andros_rex@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months ago“This script is fantastic. Let’s get Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman.”lemmy.worldimagemessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1491arrow-down110
arrow-up1481arrow-down1image“This script is fantastic. Let’s get Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman.”lemmy.worldandros_rex@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square45linkfedilink
minus-squaremyotheraccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·2 months agoIt is different, if color of skin is a relevant part of the context of the story. Having John Brown played by a black man would be equally misleading. For Anne Boleyn’s story on the other hand, racism did not play a part, because it wasn’t even invented yet.
minus-squareBut_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoDid… did you just say racism wasnt a thing in 1530s Tudor England?
It is different, if color of skin is a relevant part of the context of the story. Having John Brown played by a black man would be equally misleading.
For Anne Boleyn’s story on the other hand, racism did not play a part, because it wasn’t even invented yet.
Did… did you just say racism wasnt a thing in 1530s Tudor England?