I'm a Jew (a very very nonpracticing Jew), and I sort of agree with JT and sort of don't. I have frequently been annoyed by the casting of non-Jews in Jewish roles, but only up to a point. Many people of other ethnic groups can play Jews very effectively and convincingly, and isn't that the point? And, isn't it sort of reductive to make Jewishness the major defining character of a person?
But, most importantly, I feel 100% that artists/actors/writers should not be limited by anything but their talent and their humanity. That's the baseline, isn't it? To do a good job? |
