Why are Indian actors being cast in Aladdin?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP are you simiarly outraged by Lin Manuel Miranda being cast as Jack in Mary Poppins Returns?

I mean he is clearly not Anglo or British. He is a New Yorker for goodness sakes!

And what about all those white Brits being cast as Americans?

What about the creative-license casting in "Hamilton" in general, for which it has been applauded ad nauseam?

1) Hamilton's race flipped casting is an integral part of the artistic vision;

2) England's colonial history means that there were MANY British PoC even in Mary Poppins times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP are you simiarly outraged by Lin Manuel Miranda being cast as Jack in Mary Poppins Returns?

I mean he is clearly not Anglo or British. He is a New Yorker for goodness sakes!

And what about all those white Brits being cast as Americans?

What about the creative-license casting in "Hamilton" in general, for which it has been applauded ad nauseam?

1) Hamilton's race flipped casting is an integral part of the artistic vision;

2) England's colonial history means that there were MANY British PoC even in Mary Poppins times.

Here is a Tumblr just of Black Victorians: https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/black-victorians

I mean, Mary Poppins is set in the early 20th Century in England after they had been colonizing for 300 years. OF COURSE there were people of color. FFS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey y'all. I totally understand the frustration about Disney picking a South Asian actor, were it true. But it isn't true. Let's turn down the outrage for a half sec, since they cast Mena Massoud, a Coptic Egyptian, in the title role.

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a10312219/disney-live-action-aladdin-cast/

Can we just circle back around to this for a second.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey y'all. I totally understand the frustration about Disney picking a South Asian actor, were it true. But it isn't true. Let's turn down the outrage for a half sec, since they cast Mena Massoud, a Coptic Egyptian, in the title role.

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a10312219/disney-live-action-aladdin-cast/

Can we just circle back around to this for a second.

or we could circle back to the hot dudes pics...... ok. well, not really.

I agree with the poster that said racial motivations and profit motivations aren't mutually exclusive

[Anonymous]

This is such a nothing burger. Why does nobody care that Telly Leung (who is amazing) is playing Aladdin on Broadway?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP are you simiarly outraged by Lin Manuel Miranda being cast as Jack in Mary Poppins Returns?

I mean he is clearly not Anglo or British. He is a New Yorker for goodness sakes!

And what about all those white Brits being cast as Americans?

What about the creative-license casting in "Hamilton" in general, for which it has been applauded ad nauseam?

1) Hamilton's race flipped casting is an integral part of the artistic vision;

2) England's colonial history means that there were MANY British PoC even in Mary Poppins times.

Here is a Tumblr just of Black Victorians: https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/black-victorians

I mean, Mary Poppins is set in the early 20th Century in England after they had been colonizing for 300 years. OF COURSE there were people of color. FFS.

Yes, but not in the original Mary Poppins stories. She is one of the biggest anglo childrens characters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is it. I am done.

Aladdin is a famous tale from the Middle East. Casting an Indian kid in the biggest Western backed retelling of this classic Muslim tale is a slap in the face of the thousands of Muslims worldwide. It was such a pivotal moment in pop culture history, to have this movie be made now with the geopolitical context of today. An Arab-American actor in the lead was not bring authenticity and understanding to this classic tale of a poor muslim boy who encounters a Jinn but also send a powerful message in cultural diplomacy by having a positive image of a Muslim in pop-culture.

I am appalled and deeply saddened. We are not even allowed to tell our own tales!

Apparently they had a really hard time finding a middle eastern actor to fill the role, so maybe you should be blaming your people for not stepping up to the plate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is it. I am done.

Aladdin is a famous tale from the Middle East. Casting an Indian kid in the biggest Western backed retelling of this classic Muslim tale is a slap in the face of the thousands of Muslims worldwide. It was such a pivotal moment in pop culture history, to have this movie be made now with the geopolitical context of today. An Arab-American actor in the lead was not bring authenticity and understanding to this classic tale of a poor muslim boy who encounters a Jinn but also send a powerful message in cultural diplomacy by having a positive image of a Muslim in pop-culture.

I am appalled and deeply saddened. We are not even allowed to tell our own tales!

