Why do shows and movies race-swap characters for no reason?

[Anonymous]

This character was white in the original source material. And now she's black. Her character is a high school teen love interest; her original appearance would have done just fine. I see this trend so much, like MJ in Spider-Man, from a redhead to a mixed girl.

[btbc92]

Why does so-called race matter? I just want to watch the show. I am not worried about what somebody's so-called race is. If it fits the story if the plot makes sense. If the change helps flesh out the story. I don't care. As long as nobody is dumping that woke culture and political nonsense. As long as nobody is trying to force homosexual acts that aren't of the story in general in there. As long as nobody is disrespecting religion or anything on there. I just want to watch the movies, shows or cartoons. What do you people have to ruin it? You are not the scriptwriting, the storyteller, director, or planner. People have the right to create originals in unique ways. You don't always have to like it.

But as long as you like the shows and movies why does it matter? I see nothing wrong with either or. Often times they do it for the ratings and to generate a certain audience. That is how it goes. Back then many of that area would have liked it. Now in today's society, more people want to see "diversity" regarding characters. While everything was practically "white" actors or cartoon characters, I understand they want to give other people with skin tones a chance. Though I have always been originals are usually the best. But sometimes, looking at other shows could be interesting too. Again, I just want to watch my shows and movies in peace.

[Yyyyu]

Just create new ip and stop adapting old one and instead of disrespecting them

[btbc92]

You got to understand how the industry works. At the end of the day the industry is a business. And they don't care what you say about that as long as they're making money off of you. As long as they see they have the copyrights to the source material, they're not going to care what you say about it. That is why it's best that if people really didn't want to support something that didn't believe in to stop catering to it. At the end of the day. They know they will always be younger people wanting to look at it. When people do not get it is all about programming. That's why a lot of people consume what they consume. As long as these people are making money. They don't care who get hurt in the process.

[Yyyyu]

I am also young literally most people I know about it don't care about it so?

[btbc92]

Well you dont really know that. At the end of the day, majority of people are still going to watch it unless it doesn't make it for a whole season.

[Yyyyu]

Depend many were flop. Some people watch it but they still hate it. Look at all all black actress from Witcher they still get it. People are literally only watching for Henry

[doopayo]

I’m film it’s literally completely normal for them to be adapted over the years. The character was never “race swapped” the character in the new version just has a different character design and there’s nothing wrong with that.

[doopayo]

In media* not film

[Anonymous]

Its forced diversity. Its somehow ok when they turn white characters black, but they throw a hissy fit if you turn a black character white, or even cosplay as a black character... Your not the onlyone seeing this. I was royaly pissed when they turned Annie black.

[jasco]

Ah yes amber is a pain in the ass. Not because she's black but simply because she got a bitchy attitude. As for why they switch it, its due to politics really.

[Anonymous]

It's a form of cultural appropriation, but really it's people taking advantage of art that was likely created by white guys.
They take superman and just make him black rather than making an original black character.

[suisuiola]

To appeal to a large audience than just white people.

[Yyyyu]

Don't make sense either. Because largest ethnic minority in America is Latino you rarely see them race swapping white character to Latino and biggest market for movies video games and market that Netflix/Amazon Prime/Disney plus/HBO want is Asia they rarely race swap them to Asian. and all non white are not same Asian and most latino find light skin most attractive so how casting black people is gonna help? It is not like there is some poc friendship most Latino or Asian won't relate with black

[Yyyyu]

Africa is very small market.

[Yyyyu]

Other than LGBT is small minority why they change straight character sexuality? At least 90% people are straight

[suisuiola]

@Yyyyu I don't just mean black people but I mean for literally any other race. I don't know why they don't make use of more Latino's or Asians that is another good question to ask. I mean, I have already spoken about the lack of Asian representation in media on here. And I guess for the LGBTQ+ community, it could maybe change the storyline in a drastic way but I'm pretty sure there has been cases where turns out a character is bisexual or something like that.

[Yyyyu]

Personally I am not big fan of race swap it is better to create new ips and new character like Minari was great. You keep everyone happy life that. I am not talking about making a character bisexual something like making a character trans or gay or lesbian) LGBT community is small so what they are getting from it.

