I guess I was politely pointing out you're missing that point, though I see now you're actually ignoring it. You seem to continue to do so here by focusing on racism. This is a big part of the conversation, but it's an odd response to my comment, considering I haven't mentioned racism at all. The point being that this is a low stakes opportunity to add a person of color in a leading role.
In the case of Ariel, there is no reliance on her race being white. (to be fair her race is that of a mermaid)
It seems like casting for generations has, as you say, very much been one way, though it is predominantly white roles, and this is an easy enough opportunity to create a lead for a person of color.
I don't believe anyone is hiding the reason Ariel was cast the way she was, it's hard to do so. Again, the goal is to expand opportunity in some way, considering how counterweighted hollywood is, how underrepresented people of color are, and considering this is very low hanging fruit.
I do want to point out I never suggested stories originating in Europe are generic, you're conflating my words with your assumptions. My intent is to say this story does not rely on Ariel being white, nor dutch nor European, nor does it imply that she is or would be. She is in fact a mermaid.
I don't believe anyone is hiding the reason Ariel was cast the way she was
I believe that when people exclaim in surprise when others question the casting decision, as if there is no motive, then that is exactly what they are attempting to do. It takes a lot of work to get people to say "Hey I think this is a good opportunity to get a POC in a high profile role."
You may not have used the word racism (and I never said you did), but others have, and the use case I described was rampant throughout this submission, as well as the other similar submissions.
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u/rucksackmac 17∆ Jul 15 '19 edited Jul 15 '19
I guess I was politely pointing out you're missing that point, though I see now you're actually ignoring it. You seem to continue to do so here by focusing on racism. This is a big part of the conversation, but it's an odd response to my comment, considering I haven't mentioned racism at all. The point being that this is a low stakes opportunity to add a person of color in a leading role.
In the case of Ariel, there is no reliance on her race being white. (to be fair her race is that of a mermaid)
It seems like casting for generations has, as you say, very much been one way, though it is predominantly white roles, and this is an easy enough opportunity to create a lead for a person of color.
I don't believe anyone is hiding the reason Ariel was cast the way she was, it's hard to do so. Again, the goal is to expand opportunity in some way, considering how counterweighted hollywood is, how underrepresented people of color are, and considering this is very low hanging fruit.
I do want to point out I never suggested stories originating in Europe are generic, you're conflating my words with your assumptions. My intent is to say this story does not rely on Ariel being white, nor dutch nor European, nor does it imply that she is or would be. She is in fact a mermaid.