[quote=@NarcissisticPotato]
My opinion probably won't be fairly popular on so-called "white-washing" but I find everything a tad hypocritical. My view on it is that when they cast for a certain movie, they should choose the actor/actress who performed best in the role. In fact, if they chose not to do that and hired, say, an Asian who was not the best actor, then you're already discriminating due to someone's race and giving them unfair advantages. I find the number one way to not discriminate is to treat someone like everyone else. Not like a special snowflake that needs extra privileges.
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I disagree but it's all good. See, my main problem is that there are so many good actors of color but they don't have the [i]chance[/i] to audition well because most white actors get the job because they have some fame to their name and it's good for marketing.

I mean, there are more East Asian people in the world versus white people and there is a semi-equal amount of Asian-Americans as well as Anglo-Saxon americans and im supposed to think that [s]Benedict Cumberbatch[/s] Tilda Swinton was the best option? It is implausible to even think that there isn't an Asian-American better suited for the role that would allow for a good movie and an accurate representation.

EDIT: for some reason, i got mixed up with the ancient one but whatever. it still stands.