I think this relates to an interesting debate that comes up when people want to change the races of fictional characters. On one side, fans are passionate about these characters and freak out if the movies change them at all. As a result, the actors hired are commonly much more than…Â
I think the point of the tumblr posts was to reverse the castings in terms of race to demonstrate how predominately white these casts are. So an all white cast (like Friends) would result in an all non-white cast. However, for the Inception cast, the two parts originally played by…Â
I think the only thing wrong with this article is the title that Buzzfeed gave it. The tumblr posts are exercises in fantasy casting in which the races (and sometimes genders) are swapped. This is a fun exercise that also demonstrates how few good parts are going to people of color.…Â
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