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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Bet you watched The Last Samurai, Prince of Persia, and about a million other whitewashed films and didn't bitch about it, you shithead.
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You're missing the point. Those films were made that way because they were aimed at a target audience.
As I've already said, I'd be beyond pissed if they recast Lando as a white dude. So this isn't a racial issue.
It's an issue of what's appropriate to the production. And shoehorning in a black Phantom, especially when THE ENTIRE REST OF THE CAST IS WHITE (apart from Piangi, who had to be black because he has to sound somewhat like the Phantom due to the scene where he's replaced mid-song), just reeks of bullshit.
And, as I said, as a consumer, it completely took me out of the play.