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[quote=Anonymous]Actually OP, this could be an interesting discussion framed differently, given that Hollywood and the theatre are the only places left where you can legally hire and advertise jobs specifically by race, the discussion of how to move away from that vs when to maintain historical accuracy is an interesting one. However, you are not framing the discussion that way.

I often peruse casting calls and audition notices due to having a family member involved in acting. I regularly see notices detailing specific ages and races, such as "caucasian male, blonde hair or willing to dye, age 10 to 13" or "middle aged black woman, 5'6" to 5'8", 160 to 190 lbs" or "body builder types, all ethnicities, male".

Depending on the show and role, that does not bother me. However, I often see ethnicity required when the roll could be anyone, or a trait required that really has nothing to do with the roll, such as "gay actors for show about growing up in the country". Now the plot might be about gay people, but that should not factor in with casting.

The casting call I saw which most crossed a line was for a play, and it literally said "Casting for new play. Seeking male and female actors ages 20 to 30, black, hispanic, native American, asian, people of color, mixed ethnicities, gay, lesbian, transgenered or queer, only"  The play was for some run of the mill topic where ethnic casting was irrelevant (like young professionals dealng with love or whatever) and the casting call listed everything but white and straight, where they were basically saying straight whites need not apply.  That should not be allowed for any casting notice for any race in this century, unless the show has a specific historical reason to cast that way or if they are trying to match a family already cast, or if they have a specific type they are trying to cast in a specific role that is integral to the plot.  The entertainment industry should not be able to block actors of any color in the way they are still allowed to do.  [/quote]

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