[Anonymous]

They also gender swap and change their sexuality actually I am not able to understand it usually make movie/show/video game worse and woke. Sometimes they also change their personality so they can be woke for no reason this is propogenda

[Opinion Owner]

Like making men who act like women and making women who act like men. It is PROPOGENDA nothing else. Elite is planning something and using propogenda for it this is why you should vote for right wing parties

[Opinion Owner]

Literally all big cooperation and celebrities are leftist something is happening and it is propogenda

[Wester1967]

Who cares? It’s art. If you got such an issue go make your own art.

[HolyGraiI]

They say is is diversity but really they do it to cause division. I want no part of that version of "MJ" or any of the new Spider-Man movies. They are a joke and I always loved Spider-Man too before this.

[HolyGraiI]

They say it is

[SmokinAces2000]

The ones complaining about it are the ones causing division, simply changing a “fictional” characters race isn’t a big deal until people like you get mad over literally nothing. If it’s bothering you so much that a character was changed to black that you don’t even want to watch the movie than you might want to think about if you have racist tendencies

[Anonymous]

Trying to make everyone happy I guess but it kind of screws up the whole movie fantasy for regular viewers, they do it on tv shows with other actors playing the same part so it starts to lose the thrill of the series as being real

[grega239]

Witcher tv show did it because i guess some slavs are non white, despite originating from eastern Europe...

[Yyyyu]

No slavs are white. And there are some money white historically in East Europe but they were Asian or middle Eastern (tatar turk etc) or indian (gypsy ) not black and character they had changed were described as pale or with light hair and eye's.

[grega239]

@Yyyyu i know slavs have white skin. I was being sarcastic.

[Anonymous]

And? Its just a comic and people are tired of just caucasian characters other people exist too

[EnglishEuropean]

It's usually done to appeal to a certain demographic.

[SmokinAces2000]

Why does it matter just watch the show or movie, damn.

[Anonymous]

Capitalism that's why. Money matters more than anything.
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[Yyyyu]

It don't make more money through. literally fan usually hate these changes only sjw care

[Opinion Owner]

It's does tho. Prove your argument.

[grega239]

Prove the argument? Ok
The new ghost busters, oceans 8, starwars, terminator, Witcher, dr. who.

[Opinion Owner]

Did ghost buster or ocean 8 race swap? I

[grega239]

They did

[Opinion Owner]

Which character in ghost buster was race swapped

[ktttt]

Why can't they be black? You sound racist.

[Asker]

I've never seen when an originally black character was changed to white, so why does it happen vice versa? Seems like an attempt to appeal to woke culture.

[ktttt]

Lol, well, because comics came from a racist society. Now the situation has changed a bit, so it would be correct to make the characters racially diverse.

[Ghostlock]

Even when black people take issue with it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFKmzxNhbKU

[ktttt]

One person cannot speak on behalf of the entire community.

[Ghostlock]

Yet there is an entire community of black comic book fans who all share the same opinion. Even worse, is when white people actually think that hey speak for black people... they don't, and there are a lot of black people who are sick of white people trying to speak for them. It tends to overshadow what black people are trying to say when they speak for themselves. And now, here we have it, a black person speaking for himself and what is your first instinct? To speak over him and say he doesn't represent the black community. Do you see the harm you do there when you blow off a black person trying to speak on behalf of his own ethnic group? That is something white people need to stop doing.

[ktttt]

@Ghostlock Why, when anglosaxon actors are filmed in films about ancient Rome or ancient Egypt, does this not upset anyone? But everyone is very worried when they change their skin color from white to black. I think this is hypocrisy.

[Ghostlock]

That was before my time. Ben Hurr was made before I was old enough to think about such things. However, I did throw a shit storm over Johnny Depp playing Tonto. So I am no hypocrite.

[ktttt]

@Ghostlock I do not blame you for hypocrisy, I am talking about the whole society. It's just that we are still too obsessed with whites. Very few films are made about blacks and Asians. I think this is not fair. And yes, I understand fans who do not like it when the canon look of the characters is changed. But I think it just takes a while to get used to it.

[Ghostlock]

I think we will just have to respectfully agree to disagree on this subject. I feel pretty strongly about my position as do you yours and I can respect that.

[ktttt]

@Ghostlock I absolutely agree with this position)

[Yyyyu]

Why are you even adapting those racist comic? It is just better to leave them alone and just create new ip rather than dis respecting them and source material.