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Totally called it. We're entering a new age of idiocy.pic.twitter.com/VVyFqiEWHi
How do you feel about white actors "blacking up" for a role?
'Blacking up' is a form of offensive pantomime; it's not mimetic but parodic. Was it offensive when Fred Armisen portrayed Barack Obama on SNL? What about the race-scrambling in Cloud Atlas (which would be literally impossible under the new rules)?
I guess there is a big difference between USA and UK here. I haven't seen SNL so can't comment (apart from some old Blues Brothers clips) Plenty of old films have white actors playing non-white roles with no intentional parody.
A lot of bad race-portrayal comes from a combination of contempt (eg minstrelry, also a lot of Asian stereotypes in 30s cinema) and plain incompetence (John Wayne as Gengis Khan?) But obviously pretending is at the root of *all* acting, it's ridiculous to ban it all.
I agree that a ban is completely unnecessary, but I would like to see disabled characters played by someone with the disability when ever that is possible.
It's not possible for starring roles, full stop.
An actor is someone whose main professional skill is convincingly appearing to be someone else. An actor with an obvious disability is going to be restricted in the number of roles they can convincingly play. This has severe reputational consequences.
And starring roles are going to go to actors with tons of reputational capital, because they have fans and sell tickets. Note that the calculus is *completely different* for people with invisible disabilities/differences. Hollywood's always had gay stars.
It may be part of the "beautiful people" problem, where those on screen are require to be (usually) young, handsome/beautiful, perfect teeth etc. I wonder how many classic music artists would have made it today without fillers, veneers and other cosmetic work?
Charisma is a real quality. Being Conventionally Attractive isn't necessary, but it sure as hell helps.
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