Nicely put. Another way to put it is: its just idiotic.
This obsession will not help one 'young black girl' empower herself. If anything, millions of young girls who grew up in an actual racist culture in the 50s and a somewhat prejudiced world in the 80s/90s have proven the reverse by succeeding in every field: we humans strive on adversity, we recoil when pampered or privileged.
Second, its always black girls. 13% of the population, meaning @ 6% of black females? Leaving the other @ 50% of the populations girls of color irritated. Not to mention the white girls.
Third, if the idea is woke sales, they are certainly aiming for a small portion of the market. If the idea is reparative hiring, thats unfair to all the other actors out there looking for work, again, the vast majority of whom are not black, and have their own tales of woe, personally and historically.
Fourth, if my own social group, all liberal but for one or two, are anything to go by, its creating a backlash. Personally if I see another black actor in an ad I think I'll vote for Trump just to annoy the woke. George Floyds murder has unleashed a movement that will push back tolerance for years, if not a generation is my guess.
The Little Mermaid and the question of racially-conscious casting
Nicely put. Another way to put it is: its just idiotic.
This obsession will not help one 'young black girl' empower herself. If anything, millions of young girls who grew up in an actual racist culture in the 50s and a somewhat prejudiced world in the 80s/90s have proven the reverse by succeeding in every field: we humans strive on adversity, we recoil when pampered or privileged.
Second, its always black girls. 13% of the population, meaning @ 6% of black females? Leaving the other @ 50% of the populations girls of color irritated. Not to mention the white girls.
Third, if the idea is woke sales, they are certainly aiming for a small portion of the market. If the idea is reparative hiring, thats unfair to all the other actors out there looking for work, again, the vast majority of whom are not black, and have their own tales of woe, personally and historically.
Fourth, if my own social group, all liberal but for one or two, are anything to go by, its creating a backlash. Personally if I see another black actor in an ad I think I'll vote for Trump just to annoy the woke. George Floyds murder has unleashed a movement that will push back tolerance for years, if not a generation is my guess.