New Mutants Director Tries to Justify White Washing, Doesn't Get It

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[genbu_no_miko24]

Yep. I remember the problems being brought up when the first trailer dropped 3 years ago.

[pilotis]

wth this is so blatantly obvious as well they ain't even trying to hide their racism

[magnetic_rose92]

"Wanted someone who looked like they grew up rich, which obviously meant white"

Fucking trash. Racism IS a big problem in Brazil and attitudes like this is one of the reasons why. There are plenty of talented Black Brazilian actors out there you could have cast.

I'm also just tired of bad Brazilian rep in American media. Either it's the whitest Brazilian ever or the character is originally dark-skinned but gets white-washed or the character only exists to be a sexual Latin stereotype.

[pantless_deacon]

And the joke is, even if one doesn't come to mind (a Black Brazillian) it's these people's jobs to FIND them. They have no issue putting out calls for specific races, but apparently this is IMPOSSIBLE. Even when they have the WHOLE of the world at their disposal.

[simplychristina]

Seriously. I think of when The OA needed a trans masc teen Asian American actor, they found him. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ian-alexander-netflix-series-the-oa-tumblr-interview

If they actually give a shit, they will show it. Actions mean something.

[ginainabottle]

Yeah, and this dude's real name is Henrique, it's so fucking depressing that he had to americanize it. I get that gringos are usually too stupid to properly say names that aren't Jane or Chris but it's really sad the amount of shit this industry still forces latino actors to go through, starting by their own fucking names.

[ohwutevernvm]

Sigh. Racists suck

[colossusx]

comic books from 30 years ago are more progressive than 2020. a look.