Ladies and Gentlemen – I give you your DEI Snape .
Posted by ilikeneatthings888
Ladies and Gentlemen – I give you your DEI Snape .
Posted by ilikeneatthings888
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and how is this a conspiracy?
Is he gonna do white face for the role or…?
It will flop and fail as expected.
This post makes me feel cringe if its intentions are to attack someone just because they are Black. If the actor is a good actor, who cares? Nobody, and I mean nobody, is going to capture the essence of the great Alan Rickman.
I do agree the casting of Black actors to play White historical characters is absolutely ridiculous. This is a fantasy story though and they can adapt it however they wish and if it’s good it will have good returns…if not, it will flop. I’ve never read the books but if you have, how does the author describe Severus Snape?
The casting of Snow White as a non-White actor is ridiculous because the description of the character is in her name, white as the driven snow. That does feel contrived if he was described specifically as a White jet black straight parted hair. I’ve never heard of this actor, is he any good?
There has been no deal offered and his team hasn’t even spoken to the studio. This is nothing.
What it is, though, is ragebait to generate controversy for exposure, and you ate it up hook, line and sinker like a good little fish.
Whhhhhhhhy
magic wizard man must be white!
You guys are racist idk what you see but I see two white Englishmen in the above photo..
Almost look like twins.
HBO is about to absolutely SHIT STOMP Harry potter’s legacy to thwart JK Rowling for not liking chicks with dicks 🥹
This is absolute fucking clown world. The world is a stage and we are just the audience. With different view points, waiting for it all to end so we may slowly put the pieces together to see wtf just happened to us.
This is just racist, who gives a fuck if a fictional character’s race switches? Its not central to the character or the story.
Everyone who complains about this happening is a racist snowflake.
Honestly, if this show casts ONE black actor in a role that isn’t Dean Thomas (I think that was the black kids name) this show is DEAD ON ARRIVAL. If they pull the trigger on what we’re all expecting and cast black Hermoine ALL buzz will be killed instantly, the backlash, god help us, might actually get them to reconsider to save this.
That said, they would NEVER cast a black man as snape, that’s not the MO, you can’t make the King of Incels black, no way they would want to portray that
Oh no, a fictional character is not my preferred race
I’m usually pretty flexible when it comes to inclusive casting. I understand why it’s done, and I don’t think it’s inherently a bad thing, provided it doesn’t defy the premise.
But this does defy the premise. Snape is pale and ghoulish. He kinda has to be, because his incelly nature is a fundamental aspect of his story arc. Him being black isn’t even the biggest issue, it’s that he’s conventionally good looking. I don’t see that guy selling ghoulish, or any of Snape’s other signature attributes.
Like, I expected this. No one could have anticipated an all white cast, and frankly, it doesn’t need to be, because the real UK is diverse, and there’s no reason the Wizarding World shouldn’t be. But of all the characters to race swap, why go for the one who’s appearance is such a specific and signature part of his character?