andros_rex@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 20 days ago“This script is fantastic. Let’s get Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman.”lemmy.worldimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1532arrow-down19
arrow-up1523arrow-down1image“This script is fantastic. Let’s get Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman.”lemmy.worldandros_rex@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 20 days agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squaremyotheraccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down5·20 days agoIt is different, if color of skin is a relevant part of the context of the story. Having John Brown played by a black man would be equally misleading. For Anne Boleyn’s story on the other hand, racism did not play a part, because it wasn’t even invented yet.
minus-squareBut_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·20 days agoDid… did you just say racism wasnt a thing in 1530s Tudor England?
It is different, if color of skin is a relevant part of the context of the story. Having John Brown played by a black man would be equally misleading.
For Anne Boleyn’s story on the other hand, racism did not play a part, because it wasn’t even invented yet.
Did… did you just say racism wasnt a thing in 1530s Tudor England?