Update: Latest rumor shows casting for a white Ciri | Original: Netflix looking for non-white actress to play Ciri in the Witcher tv series

[sundin13]

MrWayne said:

sundin13 said:

And for that last sentence, I already explained this and at this point it is difficult not to label this racism. Non-white individuals can represent American culture the same as white individuals. It is fundamentally racist to act like if you are a minority, you cannot be truly American. That borders on some really fucked up "purity" bullshit which I will not be party to.

Only a small objection. Obviously, both white and non-white Americans can represent America, but not every one of America's many different cultures.
For example, neither a black nor a white person can credibly represent Native American culture.

Yeah, that is an elaboration I included more or less when I previously made this argument. Basically I said that inclusion of minority individuals allows media to represent the parts of American culture that we don't see quite as often, but that doesn't make it any less American.