It’s in vogue for the woke class – appointing coal black actors to play characters from lily-white stories, sometimes centuries-old, and concocting history as a demonstration that objections are racially motivated. The American feminist program ‘The View’ is shamelessly guilty of this propaganda trick. Of course, in Australia we have battalions of government-funded academics busy spinning the most preposterous ‘histories’ of the Aboriginals.
Alas, colourblind casting and race-swapping are de rigeur in the movie and television industry, particularly under the direction of a female.
Diversity in Period Dramas: Does History Matter?
Echo Chamberlain
It seems reasonable for someone (not necessarily white) who cherishes historical accuracy to object to a coal-black African actress playing lily-white Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, in a television drama.
But, no, to wonder about the point of this egregious case of race-swapping is to trigger howls of racism. Even worse, to suspect the purpose of white replacement and erasure is to send the white-haters into paroxysms of rage. How dare you object to our racism?
Alas, colourblind casting and race-swapping are de rigeur in the movie and television industry, particularly under the direction of a female.