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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Cursed_Child#Production
>Some fans were surprised that a dark-skinned, Swaziland-born Noma Dumezweni was cast as Hermione, sparking fervent online discussion.
>In response, Rowling said that Hermione's skin was never specified as having been white.
Is this /pol/, /tv/ or /lit/ related? Posting here because a script will be published.
She's a complete sell out now, isn't she, /lit/? Or is she pressured from some tumbl black lives matter 420 swj's?
Either way, it's a play, and plays have been retarded since cinema was invented.
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>>8324668
She wants brownie points. In the 21st century, being "progressive" is considered lawfully good.
In twenty years, you will see people like Shakespeare being played by a black guy. Because we're not racist and we need to perform mental and spiritual gymnastics to prove it to ourselves.
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>>8324668
Obviously Rowling's Hermione is white, you can be damn sure she'd have mentioned it if it wasn't. But being white isn't an important part of the character. Prejudice based on skin colour doesn't exist in Harry Potter land, so making the character black changes nothing in universe. From an audience point of view it maybe even enhances the mudblood thing.
In short, this isn't something worth getting autistic about.
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>>8324679
>brownie points
Fucking kek anon
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>>8324705
i think this anon summarizes it very well. it's not really a big deal unless you're obsessed with the movies.
did anyone else order the script to read? i fully expect to hate it, guess rowling can have my 30 shekelsand watch my childhood get butchered.
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