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[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 49 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Most people realized it was done mostly to skirt the Chinese market. I think the major problem with the other groups is the lack of major starpower. I don’t think I can even name a Romani actress.

[–] AhismaMiasma@lemm.ee 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is a good point. Casting a genuine Tibetan actor would cause the house of mouse to lose all that sweet china money.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They could've still got someone vaguely Asian.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No I think people would have been more angry if they got someone Asian but not Tibetan to play the character. Changing an Asian Male character to a White Woman makes it more obvious and direct.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone had an issue with Benedict Wong as one of the head monks so I think your theory is bad.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Supporting character

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

They have talked about that, and said they fucked up. The went with a white chick because they didn't want to make it seem like Asian is just interchangeable

[–] match@pawb.social 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

that's a self-reinforcing problem

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

I suppose, then again it appears the main reason race was changed is to increase star power in a prominent role. Which is not the case in The Little Mermaid, as Halle Bailey is not a star. Doesn’t matter much now since the movie is bad.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don’t think I can identify a Romani phenotype. Which just goes to show how little representation they get on mass media.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought they were just slavicish. I know Romanian is different but the archetypical gypsy in my mind is a black haired slavic woman.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

From what I read, there’s a North Indian ethnic component, especially their language. But that’s what I remember from reading Wikipedia years ago, so 🤷‍♂️