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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55361273
Is Rain Man now offensive becaue Dustin Hoffman doesn't actually have autism? Is Edward Scissorhands wrong because Johnny Depp doesn't have scissors for hands?
I understand there's an argument that it is denying the role to a deaf actor, but the people casting a film or tv series will only have one criteria, that the actor gives them the best performance on screen, if that was a deaf actor then they'd have the job, and the argument implies that a hearing actor shouldn't be considered simply because he doesn't have a hearing impairment, not due to the quality of his performance. Does this extend to a partially hearing impaired actor portraying a totally deaf character, or a bisexual person portraying a homosexual person.
Seriously, what is going on here, why is it offensive to have an actor portray something that they aren't, I thought that was the point.
I thought the whole point about quality acting was the ability to accurately portray a character, not just have certain characteristics.Members of Hollywood's deaf community are boycotting CBS's new mini-series The Stand, based on Stephen King's novel, after a hearing actor was selected to play a deaf character.
Is Rain Man now offensive becaue Dustin Hoffman doesn't actually have autism? Is Edward Scissorhands wrong because Johnny Depp doesn't have scissors for hands?
I understand there's an argument that it is denying the role to a deaf actor, but the people casting a film or tv series will only have one criteria, that the actor gives them the best performance on screen, if that was a deaf actor then they'd have the job, and the argument implies that a hearing actor shouldn't be considered simply because he doesn't have a hearing impairment, not due to the quality of his performance. Does this extend to a partially hearing impaired actor portraying a totally deaf character, or a bisexual person portraying a homosexual person.
Seriously, what is going on here, why is it offensive to have an actor portray something that they aren't, I thought that was the point.