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Topic	Dwayne Johnson faces backlash for being cast as a black character in a movie
Dash_Harber 10/10/18 11:22:47 PM #60:	Howl posted... Skye Reynolds posted... It might be a little unfair to The Rock, but he probably should step down from this role and take another in its place. Why? He's not black enough iyo? I actually disagree with people criticizing him, but to be fair, there is a gross double standard for race because skin color has much less to do with race than genetics. A single drop of non-white blood makes you black, and mixed people are often lumped in with black people, even if they are just as white as they are black. So I can sort of see why we keep ending up having these sorts of discussions, because old school racist doctrine has been so influential that we sort of are unsure how to class anyone anymore. <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:910327049] in Dwayne Joh... [t:77086757]...</cite> <quote><cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Skye Reynolds posted...</cite> <quote>It might be a little unfair to The Rock, but he probably should step down from this role and take another in its place. </quote> Why? He's not black enough iyo?</quote> I actually disagree with people criticizing him, but to be fair, there is a gross double standard for race because skin color has much less to do with race than genetics. A single drop of non-white blood makes you black, and mixed people are often lumped in with black people, even if they are just as white as they are black. So I can sort of see why we keep ending up having these sorts of discussions, because old school racist doctrine has been so influential that we sort of are unsure how to class anyone anymore.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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