Symbol Of Truth

Thank you, Dr. Dina. Race activists think they’re winning by inserting Black characters into originally White stories. A Black man cast as Snape. A brown Hispanic girl as Snow White. Black and brown actors cast as elves. Black actors placed in the army of Odysseus in ancient Greece. Black actors cast as Anglo-Saxon tribal invaders. All of this signals one thing: that “Whiteness” is seen as the standard to aspire to, so Black people must be represented within it. Why? Because you never see the reverse. You don’t see White actors pushing to be cast in historically or culturally Black roles. Scarlett Johansson is not fighting to be cast as a warrior in the Dahomey women’s army. Ryan Gosling is not campaigning to play Martin Luther King Jr.. If Black actors are constantly fighting to be cast in originally White roles, it can come across as a sign of insecurity and a deeper, internalized sense of inferiority. The long-term effect on perception could be damaging. White audiences may begin to see this as cultural encroachment and grow resentful. Black audiences may begin to feel they lack value unless inserted into White narratives. That reinforces the very inferiority it claims to fight. It becomes a net negative. I hope we move toward true originality instead. Let White characters remain White. Let Black characters remain Black. That is true diversity.

Seated (finally)

Draco Malfoy in the ‘HARRY POTTER’ movie vs. the series.

Adam Driver would be my choice for Snape.