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But I don't want us to be separate, I just want us cast in regular roles.
No film set in LA, NYC, or Miami or Texas should be so white
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18 percent of Americans are Hispanic. Where the fuck is our Hollywood representation?
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But I don't want us to be separate, I just want us cast in regular roles.
No film set in LA, NYC, or Miami or Texas should be so white
Imagine writing, producing, and casting in a movie in LA without considering Hispanic characters and actors.
The city is named Los Angeles ffs
The city is named Los Angeles ffs
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Movies start with script, if the script writer thinks that the story characters are white, they usually are.
I'm pretty sure that Hispanic writer thinks that main characters are hispanic, it's a normal thing.
If you start forcing different ethnics in the movie or a game for the sake of it, the story gets molested because it wasn't the writers intention, so respect the script is what i'm saying.
I'm pretty sure that Hispanic writer thinks that main characters are hispanic, it's a normal thing.
If you start forcing different ethnics in the movie or a game for the sake of it, the story gets molested because it wasn't the writers intention, so respect the script is what i'm saying.
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I don't live or have ever lived in Latin America. Many of that 18 percent haven't either. THIS is our home, and our films don't represent us
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Nah
It's not about catering the role to Hispanic Americans, it's about roles in which the characters ethnicity/culture doesn't mean anything to the story. For example, literally almost every fucking movie.
I mean in an ideal world without institutional racism, minorities would get equal rights free of scratching and clawing inch by inch for it - but that's not the world we live in.
Given the streak of anti-blackness was that runs undercurrent to Latin America at large, I'm not ready to dismiss SadSic's intentions so easily.
Again, it is pretty telling (at least to me) he immediately decided to harp on the progress of black people despite the population virtually never having any level of systemic power in America.
Dora and The Lost City of Gold is legitimately one of the best movies of this year and no one gives a shit. We gotta do better about showing up.
Bad take. Did you actually watch it. It's analysis and self reflection of class privilege and race is what makes it not fall into white savior tropes.
Oh, you want white people to take it upon themselves to represent your people? Whew!
personally i did not mean to pit minority v minority there, just to show the parity between two different minorities in hollywood representation - you can represent both at the same time, i dont think you have to just have one or the other, so sorry for the potential toxicity there
i get that a lot of people reeeeally find that offensive to think about so im cool with just not continuing that aspect of the conversation
It's a culture not a race.
Alexis Bledel and Cameron Diaz are just as Hispanic as Zoe Saldana and Rosario Dawson
I think that this is pretty naive look at the things, specially if you look the world where we are living at the moment.
Everything is about race or religion.
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Why hasn't Nolan ever had a Hispanic actor in any of his films off the top of my head?
I did. It was years ago and I don't remember feeling like it was as remarkable or special as you are describing, but in general I'm not a fan of that type of film.
Well that is true. Although I did like the tunnel scene with Batman doing some scary shit to Bane's goons
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Honestly if I wanted this thread to reeaaly cause a stir I would've titled it: How come Cristopher Nolan has never cast a Hispanic actor or actress?
Being white and Hispanic/Latino are not mutually exclusive. Just like being black and Hispanic/Latino are not mutually exclusive.
No. It is a photoshopped meme.
I'm in complete agreement with you op.
Not really a fan of Shakira or Jennifer Lopez but I'm happy that two Latinas will be doing the half time show next year
Not really a fan of Shakira or Jennifer Lopez but I'm happy that two Latinas will be doing the half time show next year
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Idk about Joaquin, seems like a rare case, one that doesn't disprove or prove the point of this thread
J Lo was amazing in hustlers. Def my fav movie of the month.
Demian Bichir was on the hateful eight, but not that it counts as much anyway.
Im aware that you can be white and have hispanic or latin ancestry. Joaquin Phoenix doesn't have any hispanic or latin ancestry.
For the purposes of this thread, using him as an example of representation sort of highlights the problem. It's a massive reach.
Here you go, ask him.
If you want an answer ask him, why vent on a board where nobody here can answer why he chooses his casts as he does.
So go to the source, otherwise you are pissing in the wind.
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Fair enough.
I am just a Latin American born and raised in LATAM so my experienced probably differ from Americans.
Care to explain why you are shaking your head? Why other races aren't as accurately represented according to their population percentages?
You're complaining about the amount of Black Americans compared to other minorities rather than just complaining about the lack of minorities or a specific minority.
They may be hispanic but they're white/caucasian hispanics. Still, it's a shame not even them are trying to push for better representation. We live in a world where these three guys have collectively won the Oscar for best director five times over the last six years, but nothing has changed on this front. And frankly I'm not interested in the basic ass representation offered by the likes of Disney either. Zoe Saldana might be in Marvel's comic book movies, but she's all painted green. Is she also representing latinos in the Avatar movies? Fuck no she's not.
I recommend to you Mozart in the Jungle with Gael García Bernal in the lead role. It's not a movie, but it is great. And his character is true to his heritage.
I'm white from Australia, and I didn't even know America was 18% Hispanic- and definitely made me wonder where all the Hispanic characters are at... but
isnt it a bit funky to say they aren't Hispanic enough or don't "act Hispanic"- I mean who are we to say theyare or aren't?
All I'm saying is you are getting into some tricky territory trying to define who someone else is like that.
I'm Hispanic-American and I'm like that guy you quoted. Us, second generation and beyond Hispanic-Americans, don't really identify much with Latino tv and movies. Some of us don't even Spanish or have never been to Latin America.
I'm wondering why one minority is way more represented than the others in these game shows. I'm not saying have less black contestants. Looking for answers and not finding any here.
I can't say I've noticed, but maybe it's who goes out for these shows?
You're complaining about "overt" Black representation in a Hispanic/Latino representation in American movies thread. It's Anti Blackness.