BLM and Questionable Shows

I see now that Zoe Saldana has appologized for playing Nina Simone with darkened skin and a false nose. Zoe is Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage so can clearly be classed as black or maybe slightly mixed race. The skin darkening might be considered an issue but lots of people have worn false noses, teeth etc to play roles.

Art Malik who is a Pakistani muslim has been famed for playing a lot of "Indian" roles and I've seen him play a Sikh in full turban. I wouldn't call this offensive as it would be the same as a catholic playing a christian IMO.

Also Ryan Thomas on Corrie had a father played by Terence Maynard who is black but in real life Ryan's father is from India as seen on the recent TV series but there is some Caribbean heritage further back.

Does the cast colour of BAME actors now have to be perfect too?

I find it quite disturbing how readily people are willing to attack performers for purportedly being insensitive in the past. There's a whole load of finger-pointing and "Look how sensitive I am, standing up for what's right". But what I'd like to know is: if it was so obvious that the performers should have known better, why weren't their attackers now saying something about it then?

My point would be lets say people of Caribbean are of various different casts it may not be possible to get everyone of the perfect cast if you want the best available actor/actress as long as it is as near to possible as right or if a minor character isn't quite right I can accept that.

How about Titus and the character of Aaron, the moor. certainly the last few productions I have seen have featured an appropriate actor, but I'm sure it was not always thus. Wasn't anthony Quayle in blackface for the Olivier/Leigh production? And how's the language these days?

Olivier was on stage before it was a film. 

America is just...
Noam Chomsky said ANTIFA is a gift to the far right because they justify the use of force. When a revolution turns violent, the more vicious often win (more vicious=right wing). He said you cannot blame black people from being angry, but the supporters have to be super disciplined about not using violence and being PEACEFUL.
This video is Not F****** Around Coalition. A black militia group.

I’m against the idea of censoring.

Characters can behave and say things that are homophobic, racist etc

The issue maybe where a character is written as a stereotype. However, where does that stop? Look at the work of Marina Carr and the way she writes in an accent attributed to the traveller community in By the Bog of Cats but while not specified in the text but the audience would recognise the signifiers. Especially Irish audiences and perhaps UK audiences but that would be lost on American audiences.

Or look at how the revival of Carousel tanked because they were trying to impose 21st Century morals on a 19th century musical without changing or framing it.

The theme of domestic violence and the way people are in denial is not glamourising it, it’s a harsh reality of life. The director can block the scene and change the meaning of the ending for Julie without ever changing a word. Directors can move away from realism and allow actors pass judgement on the characters with an alienation affect.

Bringing this over from the Book of Mormon thread, for some non-argumentative discussion.
musicalmarge - You say that "more than 50%" of the actors in adverts are black, whilst implying a grievance that this is over-representative of the UK population. 
When you say 'Black' are you taking Asian, mixed and other heritage into this statement? If so, I think this is quite a savage, offensive and hurtful statement.
Also, Im interested in why you think a strong mixed representation is a bad thing in media as your comments suggest?
For a lot of cultures currently represented, their inclusion in recent years has been the beginning of new opportunities for these actors and also the communities they represent, which previously had been ignored or not spoken for.