There were two ‘interesting’ articles today online, almost back to back.
The first one was about the backlash to the movie version of “Hamilton”. The creator of the show cast BLACK actors to ‘play’ WHITE characters, to demonstrate how ‘woke’ (stupid) he is to his intended audience. Oops, turns out Hamilton at one time was a slave trader, ergo systemically racist and can never be redeemed.
The second article was about the BLACK actress Halle Berry suffering backlash because she announced that she was going to ‘play’ the role of a TRANSGENDER man. The Social Justice Warriors (SJW) condemned her online to the point she announced her new found awareness that as a heterosexual she is not allowed to ‘play’ the role of a transgender. Berry said, “I am grateful for the guidance and critical conversation over the past few days and I will continue to listen, educate and learn from this mistake“.
A black man can play a white man. Got it. A heterosexual cannot play a transgender. What? I’m confused. What are the rules?
The ‘job’ of an actor WAS to portray someone they are not. Seems kind of obvious, however with the culturally aware mob’s unwritten rules it is not obvious.
Why didn’t the offended mob condemn Charlize Theron for her portrayal of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute and serial killer of seven men. Shouldn’t only serial killers or at least a prostitute ‘play’ the role of a prostitute/serial killer according to SJW rules? I’m assuming here that Theron was never a prostitute, but I could be wrong. Instead the intelligentsia awarded Theron with the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama, and the FAG Award.
And what about Sean Connery when he ‘played’ the role of a British spy (he’s Scottish), ‘playing’ the undercover role of a Japanese fisherman, in the movie “You Only Live Twice”? Or does two ‘play’ acting parts make the job a double negative, which is a positive?
Or all the SJW types just making up this BOVINE EXCREMENT OUTRAGE?
Why hasn’t the cancel culture mob run American actor Robert Downey Jr. out of town after he ‘played’ the role of an Australian WHITE MAN ‘playing’ the role of a BLACK MAN. Once again the intelligentsia nominated Downey for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Just like my previous post, THEY’RE ALL F’ING MORONS.