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re: New York high school musical is shut down after a white student landed the role of Esmeral

Posted on 2/6/18 at 10:22 pm to
Posted by beachreb61
Long Beach, MS
Member since Nov 2009
1715 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 10:22 pm to
FTW- Originally the character was a Gypsy. Neither black nor white, Romani
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
135041 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 10:25 pm to
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Can we just have a referendum to make black people unofficial lords of everything and be done with this shite?


Just give them wakanda or whatever made up country they want and be done with it.
Posted by JPinLondon
not in London (currently NW Ohio)
Member since Nov 2006
7881 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 11:18 pm to
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'We want to stress that the talented young woman who was cast in this role is a stellar actor, singer, and dancer. She has worked hard to hone her craft and the IHS stage, or any stage, would be lucky to have her,' the letter read.

Quite a tribute to Dr. King's dream, that we be judged not by the color of our skin, but the content of our character.
Posted by noonan
Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Aug 2005
37017 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 11:30 pm to
So they are upset that a make believe character is not being accurately portrayed?
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159087 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:02 am to
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Fun Facts: Both Louis Gosset, Jr's and Morgan Freeman's characters in Officer and a Gentleman and Shawshank Redemption, respectively, were both written to be white characters.
Not so fun fact: Freeman's judge character in Bonfire Of The Vanities was originally written and filmed with Alan Arkin as a white Jewish liberal (as in Tom Wolfe's novel), as a satire of liberals. All of Arkin's scene were reshot with Freeman to make the film more PC.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85574 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:23 am to

these demands made me chuckle until I remembered the cowards in charge will give in to them.

Note: these sniveling worthless kids do not want “colorblind” casting.

I bet they’ve never even met a black person.
Posted by xGeauxLSUx
United States of Atrophy
Member since Oct 2008
22962 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:25 am to
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New York high school musical is shut down after a white student landed the role of
quote:

quote:

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Esmeral






You forgot the "da"...Esmeral-DUH!
This post was edited on 2/7/18 at 12:27 am
Posted by Barbellthor
Columbia
Member since Aug 2015
11586 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 5:37 am to
The hypocrisy is too much.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
117276 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 6:26 am to
"Colorblind" = "racist"

If you do not base your decisions on race, you are a racist.

Words have no meaning these days.
This post was edited on 2/7/18 at 9:39 am
Posted by rrboy
USA
Member since Jan 2005
5602 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 7:31 am to
Who's surprised?
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
135041 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 7:40 am to



This is why you never, ever ever ever give in to these SJW activists.

They don’t want justice. They don’t want fairness. They don’t want equality.

They want total control and unquestioned obedience.

You tell them no, bop them on the nose with a rolled up newspaper, and let them scream at the sky until they get tired. They’ll wear out soon enough and move on to an easier target.

If you give in, even a little, the whole thing snowballs and they will demand more and more.

Any acquiescence is like blood in the water to sharks.
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134318 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 7:41 am to
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They kept wanting James Bond to be played by the black guy from The Dark Tower


You could have just said Idris Elba
Posted by Nutriaitch
Montegut
Member since Apr 2008
11025 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 7:55 am to
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Fun Facts: Morgan Freeman's character Shawshank Redemption written to be white characters.


a pasty Irish Ginger at that.

it’s why his name is “Red”.
during the movie he said the line “maybe it’s because I’m Irish” as a tribute to the original character.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
172004 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 8:02 am to
Looks like 3 whites and an Indian.
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134318 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 8:04 am to
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"Colorblind" = "racist"

If you do not have your decisions in race, you are a racist.



Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
481222 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 8:07 am to
a specific example of why progressives cannot stand the idea of a post-racial society
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
481222 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 8:08 am to
quote:

Can we just have a referendum to make black people unofficial lords of everything

you mean Kangz?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
481222 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 8:11 am to
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Quite a tribute to Dr. King's dream, that we be judged not by the color of our skin, but the content of our character.

they don't want to use his standards

they don't want a "colorblind" society. they write about this often

Colorblind Ideology Is a Form of Racism

7 Reasons Why ‘Colorblindness’ Contributes to Racism Instead of Solves It


When you say you 'don't see race', you’re ignoring racism, not helping to solve it

‘I Don’t See Color’: Why You Should Start

Colorblindness: the New Racism?

Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
43342 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 8:13 am to
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They kept wanting James Bond to be played by the black guy from The Dark Tower




You really don’t know Idris Elba’s name?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
481222 posts
Posted on 2/7/18 at 8:14 am to
if his primary reference is the character in the Dark Tower, then it's possible he doesn't know his name
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