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Selective rage (infosec.pub)

submitted 20 hours ago by cm0002@piefed.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca

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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Oh. Was my comment too subtle?

I'll clarify: if anyone actually thinks that an actor playing a role is ugly, and gets mad about it, that's pathetic. But we all know why their calling her "ugly" don't we?

And if that's not blatant enough: they're calling her ugly because she's black, not because she's unattractive. And I don't mean to imply she's unattractive by this, just that her attractiveness isn't the actual problem.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

It's especially ridiculous because:

A: Halle Bailey's painfully gorgeous
B: She's got this... How do I describe it? 'Mythologic' look? Like she's how I'd picture a siren out of The Odyssey or something like that.

Again, I'm all for actors matching their characters, and soulless 'diversity' casting just for the veneer of inclusivity can be less than ideal, but that's not close to the case here. The rage around Ariel was just totally absurd (and absolutely racist).