DonFerrari said:
Runa216 said:
The TV show is based off the books, not off the games. (Games were also inspired by the book.)
And no, I didn't care because it wasn't a big deal. It made sense for them all to be white in the game given the book's inspiration in slavic history. However, the issue here is that it could make just as much sense if one race was black, or another race was furries. The themes and the story and the characters are not and will not be altered by a change in skin tone. Having an all white cast or a diverse cast makes equal amount of sense in the context that it's a fantasy story set in a fantasy world.
I wouldn't protest either decision.
I will, however, argue against your points that a diverse cast is somehow wrong or unfaithful to the material because there's plenty of precedent for changes like this to happen in similar adaptations. It's dumb no matter what direction it takes, whether it's people bitching about Tilda Swinton being The ancient One or Idris Elba being Heimdall or James Bond being Blonde or Goku being that obnoxious white kid. The issue isn't diversity or lack thereof, it's that people are always looking for things to complain about and will use this as an excuse to jump in and the whole race thing is just another excuse to act tribalistic.
DragonBall Evolution wasn't terrible because Justin Chatwin is white. that movie was terrible because the filmmakers fundamentally misunderstood DragonBall.
Furthermore, you seem to fundamentally misunderstand, just EVERYTHING about injecting diversity into a cast. It's not about some manifest destiny or reverse racism or anything, it's the studio saying 'hey, we could really use some color in this story', or (and bare with me), "Maybe we could get more people to watch from more demographics if ciri was black." Both are entirely valid reasons to do what they're doing, and until we see the final product we have no idea if making this decision somehow sacrificed the heart and soul of the story.
If the show comes out and it turns out whoever they cast was wrong for the role or they fundamentally missed the point of The Witcher, I'll be just as critical as anyone else. However, if it does turn out that the show doesn't work, I highly doubt it will be because of a little skin pigmentation.
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So let me get it. We are racist for wanting the material to keep as is, but someone that would only watch a program if it have actors of his skin colors are the not racist? Great logic.
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Did you quote the correct post? Your response makes no sense.
Runa216 never said anyone is racist in the post you quoted nor was it even implied. She was only saying that skin color likely wouldn't mess up this or other works of fiction in terms of casting, because the skin color of these characters isn't fundamental to the themes of the story. No judgment was cast on those that don't agree.
Also, Runa216 said she would watch the show even if it was an all white cast (see the bolded text). While something like Black Panther, imho, would have its themes greatly affected by white washing the lead character, the examples she gave (Dragonball or The Ancient One in Doctor Strange) were viewable, because their race changes didn't really change the story in a significant way. Many believe the same can be said for Ciri.
You probably should read what you are responding to. I personally agreed very much with Runa216's response, but even if I didn't, I could see you are putting words in her post that simply aren't there.
