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YT Flag Oxford 08 May 23 7.30am Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

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Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 08 May 23 8.21am Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

If his skin was a different colour, he'd be listened to. Because he's a white male, he'll be edited out.

 


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Spiderman Flag Horsham 08 May 23 8.23am Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by YT

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Shame any award is just not given to the most deserving rather than the most inclusive

 

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YT Flag Oxford 08 May 23 8.27am Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

If his skin was a different colour, he'd be listened to. Because he's a white male, he'll be edited out.

Except no-one with a different skin colour would dare express those views even if they held them.

 


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stancummins Flag 08 May 23 8.28am Send a Private Message to stancummins Add stancummins as a friend

its a 20 footer

 

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The Dolphin Flag 08 May 23 8.48am Send a Private Message to The Dolphin Add The Dolphin as a friend

He is right of course in general.
I don't agree with blacking up though, however, if black actors can play white roles - when everyone knows the person in question was white - then why can't a white actor play a black role unmade up?

 

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Badger11 Flag Beckenham 08 May 23 8.50am Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

Originally posted by Spiderman

Shame any award is just not given to the most deserving rather than the most inclusive

The problem is how do you determine the most deserving? Ultimately it is subjective. It's like trying to compare Picasso and Rembrandt both are good it becomes about personal taste.

It's why I don't care about awards they have always been either about following a trend or a favourite person* / cause or simply corrupt.


*According to Elizabeth Taylor she won her first Oscar because her husband had just died.

 


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Stirlingsays Flag 08 May 23 8.57am Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

He's just talking common sense.

So yeah, no one in Hollywood is going to listen to him as common sense left a long time ago.

 


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Spiderman Flag Horsham 08 May 23 9.12am Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by The Dolphin

He is right of course in general.
I don't agree with blacking up though, however, if black actors can play white roles - when everyone knows the person in question was white - then why can't a white actor play a black role unmade up?

I am sure some posters on here will answer you. As I have said before my son studied performing arts and is now on the British Stunt Register so has seen the way the industry works at close hand

 

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Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 08 May 23 9.25am Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

"look,....a great white"

 


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Stirlingsays Flag 08 May 23 9.28am Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

"look,....a great white"

'Twenty footer'

'Twenty five, three tons on him'

'Oh no, my mistake it's Brendan Fraser in The Whale'.

 


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Wisbech Eagle Flag Truro Cornwall 08 May 23 9.38am Send a Private Message to Wisbech Eagle Add Wisbech Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by The Dolphin

He is right of course in general.
I don't agree with blacking up though, however, if black actors can play white roles - when everyone knows the person in question was white - then why can't a white actor play a black role unmade up?

He is indeed largely right, and I don't imagine for a moment he will be "cancelled" as a result of speaking his mind.

I agree though that the colour of a person's skin should not matter at all. Whether that is the original, or the actor, unless the context of the role explicitly involves racism.

 


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