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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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![/quote]

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.[/quote]
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. [/quote]

Wait...Avatar actors were CGI and blue. Wtf does Avatar have to do with asian actors?!?[/quote]

:lol:  :lol:  :lol: Avatar last airbender, not avatar. Look it up. [/quote]

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