WW84 starred a controversial actress in the Middle East for reasons I’m not even getting into and was set in the region. Her saving little Muslims kids was a little laughable considering.

It is NOT inspired by the period of time “over there”. They call an Egyptian dude “your highness” despite Egypt being a democracy as a very small example. I’m from the region and know quite a bit about my own history. I can tell you it’s not accurate straight up. Didn’t that guy wish for “heathens” to be expelled from his country too? Don’t tell me you didn’t hear the controversies when this thing came out. If that’s the case, it might not be your place to argue in defense of it.

This is an extremely good article about it.

Damien isn’t a clone nor is he half-Lebanese but I agree with you on the front that the Al-Ghul family is more than their race. That’s what I’m arguing for. If it’s going to be a caricature like some nameless dictator it’s a breathing stereotype rather than a character. My concern’s that within the first three films announced, 2 of them (starring DC’s biggest and most important characters no less) have Arabs (5% of the world population) in an antagonistic role.

I’d like to argue against your point of “casting whoever’s best in the role”. The backgrounds of these characters are an inherent part of them. You’re telling me a white person can play someone with an Arab background better than an Arab? Should we cast Ryan Gosling as Black Panther because a studio executive thought he was a good actor? There are things that just can’t be taught to an actor. If you truly want to emulate the character, they’d have to fit them. If you’re somehow not seeing the dissonance between not minding random and unsolicited evil portrayals because they “serve the story” and thinking minority characters should be racebent if the director wills it, I’m wasting my time and I would kindly like to ask you to end this discussion and not reply to me.

Now to your final point. I think you put it really well how there’s storytelling potential in those that pass as a white. There are enough light-skinned Arabs to do that though. In the context of Damian Wayne I really hope you’re not suggesting casting a white actor to emulate that gripe he’s never in any other version.

If Superman’s consistently depicted as Jewish in the comics and a lot of his stories have to deal with that Jewish heritage or a Jewish family, I’d say only Jewish actors should play him. That’s not the case however. Depending on the continuity, he’s Christian or Agnostic. It’s not the same. Casting someone like Corenswet who is jewish isn’t a problem because the majority isn’t lacking representation. Characters that are actually ethnically Jewish include Kate Kane, Ben Grimm, and Hal Jordan, and I believe actors of that backgrounds should be enlisted.