Anne boleyn is blackwashed in BBC's new historical drama. will this piss British people off?

[Sevenpointfive]

or is the blackwashing new to england?

[OfDeath]

Yeah it probably will. It shouldn't really matter who plays historical figures for entertainment but I don't think one can deny she was only chosen to push the woke agenda.

[eyekneepain]

They should make her Asian instead tired of black people stealing all the roles

[eyekneepain]

wow thanks for making me mho

[Sevenpointfive]

Kharmel Cochrane and Lynsey Miller chose her. one Asian and the other married an Asian. it's surprising they didn't choose an Asian

[eyekneepain]

Well Kharmel Cochrane is south Asian not east Asian we're pretty different I think. Also UK doesn't have as many east Asians as US so whatever

[ADFSDF1996]

I doubt it, since England is currently dominated by left wing politics.

Regardless of race, a historical figure should be portrayed as accurately as possible.

• Only an Asian or Eurasian actor should portray Genghis Khan
• Only an Hispanic actor should portray Emiliano Zapata
• Only a White actor should portray Kaiser Wilhelm
• Only a Black actor should portray Shaka Zulu

None of that “But they are just pretending someone they are not.” There’s a fine line between fiction and non fiction

[menina]

I don't know if it's going to piss them off, all I know is that it makes zero sense.
That's like making a series about Rosa Parks being portrayed by an Asian actress.
This is stupid! Seriously, who had this ridiculous idea?

[Sevenpointfive]

Kharmel Cochrane and Lynsey Miller. one Asian and an Asian lover. it's surprising they didn't choose an Asian

[menina]

Was she chosen by these two people?

[Sevenpointfive]

the director and the casting director. both women. one Asian and the other married Asian

[menina]

I didn't know that. Yeah, I agree with you it's surprising. Perhaps they wanted to innovate but they ended up doing a shitty choice.

[menina]

*making a shitty choice

[Sevenpointfive]

agreed!

[eyekneepain]

UK has more south Asians than east Asians so not unsurprising I guess.

[menina]

@eyekneepain I also didn't know that.

[eyekneepain]

Yeah Karmel Cochrane is Indian or something Indians and Chinese normally don't care about each other even though they're both "Asian". It's just a big blanket term like European or middle eastern doesn't mean they all feel a sense of camaraderie with each other. I'm more directing my response to @Sevenpointfive just because the director is south Asian doesn't mean she'll care about east Asians and vice versa.

[menina]

@eyekneepain Ok...

[Sevenpointfive]

@eyekneepain the director is scottish but married an Asian

[eyekneepain]

Kharmel is Indian Lynsey is Scottish.

[Sevenpointfive]

@eyekneepain it was directed by Lynsey and cast by Kharmel

[Jessica405]

Yes, it will. It is re-writing history into a fiction. The ultimate in woke demolition of true facts. Abhorrent!

[Jessica405]

It is similar to them re-naming a character in the new film version of Aurthur Ransome's kids book Swallows and Amazons. They re-named Titty as Kitty to appease some PC faction.

[Gespenster_division]

They are hoping people will watch it and not just write it off as just another show abut Anne Boylen and Henry 8th

[Anonymous]

Power dynamic. It's a very simple concept that for some reason, many people just can't comprehend.

[Anonymous]

Nah I think the British have more serious problems than a fictional TV show

[ItsMeItsMe1989]

Did you know that Jesus wasn't white

[Sevenpointfive]

yes. it took me until the age of 10 but i got it. he's a character in a book

[ItsMeItsMe1989]

exactly