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violetwolfraven · 5 months

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Was genuinely confused why people get upset about characters looking different than their original design in newer adaptations of whatever story and then I remembered I’m a ✨ theatre kid ✨ and not everyone is

#we’ve been casting whoever the fuck is the best for the role regardless of if they resemble the original version of the character #for like at least the last 20 years babey #and sure people raise a stink about it sometimes but the vast majority of people #like can you sing? can you act? can you dance?#can you do whatever combination of those skills is needed for a given role and do them well?#no one gives a single shit #i recently came to the realization that a big part of why i don’t care when adaptations or reboots change appearances of characters #is quite simply because i’m used to it #what donna looks like in your local production of mama mia largely depends on the demographics of your area #not resemblance to meryl streep #(it also depends on nepotism/who the director is friends with but that’s a different conversation)#theatre’s got its own problems #especially in regards to treatment of actors playwrights and other assorted theatre people of color #but like #colorblind casting is pretty common in my area at least #it’s not such a controversial thing #or… it’s controversial for different reasons i guess #but i’m used to seeing it! and i forget not everyone is #theatre #musical theatre #violet’s on her bullshit again

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