They call it 'colour blind casting'. It is the process modern film and TV producers undertake when casting their productions, so that the actors on screen are as diverse as possible. It is the archetypal implementation of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion).
Now this all sounds well and good when one is making a film about life in a contemporary Western city, but what if your flick is set in small town USA or rural Britain? What if your production revolves around ninth century Scandinavia or, say, 11th century England in the year 1066...
The Beeb's production of King & Conqueror is supposed to depict the battle for the throne of England following the death of childless Edward the Confessor. For the cast to look historically accurate, then all the actors should be of European ancestry and yes, that means white. However, due to the implementation of DEI across the board, the show features multiple black 'Anglo-Saxons' fighting an army of Norman invaders, which also includes some black faces. There are even scenes featuring diverse ethnic and mixed groups represented in the nobility of both sides. Absurd.
Just to be clear - the Angles, the Saxons and the Normans were all ethnic European groups - they were not 'multi-cultural' or 'multi-ethnic'. This show perverts history in order to brainwash youngsters into accepting that their contemporary surroundings is just 'how it's always been'.
Of course King & Conqueror is just one example of an agenda that pervades modern entertainment, where propaganda is prioritised over entertainment. From Amazon's Rings of Power (that would have Tolkien spinning in his grave) to the multi-ethnic period drama of Bridgerton and the hugely controversial casting of a half Jamaican woman as Cleopatra (both from Netflix), the list goes on.
And now that the big awards ceremonies such as the Oscars and BAFTA now require DEI casting in order to be considered, the issue is here to stay for the foreseeable future. That is, perhaps, until Hollywood and the entertainment industry collapses altogether. The concept of entertaining your paying customers is the winning notion that built a multi-billion dollar industry in the first place. Now that this idea is being jettisoned in favour of political indoctrination, there are less bums on seats.
Get woke, go broke losers.
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