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Supporting Character Whitewashed in Film Adaptation of "Warm Bodies" ›
In the book, Nora is described as having brown skin and as being half Ethiopian. This is the actress they cast to play her. Click the above link to read more.
I haven’t read the book but I’m just gonna applaud to another whitewashing fiasco. You are doing such a good job Hollywood.
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I feel like Hollywood doesn’t understand…YOU GET THE AUTOR INVOLVED=SUCCESS
YOU DO IT WITHOUT THEM=CRAP LIKE THIS HAPPENSActually, as noted in the article above, the author approves of this casting. Like Suzanne Collins, author Isaac Marion essentially dismisses the racial realities faced by actors of color, or the importance of having characters of color in a work that is supposed to feature a dystopian view of America.
