Raptorific

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• Posted 10 months ago

  So, I've seen all your posts about whitewashing in the Hunger Games movie, and how they didn't let any non-white actresses audition for Katniss, and forgive me if you've already answered this, but if anyone had been allowed to audition, but Jennifer Lawrence still did the best job in the eyes of the casting directors and got the part, would you be fine with it? Or do you feel that a non-white actress should've been cast no matter what? Sorry, just curious :)

  Asked by insanethoughtsofkate

  Ideally, actors of color should have been cast as Katniss, Gale, and Haymitch. In the books, Katniss describes the Seam people in a way that identifies them as an ethnic minority. Since these descriptions were not explicitly stated in the films, the fact that Seam folks are an ethnic minority does not translate to screen unless their PoC status is immediately visible by the audience. 

  If they’d allowed actresses of all races to audition for her part and Jennifer Lawrence had still been picked, I’d still think they should’ve cast an actress who actually looks anything like the character. However, I’d have an easier time believing the best actress for the job had been picked if the audition process had not been “whites only.”

  • insanethoughtsofkate
  • the hunger games
  • thg
  • hunger games
  • whitewashing

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• 1. thickney likes this
  2. nikola-nickart said: they should have at least tan her skin for the movie, but no, they left her be white despite the character’s appearance :P
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