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re: Casting a black actor as Snape in upcoming Potter series is just awful

Posted on 4/14/25 at 4:31 pm to
Posted by LouisianaLonghorn
Austin, Texas
Member since Jan 2006
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Posted on 4/14/25 at 4:31 pm to
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Except now they are 100% going to care about race.


That's my concern. They will find a way to interject race into the story line.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 4/14/25 at 4:32 pm to
If they do that roast them. But until they do the moaners are the ones making his character about race


Also, of note, the most iconic of all storybook castings in the last century was one that said frick you to the source material and in this case it actually was a huge part of the characters story



Hugh Jackman
Posted by Indefatigable
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 4/14/25 at 4:34 pm to
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it's ok to make the bad guy just the bad guy.

The thing is, Snape isn't the bad guy He's just a dick.
Posted by Corinthians420
Iowa
Member since Jun 2022
16104 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 4:34 pm to
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Hermione is gonna be black.
Many other various minor characters are gonna get race swaps too.
There will be casual homosexuality throughout Hogwarts too this time around.

This shite is a religion to these people, they don't care if audiences will like it or not.

It sorta seems like its a religion for you as well since you are so concerned with these things.

I would hate to see main characters sexuality changed but race wasnt a big deal in the story and sexuality wasn't explored for 90% of the students at hogwarts
This post was edited on 4/14/25 at 4:48 pm
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
108593 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 4:35 pm to
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The thing is, Snape isn't the bad guy He's just a dick.
And she actually does write his character to be extremely sympathetic figure for the audience

He was way off on that one
Posted by Christopher Columbo
Member since Jun 2015
2888 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 4:43 pm to
Lily is going to be fat and hate her parents.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
50044 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 4:45 pm to
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Imagine if the M/TV board existed when they announced Will Smith was playing Jim West.

Yeah the victory lap after it completely bombed would be epic
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
66696 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 4:55 pm to
Still waiting for our first gender or race swap in the opposite direction……….
Posted by Corinthians420
Iowa
Member since Jun 2022
16104 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 5:09 pm to
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Still waiting for our first gender or race swap in the opposite direction……….

Angelina Jolie in Wanted was black in the comics. That was years ago so not sure why you are still waiting.
Spawn 1997 has DB Sweeney as Terry Fitzgerald


This post was edited on 4/14/25 at 5:22 pm
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
66696 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 5:18 pm to
Was supposed to be Halle Berry. Jolie was cast out of necessity not ideology.
Posted by Corinthians420
Iowa
Member since Jun 2022
16104 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 5:23 pm to
we also had Prince of Persia starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Did you cry about that one as well?
Posted by Plx1776
Member since Oct 2017
18168 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 5:25 pm to
Basically James potter isn't just a bully now. He's a very racist bully who tormented a black snape.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
66696 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 5:28 pm to
Your ignorance is starting to show
Posted by VaultDweller
Member since Jan 2024
42 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 5:29 pm to
Haven’t seen this mentioned, but I seem to remember that all the award organizations (Oscars, Emmys, etc.) have diversity quotas now. So if you want your show to be considered for these awards, you have to diversify your cast. I know that Hollywood doesn’t really need any convincing, but this could be part of the motivation.
Posted by Corinthians420
Iowa
Member since Jun 2022
16104 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 5:37 pm to
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Your ignorance is starting to show

yours already showed when you stated this as if it hasn't happened before.
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Still waiting for our first gender or race swap in the opposite direction

They cast this
to play Miranda Dorlac, who was the black character Melantha Jhirl in the 1980 novella by George R. R. Martin Nightflyers

Kevin Spacey's role in Pay it Forward was also black in the book it was adapted from.
This post was edited on 4/14/25 at 5:40 pm
Posted by Christopher Columbo
Member since Jun 2015
2888 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 5:40 pm to
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Melantha Jhirl in the 1980 novella by George R. R. Martin Nightflyers


Cause that's as iconic as Harry Potter
Posted by Corinthians420
Iowa
Member since Jun 2022
16104 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 5:40 pm to
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Cause that's as iconic as Harry Potter

what? Madking said it had never happened
Posted by HeadCall
Member since Feb 2025
5715 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 6:06 pm to
Hermoine is going to be black too. So just be ready for that
Posted by HeadCall
Member since Feb 2025
5715 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 6:14 pm to
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we also had Prince of Persia starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Did you cry about that one as well?


Nobody even watched that movie
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
66696 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 6:21 pm to
Corinthians doesn’t know much about ethnicities. Every thread he tried this he looks like an ignorant, racist idiot.
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