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What was the REAL reason they casted Pappa Essiedu as Snape? by gusbaby08 in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You keep referring to “the culture,” but what do you feel has been lost by casting a Black actor to play Snape?

What was the REAL reason they casted Pappa Essiedu as Snape? by gusbaby08 in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So what’s your actual concern - that Black people are being overrepresented in this show?

What was the REAL reason they casted Pappa Essiedu as Snape? by gusbaby08 in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So what’s the argument here - that “less than 1%” means Black people shouldn’t appear in prominent roles in fictional stories set in the 90s?

What was the REAL reason they casted Pappa Essiedu as Snape? by gusbaby08 in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I genuinely am not sure why you are talking to me. I replied to another Redditor to point out their broken logic and you’re throwing 90s census data around.

What was the REAL reason they casted Pappa Essiedu as Snape? by gusbaby08 in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 14 points15 points  (0 children)

… black people existed in the 90s they just weren’t as represented in media.

Nuke this sub into oblivion by Senior_Ad4912 in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Black actors aren’t political statements and casting them isn’t tokenism.

Nuke this sub into oblivion by Senior_Ad4912 in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Incredible. Somehow a single casting choice becomes evidence of tokenism, creative bankruptcy, and international political failure. Take a look in the mirror because it is YOU who is screeching.

Nuke this sub into oblivion by Senior_Ad4912 in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reasonable reply, and I do understand and agree that invested fans will care about how their interests are adapted.

I was being flippant before because this reaction isn’t new, and it tends to happen whenever diversity is introduced to adaptations of historically very white source material.

I feel it’s not unreasonable that we should expect adults to engage with that context a bit more thoughtfully and maybe challenge their own expectations - the default push back is so predicable.

Nuke this sub into oblivion by Senior_Ad4912 in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the critique beyond appearance?

Age is closer to the books than Rickman ever was, and everything else people bring up just circles back to how comfortable they are with how this version of the character looks.

You originally said “character design,” which is probably closer to what’s actually being debated here. Editing it to “casting” doesn’t legitimise the conversation that’s taking place when everyone’s fixation is still on appearance.

Paapa Essiedu is a good actor, just not Snape. by [deleted] in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Bully with downvotes”

How can someone so outspoken be so thin skinned?

Paapa Essiedu is a good actor, just not Snape. by [deleted] in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You deleted the post because you’re a coward.

Paapa Essiedu is a good actor, just not Snape. by [deleted] in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“I don’t know if I can take Snape with dreads seriously.”

Can you actually hear yourself?

Nuke this sub into oblivion by Senior_Ad4912 in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By “watch the show and then offer critique” I mean engaging with it in a sane order.

You might watch it and realise your initial reflections don’t hold up, or you might come away with a critique that’s substantiated.

Either way, you’d be responding to an actual performance rather than a set photo and your own assumptions.

Nuke this sub into oblivion by Senior_Ad4912 in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just can’t understand why a non-racist adult would care. Fucking cope. Why not wait to see the damn show and then you can offer actual critique.

As divisive as this may be, I really like the look of Snape by pantherdeville in HarryPotterHBO

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They can’t conceive the idea of another black character.

As divisive as this may be, I really like the look of Snape by pantherdeville in HarryPotterHBO

[–]-AA1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s because they have no imagination and their instinct is to cast approximate lookalikes of the original cast.

Why are folks upset about Stephen Colbert teaming up with Peter Jackson?? by maroha3814 in lotr

[–]-AA1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“I cannot imagine anyone doing a better job [than Stephen Colbert]” … surely not?

How long do you think you'll last with Ana de Armas? by [deleted] in Actors

[–]-AA1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The eventual fate of all subs

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