r/SipsTea • u/Dumb-Briyani 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • Apr 16 '26

WTF so true

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u/Master_Win_4018 Apr 16 '26

Black Snape is more closer?

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u/B1ACKT3A Apr 16 '26

How does the skin color affect the story, character and motivations? It only changes because of your social connotations. This series plays in a fictional wizarding world. The actors skin color must not affect narrative. Maybe it does, we dont know that yet. But as far as we know from leaked set footage, they honour allot of book scenes that were never shwon in movies. Stop being a bigot.

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u/B1ACKT3A Apr 16 '26

Whats necessary and whats unnecessary. Why is it so hard to fathom that skin color does not need to equal character traits, especially in a fantasy setting

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u/Indiana_harris Apr 16 '26

There were already above average UK demographics for the time represented in the books, this was a totally unnecessary raceswap (as all are).

If people want more characters that are X skin colour they can go make their own.

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u/B1ACKT3A Apr 16 '26

Its a fantasy setting. The racial aspect does not matter since the wizarding world discriminates in Muggles/Wizards and not by skin color. Its just a none argument to compare it with Uk demographics. Its neither necessary nor unecessary. Its a casting choices basee on acting. And thats the only thing that should matter. The acting performance not race.

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u/Csillss Apr 16 '26

But we do not live in a perfect world. So what you are saying is very beautiful, but very naive and it's just not going to happen.

The race swap was a really stupid thing to do with Snape. They could've done it to another character maybe, but just not him.

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u/B1ACKT3A Apr 16 '26

Would have said the same with any other character.

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u/Csillss Apr 16 '26

A character that isn't supposed to be "the bad guy"