What are you done with, exactly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want to freak out, Will Smith is playing the genie.

I personally am not planning to freak out. Personally.

Same. Who f'ing cares? This is fiction, correct?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want to freak out, Will Smith is playing the genie.

I personally am not planning to freak out. Personally.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP are you simiarly outraged by Lin Manuel Miranda being cast as Jack in Mary Poppins Returns?

I mean he is clearly not Anglo or British. He is a New Yorker for goodness sakes!

And what about all those white Brits being cast as Americans?

What about the creative-license casting in "Hamilton" in general, for which it has been applauded ad nauseam?

EXACTLY. Double-standard much??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP are you simiarly outraged by Lin Manuel Miranda being cast as Jack in Mary Poppins Returns?

I mean he is clearly not Anglo or British. He is a New Yorker for goodness sakes!

And what about all those white Brits being cast as Americans?

What about the creative-license casting in "Hamilton" in general, for which it has been applauded ad nauseam?

1) Hamilton's race flipped casting is an integral part of the artistic vision;

2) England's colonial history means that there were MANY British PoC even in Mary Poppins times.

You have *entirely* missed the point. No one's saying there weren't any PoC during this time. However - the main characters of "Hamilton" were ALL white people, and now they are being played by PoC. That you can call that "artistic vision," while at the same time express utter outrage that Indian actors are playing characters (supposedly) from the Middle East is astounding and incredibly hypocritical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP are you simiarly outraged by Lin Manuel Miranda being cast as Jack in Mary Poppins Returns?

I mean he is clearly not Anglo or British. He is a New Yorker for goodness sakes!

And what about all those white Brits being cast as Americans?

What about the creative-license casting in "Hamilton" in general, for which it has been applauded ad nauseam?

1) Hamilton's race flipped casting is an integral part of the artistic vision;

2) England's colonial history means that there were MANY British PoC even in Mary Poppins times.

Here is a Tumblr just of Black Victorians: https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/black-victorians

I mean, Mary Poppins is set in the early 20th Century in England after they had been colonizing for 300 years. OF COURSE there were people of color. FFS.

See previous post. FFS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is it. I am done.

Aladdin is a famous tale from the Middle East. Casting an Indian kid in the biggest Western backed retelling of this classic Muslim tale is a slap in the face of the thousands of Muslims worldwide. It was such a pivotal moment in pop culture history, to have this movie be made now with the geopolitical context of today. An Arab-American actor in the lead was not bring authenticity and understanding to this classic tale of a poor muslim boy who encounters a Jinn but also send a powerful message in cultural diplomacy by having a positive image of a Muslim in pop-culture.

I am appalled and deeply saddened. We are not even allowed to tell our own tales!

Apparently they had a really hard time finding a middle eastern actor to fill the role, so maybe you should be blaming your people for not stepping up to the plate.

Nope. You can't blame ME actors "not stepping up" for Hollywood's trend of whitewashed casting.

You can't blame Asian actors "not stepped by up" for Scarlett Johansson being cast in Ghost in the Shell, or the whole cast in Avatar: the Last Airbender.

You can't blame Latin actors "not showing up" for Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, and Winona Ryder in The House of the Spirits.

Efforts need to be made.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP are you simiarly outraged by Lin Manuel Miranda being cast as Jack in Mary Poppins Returns?

I mean he is clearly not Anglo or British. He is a New Yorker for goodness sakes!

And what about all those white Brits being cast as Americans?

What about the creative-license casting in "Hamilton" in general, for which it has been applauded ad nauseam?

1) Hamilton's race flipped casting is an integral part of the artistic vision;

2) England's colonial history means that there were MANY British PoC even in Mary Poppins times.

You have *entirely* missed the point. No one's saying there weren't any PoC during this time. However - the main characters of "Hamilton" were ALL white people, and now they are being played by PoC. That you can call that "artistic vision," while at the same time express utter outrage that Indian actors are playing characters (supposedly) from the Middle East is astounding and incredibly hypocritical.

Hamilton was written specifically to draw comparisons between the struggles of immigrants and minorities to assert themselves and create their American identities with the founding of our country. That's the entire pint.