anna_wing

It has occurred to me more than once that the insistance that characters of X minority can only be acted in film or TV etc by members of X-minority could very easily lead to actors and actresses of X-minority not being considered for parts other than characters of X-minority (or occasional fantasy superheroes, I suppose).

I was certainly not happy with the Fu Manchu-lite portrayal of Dr Wellington Yueh in the recent 'Dune' remake and I liked the casting of Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One in Dr Strange", which nicely avoided the whole 'Asian Mystical Master' stereotype (which would have been even worse in this case with any kind of Asian actor or actress, since all Asian nations have their own religious/magical practices and traditions already, which do not resemble the Marvel Universe one in the slightest...).

This would apply anywhere in the world. There is something to be said for the opera/ballet/theatre practice of race etc-blind casting.