There's a concept that summarises the belief that White people are superior (more talented, more "specialist") than people of colour: White supremacy.
Thanks for illustrating that term for us yet again, Disney. #POC
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Disney justifies "browning" White actors for Aladdin because the company is apparently unaware that South Asian people make films & do, in fact, have all the same "specialty skills" White people have.https://www.salon.com/2018/01/09/disney-is-browning-white-extras-for-live-action-aladdin-remake/ …
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"Great care was taken to put together one of the largest most diverse casts ever seen on screen. "Diversity of our cast and background performers was a requirement and only in a handful of instances when it was a matter of specialty skills" 1/ Nope 2/ Diversity made us do it!
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Apparently they haven’t heard of Bollywood, Tollywood, Nollywood etc
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They couldn't find arab-looking dancers and camel handlers?
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Or stunt men? Have they seen Asian cinema? I remember seeing Persian strongmen at Cirque du Soleil 25+ years ago.
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Speciality skills - that would largely be 'acting'. Atrocious but then again Walt was a racist (as well as refusing staff the right to facial hair), so we shouldn't really be surprised
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Me and my siblings, as kids: *do the voices and songs of Aladdin* Hollywood: LITERALLY NO ONE BESIDES ZACH EFRON can capture the essence of a poorly written caricature of an Arab boy also did ScarJo get back to us about Jasmine?
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