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   camarade steph (stephagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 04:03:59 JST camarade steph
   that's kind of weird
   https://www.theroot.com/haters-are-mad-a-black-actor-just-landed-iconic-role-of-1851768884
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     LostInCalifornia (lostincalifornia@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 04:03:58 JST LostInCalifornia

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     • Flick ??

     @Flick @stephagain They didn't want a non white character. They wanted an actor who lobbied for the job --- lobbying for a job is a sign of commitment.

     Fury is a major character in a major movie franchise. Swapping race can work, especially in a fantasy franchise. He's a prime example.

     There are far more ways they change her stories than a single line describing a single character. Those bother me far more.

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     EatKnitSleep (eatknitsleepagain@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 04:03:58 JST EatKnitSleep

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     • LostInCalifornia
     @LostInCalifornia @Flick @stephagain I think there's be complaints whoever they chose, because how the hell is anyone supposed to replace Alan Rickman?
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     Flick ?? (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 04:03:59 JST Flick ??

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     @stephagain How are they going to give him long, greasy hair?

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     LostInCalifornia (lostincalifornia@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 04:03:59 JST LostInCalifornia

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     @Flick @stephagain Sargent Fury was originally a WWII comic book character. The chances of him being a black man during our last segregated war were nil.

     Samuel L Jackson does a really excellent job playing him in the Avengers.

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     Flick ?? (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 04:03:59 JST Flick ??

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     @LostInCalifornia @stephagain I have no idea who that is. Did he have a plot-significant physical trait that it’s impossible for the actor to share?

     (If they wanted a non-white actor, why not —say— an Indian one who could get the hair right?)