"If the students are advocating for 'color-conscious casting' as mentioned in the linked article, then do they realize that this would require casting an actress of Romani descent?"
Arguably, that would be ethnic-conscious (or words to that effect). In this context, color-conscious just means that Esmerelda is brown, and she should be played by a brown actress. You raise many good points, but ultimately, the issue can be just as simple as they should probably cast a brown actress or pick another show. |
