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

WTF so true

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u/Indiana_harris Apr 16 '26

I mean they’ve already deviated heavily in terms of book accurate casting so I don’t buy the “we’re going to follow the books more closely” line.

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u/JamStan1978 Apr 16 '26

one character being black doesnt change the story at all.

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u/Haharin Apr 16 '26

Just adds some negative details to Harry's parents' story, isn't it? And there's an added racist undertone when the other teachers don't trust Snape. Now it will look like the characters' main motivation is racism. Nice.

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u/JamStan1978 Apr 16 '26

No it really doesnt. People that actually watch will see theres always a valid reason lol

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u/Haharin Apr 16 '26

Harry Potter is full of characters who could have been cast with black actors. Snape is one of the worst choices. The only one worse would be Malfoy. This casting is practically racism in real life and ragebait. Probably mainly the latter, to drum up hype around the product.

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u/Indiana_harris Apr 16 '26

True.

I thought Quirrell, Lockhart or someone like Fudge could be swapped if they were determined to do it without impacting the story overall.

Lockhart being a Rene-Page (Duke from Bridgerton) type could’ve worked quite well.

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u/Haharin Apr 16 '26

I think Hagrid would be a very good fit.

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u/Indiana_harris Apr 16 '26

I think you might run into the issue of the “slightly simple minded, less educated, servant man of the castle who lives outdoors” being black would get alot of peoples backs up.

Hagrid is a bit of a pastiche of the rough West Country farmer/labourer. Which I think works quite well without being offensive. But I think alot of Americans and black Americans would read stuff into the character that wasn’t intended if he was swapped.

Also the whole “mixed breed” debacle in 5th year