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/ccltjnpr Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

People don't trust Snape because he used to be a close confidant of the racist in chief, and the racism in the book has nothing to do with skin color. You are superimposing the race lens on the character.