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Can I say how much I loved episode 4? Really touched my heart at the end when the guy gave up his phone.. Paper boy realized not to deal with clowns. waste of time.
 
qaz1 said:
I agree. But I don't think it's too much to expect to be included in fantasy casts in general. If it's a fantasy, they could easily write in people of color.
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I agree, to a point. There are certain plots where a person of color is out of place, like Lord of the Rings, because it's explicitly built around an imaginary Norse/Celt ur-mythology. The only reference to darker peoples is the mention that Sauron has corrupted other ethnic groups to the south to fight for his cause. In the films they are represented as Haradrim and appear to be Arab or African.
 
orejon4 said:
I agree, to a point. There are certain plots where a person of color is out of place, like Lord of the Rings, because it's explicitly built around an imaginary Norse/Celt ur-mythology. The only reference to darker peoples is the mention that Sauron has corrupted other ethnic groups to the south to fight for his cause. In the films they are represented as Haradrim and appear to be Arab or African.
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But that's my point. It's fantasy. There are no rules. A story could be based literally on anything. So I think it means something when virtually every writer's fantasy marginalizes or excludes people of color.
 
qaz1 said:
But that's my point. It's fantasy. There are no rules. A story could be based literally on anything. So I think it means something when virtually every writer's fantasy marginalizes or excludes people of color.
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lol there have been jokes on how one can suspend reality with elves and wizards but yet having a black person is too far. lmao:smt005
 
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