‘The Wiz Live!’ Slammed as Racist on Social Media for All-Black Cast

Yahoo News ^ | 12/3/15 | [The Wrap] Daniel Holloway

[Impala64ssa]

I can't help but wonder if NBC put these people up to issuing these mindless tweets to give this program a ratings boost, maybe with the promise of $100 and a six pack? Yes, I'm that cynical when it comes to crap like this. You just can't win with the PC "not sees".

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Toto was white . . . wasn’t he?

[PittsburghAfterDark]

The Wiz was supposed to be an all black cast to begin with. I don’t see an issue with it.

I just wish the same logic would apply to super heroes, James Bond and all the other he/she is now black idiocy going on.

Turn in to Supergirl and you’ll find Jimmy Olsen is now a bald black guy.

[TBP]

This is completely ridiculous.

BTW, the ratings were significantly higher than last year's Peter Pan Live!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I have no problem with the producer choosing any cast he/she wants, but they’ve pretty much reaped what they have sown here.

[stanne]

All Black. Well yeah. That’s what it was marketed as back in the day

Ditto cosby

[TBP]

This is completely ridiculous.

BTW, the ratings were significantly higher than last year's Peter Pan Live!

[stylin19a]

thank goodness we didn’t get into the remake of Amos & Andy from radio to tv.

Or a black Annie(Little Orphan Annie)
Or a black Karate Kid
Or a black Cinderella
Or a black Steel Magnolia’s
Or a black Jerry Lewis (Nutty Professor)
Or a black Ralph Cramden ?????
or...oh never mind.

[God luvs America]

in theory you are correct because they did the Sound of Music a few years ago which had no black people..

that said i’m glad to see the outrage- with all the diversity/inclusion/PC crap thrown rammed down our throats and everything being racist if you don’t agree with all the PC crap its good they get a taste of their own medicine...

[Timpanagos1]

I don’t think anyone is that stupid.

[Gene Eric]

>> The Thursday-night live production featured an all-black cast

Why is this a problem?

[Mears]

“Turn in to Supergirl and you’ll find Jimmy Olsen is now a bald black guy.”

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Tell me you’re joking.

Please.

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[dfwgator]

I agree, really people are that stupid not to know what “The Wiz” is all about?

[dfwgator]

The worst was a black James West.

[doorgunner69]

Aw, come on....

No black Archie Bunker??

[PCPOET7]

who cares.....if some one wants to be racially sensitive they can......I will say this if I hear any of those involved in this production complain about not enough people of color being in the production I will ask them how come they made the casting choices they made but other then that, I will watch the production and enjoy it. the only big deal is if those involved in it make race a issue on someone else’s production.

[dfwgator]

Wasn’t George Jefferson supposed to essentially be a black version of Archie Bunker?

[guyfromjrz]

I remember the commercials when I was a kid in the very late .70’s early 80’s in the NY Metro area.

It was funky. I wanted to go because Mike Jackson was in it and the pretty lady that sang “bad girls” also had a part. I thought she was pretty(Donna summers of course)

What’s next? Botching about a non white jazz omsombo?

Frankly, people of African origin do great stuff too!

The Wiz is R&B!

Sincerely,
A white dude.

[cherry]

where appropriate, actors should portray their characters....whether they be white, black or inbetween....

but making up stories just to feature a certain group is pretentions.....

[MeshugeMikey]