously equating a sketch comedy troupe with hiring new actors and actresses? Not only is that a bad faith argument that misses the point entirely, it’s not even a good attempt.
Apu was one of my favorite characters, and next to the rest of Springfield I wouldn’t say he was portrayed as any kind of bad guy. But I think it’s entirely fair to find fault with him and the stereotypes used.
The “This is why we can’t have nice things” guys are the ones who use this type of character to mock people of Indian descent. Having heard about their experiences, I would say that the bare minimum that should be done is involve someone from the community you’re portraying, when creating a character who stands out as someone of that community.
If you’re going to write a character that portrays a real human ethnicity or culture, why wouldn’t you hire an actor from said ethnicity? It’s not like they picked one so small it would be too difficult.
That’d be like writing a show that has women in it and then only hiring men to play them.
In this case it wasn’t an alien culture, it was native Americans.
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…a trope-filled caricature was the only representation Indian-Americans had for years and years.
Oh look! This old racist chestnut. “The real racists are the ones calling out racism.”
Are you seriously equating a sketch comedy troupe with hiring new actors and actresses? Not only is that a bad faith argument that misses the point entirely, it’s not even a good attempt.
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Whole lot of words just to say
Apu was one of my favorite characters, and next to the rest of Springfield I wouldn’t say he was portrayed as any kind of bad guy. But I think it’s entirely fair to find fault with him and the stereotypes used.
The “This is why we can’t have nice things” guys are the ones who use this type of character to mock people of Indian descent. Having heard about their experiences, I would say that the bare minimum that should be done is involve someone from the community you’re portraying, when creating a character who stands out as someone of that community.