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.
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Replying to @clipperride @Recursion_Agent
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.
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Replying to @St_Rev @Recursion_Agent
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.
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Replying to @clipperride @Recursion_Agent
It's not possible for starring roles, full stop.
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Peter Dinklage has gotten farther than most there.
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Took a bit of luck and a once-in-a-lifetime role to get that far, tho.
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The Station Agent or Game of Thrones? He also was commendably stubborn and not interested in the usual roles he was offered. Elves and such.
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Well good for him on that account. But GoT, definitely. A very good role.
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Good role + strong talent + a difference that's difficult to fake with FX.
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They've done it, though. Sometimes Lord of the Rings justified, sometimes Gary Oldman on his knees.
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Yeah, I was gonna say "unless you're Peter Jackson". Dwarfs are in a weird position with respect to theater, though. Actors fundamentally need to be people who are entertaining to look at. People find dwarfs interesting to look at, so there's a consistent low level of demand.
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