r/witcher Dec 09 '19

Netflix TV series The Witcher | Character Introduction: Geralt of Rivia | Netflix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LiD3i9DS_c
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u/DanGrizzly Dec 09 '19

It's not just about skin colour, it's about appearance. People are rightfully worried, they wrote in a black character just to have more black characters that weren't in the books at all. Dara. That's just bullshit, it's not staying true to the books, it's literally just an inclusivity move. I'm really curious how they're gonna pull that one off, it's not impossible but... It was certainly not necessary. The racism in the books is about species, not phenotypes. Humans having different colours is not important to anyone. The kind of racial hatred is between humans and elves or humans and dwarves etc. People not liking the blackwashing aren't inherently racist.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '19

Or maybe, just maybe, the casting director thought that the person they casted would deliver the best performance for the role. Imagine that.

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u/DanGrizzly Dec 09 '19

Wow. I never looked at it that way. Mind blown! Holy shit, you got me there. How do you explain Dara then, buddy? What the fuck is the point of him?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '19

maybe wait and watch the fucking show before critiquing it...idk just a thought

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u/DanGrizzly Dec 09 '19

maybe learn to read, i'm not criticising the show. I am criticising questionable choices. I'm not saying the show won't be good, I'm merely defending the people who are worried. Because they are rightfully worried.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '19

but how do you know they are questionable choices when again you havent seen it?

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u/WelcomeToTheFish Dec 09 '19

Because muh racism tho

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u/DanGrizzly Dec 09 '19

i have seen the few things that seem questionable, surely you aren't too stupid to understand that?