Rings of Power: Tolkien's Shambling Skinsuit

Locnar said:

The "rap battle" you were referring to was between King Fingolfin and Sauron. As I said, Sauron's confrontation with Luthien was really a confrontation between him and her bodyguard, the Dog Huan. A physical contest. Luthien did not use "magic" on his ass. She used it later against Morgoth and his guards.

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I remembered her singing and toppling Sauron's tower, but maybe not.

Fingolfin is the guy that just randomly marched up to Morgoth's base and started kicking the shit out of him until he got tired and squished under Morgoth's giant mace?

you guys could fall into a pile of titties and somehow land on a cock

this isnt even an issue of blacks, its an issue of canon. Tar Miriel may be a little known character, but if she is to be a large part of this show then she should have been casted correctly. as with the other Token characters who got race swapped. if they are barely in this show then it doesnt matter much because its not integral to their plot. its funny they never make Galadriel a man or dwarves really tall.

Fadaar said:

you guys could fall into a pile of titties and somehow land on a cock

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Well since half the people with titties on TV have a cock you're probably right.

Tarrant said:

Mainly I eyerolled you because then you always seek out my next post to do the same and it makes me lol.

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I always seek out your next post? Umm, like the one that was you responding to me and I responded back? Sorry to seek you out, bro, hope you don't feel stalked by the reply function on a message forum.

Khalan said:

What if the best show possible is casting great actors who happen to be POC? Like I have no earthly idea who the actors are (Mostly no names) but what if they are objectively better actors than the white people who auditioned?

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Sure, no problem, when it makes sense within the context of the story and doesn't distract from the story. It probably happens a lot and nobody notices or cares.

When producers seem intent on making people care about their casting diversity hires, then they better be amazing.

Most often what happens seems to be like in the Witcher with Fringilla. They virtue signalled hard, wore their social justice openly, seemed motivated by activism, then cast a black character that was counter to established lore, and then, and this is the critical part, she was shit. Even people not familiar with the IP seemed to think she was shit. But if you criticized her acting? That's racist!!!

If people cared about better representation for black and indigenous actors of color they'd first not lump all people together based on the color of their skin and imply they're all fucking natives or some shit (indigenous black English actors lol?)

Then, they'd only hire the best for roles so people wouldn't question whether they were diversity hires. Same as questioning bad blonde actresses for possibly being hired for their ability to stomach watching Weinstein jerk off into a plant, not their acting ability.

They're not hiring the best, though, and then call people racist for noticing the poor talent or questionable production decisions.

Kiroy said:

statistically not possible and you're an idiot to not understand why, especially when major studios have decided that all casts need to be a certain ratio of diversity that doesn't match population or actor demographics.

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That's the fun part. Disproportionately over represent black actors and the talent pool can't keep up and they suck and then it just creates more people who dislike or are skeptical of black actors. These Hollywood liberals are either dumb or secretly racist setting black actors up for failure. KKK approves!

The sad thing is that while Friends was going with it's 100% white cast, I was also watching Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with it's 100% black cast and went to see Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon with it's 100% Chinese cast. That's diversity.

I would happily watch a show based on African/Indian/American mythology with a 100% African/Indian/Native cast. That's how you do it, only mix people for things set in modern times.

Instead black people have to appropriate European mythology like they have none of their own. THAT'S racist.

Ossoi said:

Big Nirgon energy

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Not that I'd wish my energy on anyone else really, bit of a double edged sword. Glad to see a mention but how do I fit in here? Elaborate a little?

I've called for ye and not heard a response too recently.

people complain about canon from Silmarilion like anyone actually can remember how to spell a single name from the book.

Khalan said:

people complain about canon from Silmarilion like anyone actually can remember how to spell a single name from the book.

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Have you even read the last couple pages of this thread?

Shut the fuck up.