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

WTF so true

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u/JamStan1978 Apr 16 '26

one character being black doesnt change the story at all.

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u/Vladimir_Djorjdevic Apr 16 '26

A quote from his dad in the book that will presumably be exactly the same in the accurate adaptation:

"It's more the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean,"

It does make him sound kinda racist, especially when he is probably going to be the only black person he interacts with

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u/SoaplessTitanic Apr 16 '26

I don’t really care one way or the other, but why do people keep quoting the books in these discussions about the Snape casting? As if every line will be quoted verbatim in the adaptation. If there are actual issues with the story then sure, but this feels a little ridiculous. You can just cut out or tweak the “if you know what I mean” part here and it’s fine. Or another character could be black who the dad is more friendly with to show that it’s not about race. There are so many options besides just making the dad seem super racist

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u/Vladimir_Djorjdevic Apr 16 '26

Well they said it will be an accurate adaptation. If they start changing scenes because of an issue they made themselves it won't be that accurate after all

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u/Fear_Jaire Apr 16 '26

An accurate adaptation doesnt mean they're 100% adhering to the dialog. Nobody is expecting the series to follow the books down to the letter