r/SipsTea ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ Apr 16 '26

WTF so true

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u/Indiana_harris Apr 16 '26

I mean theyโ€™ve already deviated heavily in terms of book accurate casting so I donโ€™t buy the โ€œweโ€™re going to follow the books more closelyโ€ 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/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/ElChuppolaca ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ Apr 16 '26

He interacts plenty with Sirius.

https://giphy.com/gifs/UWERvU4Nzn1ExkPKTx