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| re: Disney admits to resorting to 'brownface' for live-action 'Aladdin' | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 07:38 am EST 01/10/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Disney admits to resorting to 'brownface' for live-action 'Aladdin' - bmc 03:34 am EST 01/10/18 | |
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| Their explanation -- which seems plausible -- is that this was only done for 'specialists' who needed to be incorporated into those scenes (such as stunt people and riggers), not just to fill out crowd scenes. | |
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| re: Disney admits to resorting to 'brownface' for live-action 'Aladdin' | |
| Posted by: RelaxnNYC 10:22 am EST 01/10/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Disney admits to resorting to 'brownface' for live-action 'Aladdin' - MockingbirdGirl 07:38 am EST 01/10/18 | |
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| If Disney was filming in India and needed Caucasian 'specialists' for a scene, would they have just put ethnic people in "whiteface"? There's a Middle East/Arab film industry. There's a huge Bollywood film industry. I'm sure it boiled down to the fact that Disney wanted to save some $$, didn't bother to look, and thought no one would notice. If this was a small, independent film project, I would almost give them a pass. But Disney has money to burn. |
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| re: Disney admits to resorting to 'brownface' for live-action 'Aladdin' | |
| Posted by: MistressAndy 11:40 am EST 01/10/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Disney admits to resorting to 'brownface' for live-action 'Aladdin' - RelaxnNYC 10:22 am EST 01/10/18 | |
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| Not just that, but they filmed in LONDON. The Southeast Asian community in the UK is massive. Seriously? | |
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| Has an actor of Middle Eastern descent played Aladdin or Jasmine on Broadway or tour? | |
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| Posted by: WaymanWong 12:09 pm EST 01/10/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Disney admits to resorting to 'brownface' for live-action 'Aladdin' - MistressAndy 11:40 am EST 01/10/18 | |
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| When ''Aladdin'' opened on Broadway in 2014, it had an ethnically diverse cast of African-Americans, Latinos, Asians and whites. But you were hard-pressed to find many actors of Middle Eastern descent in the show. Seth Rudetsky once quipped that his Off-Broadway production of ''Disaster!,'' which included two of them, had more than than ''Aladdin.'' Are there so few Arab-American performers who do musical theater? Between ''Aladdin'' and ''The Band's Visit,'' I hope that helps give them more opportunities to shine. |
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