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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s color-conscious casting.

Honestly, you’re watching a film where characters burst into song, jump into china bowls, and have a coral reef adventure in the bathtub. If the fact that there’s a black lawyer takes you out of the moment, you might want to check your suspension of disbelief. [/quote]

It's still distracting in a historical setting and whitewashes the very real issues of discrimination and racism that were present in the era.  [b]What purpose does it serve in a historical setting other than for the producers to pat themselves on the back for promoting diversity[/b]?[/quote]
I have mixed feelings about this.  I see your point, but I also feel that there are benefits to such casting.  One, it gave a couple of black actors a job.  Secondly, it gives millions of viewers an opportunity to see black people in such jobs, which helps normalize it, especially for kids.  On balance, I think I'm good with the casting.  I'm black myself, but not sure whether or how that impacts my opinion. [/quote]

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