| Runa216 said: Thanks! You just provided multiple quotes that actually help me out. Who says that the 'minorities' within the world of The Witcher can't be shown as non-white for the sake of this adaptation. For, as you even wrote and quoted, Story comes first. If you think the color of the skin is more important than the themes and story being told, then that's on you. So I won't 'get off my high horse' because I'm not claiming to be superior. I'm right, and I won't apologize for that, but I'm not going to act like that makes me better than you. Knowing that I'm right doesn't make me arrogant or ignorant unless I simply think I'm right while being wrong, and that's not the case. I'm right both from a logical and moral standpoint, and while you could ARGUE that it would be better to keep the characters white because that's how you feel and that's how they've been portrayed in the past, I have given plenty of reasons why a studio could reasonably change that up, citing prior examples of races being swapped and it working out fine, as well as historical context as to why it might not be so bad even if it is just taking a role away from a white woman. If you chose to disregard my many points and the reasons I stand by my stance, that's fine, but don't pretend that I'm wrong becuase you're offended by the choice to do something you wouldn't personally have done. You have your reasons and that's fine, but it doesn't make you right. My arguments are far stronger and even the quotes you chose to present actually support my side as much - if not more - than yours. |
Holy crap. You're so far into the sky with your moral high ground BS that you can't even conceive that you only have an opinion. None of us hold ultimate truths here, there are some of us who wishes the adaptation would stick to the source material and some of you who think it's okay for them to change it. I can recognize that difference of ideas and say I'm willing to agree to disagree. But you?, you want to make it seem like yours is the only stance any person of reasonable discernment could take.
" I'm right both from a logical and moral standpoint"?, give me a freaking break. I don't care how many movies have blackwashed their cast. It's not okay and it will never be okay. Morality is and always will be subjective.
Question: If the situation was reversed and the main cast of the Witcher were all black yet the makers of the adaptation wanted to change Ciri and make her white, you wouldn't have any problem right?. After all, "it's just a fantasy character". Who cares right?. I'd like to know if you can at least stick to your guns or you're going to reach for a BS double standard.
Also, good job ignoring my reply post while you yourself replied to me and claiming you were too busy and couldn't be bothered to engage in this thread further....while continuing to engage in this thread anyway. That really speaks volumes of your character.
