Shouldn’t “whiteface” be banned, too?
That's the interesting thing. Whenever we object to a non-white actor playing a white figure they obviously are NOTHING like, the "fans" of the stupid casting are quick to pull the "you're just racist and want to see straight, white males in everything"
But when we're JUST as adamantly against a white actor playing a character who is SUPPOSED to be a minority (again, Benedict Cumberbatch as 'Khan Noonien Singh'), we get the silent treatment.
And I'm sorry, if the musical was so "good" and stood on its own merits, it wouldn't need to resort to gimmicks like this.
Now, I just sent Impy a post the other day that I finally gave the politically correct "female Doctor Who" a chance, and I enjoyed the episode and was presently surprised by it. But I'm not going to pretend its must-see entertainment or the fact the actress pulled it off doesn't mean changing the character's gender swap wasn't motivated by rampant politically-correctness and she "just happened" to give the best audition for the role. We all know why she was cast, and the reality is that Doctor Who has seen better days.
RE: The weird thing... I HAVE noticed numerous “conservatives” like Mike Pence and Dick Cheney have nothing but fawning praise for this musical.
When Pence went to see the show with his family, he couldn’t even get a break.
The cast actually gave him a lecture about upholding our rights and protecting the planet and what not ( Pence was booed by a group of people when he entered the theater ). That was just a few days after the 2016 elections.
See here:
“We are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir. But we truly hope this show has inspired you to uphold our American values.”
And here is what Trump tweeted after what happened:
Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing.This should not happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2016
The Theater must always be a safe and special place.The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2016
then we never would have gotten “White Chicks”