Sounds like culture appropriation to me.
Or does that only work one way?
First thing they’ll do is attack the customer Oh wait they’re already attacking the customer ,LOL
Both are a little long in the tooth for the roles.
It’s as much a publicity stunt as it is DEI.
No such thing as bad publicity, as the saying goes.
Yeah right, like anyone gives a damn. Let’s see the evidence
No one can play the part of Hamlet unless they are Danish.
Romeo where da fuq you at
They don’t sell entertainment anymore they sell Skin Color
The classics are old enough and specialized enough that we should let race go, I think.
But that means any race can play Othello in play or opera, the same for Turandot, Aida, Madame Butterfly, any creed can play Shylock. The Greek tragedies are open.
That said, this black actress is miscast for Juliet, I think. The role requires a physical delicacy that she does not have.
They are already predicting a box office failure and want to explain it away, as opposed to the real reasons.
They’re not even giving Romeo & Juliet a chance ,killing it before they kill themselves
Try to picture this: A KKK fan of Shakespeare
“Hey Billy Bob, we’re goin’ down to tha waterin’ hole, pops gots some new White lightnin’, you comin’?”
“No Jeb, I wanna continue my Shakespearean studies”
Later on:
“Whut tha?? Is that a N playin’ Juliet?? By gum, git tha hoods! We gonna burn some crosses!!”
This made up crap was started by Disney with Star Wars and Marvel race and gender swapping then screaming racism/sexism when somebody pointed out that it made no sense to the story.
Nobody cares about Shakespeare plays enough to complain and Shakespeare has been done in every friggen country with every different ethnicity. Pathetic attempt at publicity. Was Lizzo unavailable to play Juliet?
Blah blah blah
At least they are not building submarines and warships for our Navy:
Navy Focused on DEI, Now It Can’t Figure Out How to Build Ships!
“We don’t have detailed plans of action, milestones, initiatives.”
April 8, 2024 by Daniel Greenfield
“America’s Navy values diversity, equality and inclusivity,” the woke Navy leadership claims. “We believe that when a diverse group of individuals come together to do a job, they can do it better because of their differences.”
The Year of Hate helped accelerate the woke destruction of the US Navy.
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday announced that he wanted to change the Navy. While the title of the video of his remarks was “One Team, One Navy”, its divisive message was that the Navy was racist and only “conversations” about race would help.
Gilday “shared” videos of naval personnel claiming that America was racist and that they were angry. “Being African-American in America is not fun,” an aviation technician claimed.
A lieutenant commander claimed that he had experienced “systemic racism” and “implicit bias”. A white corpsman urged that “we can stand up for change” and declared that, “tomorrow’s Navy will finally stand on the right side of history when we realize that black lives matter.”
“I have become very aware of my privilege as a white person,” a female musician confessed. Then she claimed that “this country has a history of systemic racism” and called for creating a “country that is more equitable and just.”
The video closed with Gilday vowing to eliminate “systemic racism” with a new task force.
How’s that working out? The “diverse group of individuals” can’t seem to get anything done beyond DEI sessions.
The Navy’s top admiral and civilian secretary have still not responded to questions about a damning Navy report released Tuesday outlining the sweeping failure of the Navy and its industrial partners to make expected progress on two submarine programs, an aircraft carrier and a new class of frigates.
The delays, from one to three years each depending on the program, come as the Navy and Pentagon pour billions into modernizing and upgrading shipyards in an attempt to build and repair ships more quickly and keep pace with China. Beijing’s navy has already surpassed the U.S. in size.
The revelations came in a one-page fact sheet the Navy put together outlining the findings of Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro’s 45-day shipbuilding study which he ordered in January. Neither Del Toro or the service’s top officer, Adm. Lisa Franchetti, released a statement or commented on the report, which shows a total of 11 years worth of delays across the affected programs.
Two classes of nuclear-powered submarines lead the list of delays, one of which will be the main carrier of the nation’s sea-based nuclear missiles.
Aware of the issues for years, the Navy is still unsure how to fix them.
“We don’t have detailed plans of action, milestones, initiatives — we are identifying and deeply looking into where we are now in a ‘get real, get better’ approach,” Nickolas Guertin, the Navy’s senior acquisition executive, told reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday after unveiling the results of the Navy-ordered 45-day study.
“We found that we have issues that need to be resolved,” he said. “But we don’t have all those things completely nailed down yet.”
More videos about systemic racism should do it. And diversity. Diversity can fix anything.
“America’s Navy values diversity, equality and inclusivity,” the woke Navy leadership claims. “We believe that when a diverse group of individuals come together to do a job, they can do it better because of their differences.”
The Year of Hate helped accelerate the woke destruction of the US Navy.
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday announced that he wanted to change the Navy. While the title of the video of his remarks was “One Team, One Navy”, its divisive message was that the Navy was racist and only “conversations” about race would help.
Gilday “shared” videos of naval personnel claiming that America was racist and that they were angry. “Being African-American in America is not fun,” an aviation technician claimed.
A lieutenant commander claimed that he had experienced “systemic racism” and “implicit bias”. A white corpsman urged that “we can stand up for change” and declared that, “tomorrow’s Navy will finally stand on the right side of history when we realize that black lives matter.”
“I have become very aware of my privilege as a white person,” a female musician confessed. Then she claimed that “this country has a history of systemic racism” and called for creating a “country that is more equitable and just.”
The video closed with Gilday vowing to eliminate “systemic racism” with a new task force.
How’s that working out? The “diverse group of individuals” can’t seem to get anything done beyond DEI sessions.
The Navy’s top admiral and civilian secretary have still not responded to questions about a damning Navy report released Tuesday outlining the sweeping failure of the Navy and its industrial partners to make expected progress on two submarine programs, an aircraft carrier and a new class of frigates.
The delays, from one to three years each depending on the program, come as the Navy and Pentagon pour billions into modernizing and upgrading shipyards in an attempt to build and repair ships more quickly and keep pace with China. Beijing’s navy has already surpassed the U.S. in size.
The revelations came in a one-page fact sheet the Navy put together outlining the findings of Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro’s 45-day shipbuilding study which he ordered in January. Neither Del Toro or the service’s top officer, Adm. Lisa Franchetti, released a statement or commented on the report, which shows a total of 11 years worth of delays across the affected programs.
Two classes of nuclear-powered submarines lead the list of delays, one of which will be the main carrier of the nation’s sea-based nuclear missiles.
Aware of the issues for years, the Navy is still unsure how to fix them.
“We don’t have detailed plans of action, milestones, initiatives — we are identifying and deeply looking into where we are now in a ‘get real, get better’ approach,” Nickolas Guertin, the Navy’s senior acquisition executive, told reporters at the Pentagon on Tuesday after unveiling the results of the Navy-ordered 45-day study.
“We found that we have issues that need to be resolved,” he said. “But we don’t have all those things completely nailed down yet.”
More videos about systemic racism should do it. And diversity. Diversity can fix anything.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/navy-focused-on-dei-now-it-cant-figure-out-how-to-build-ships/
Wouldn’t this be cultural appropriation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCH-kiLTgTI
It would be like having a remake of Roots” with an all-star honkey cast.
Let’s see some instances of this “bullying.”
It’s probably just people expressing a sincere opinion about her suitability for the role. Physical appearance is fair game for criticism in the visual and performing arts.
Of course the theater company and probably the actress herself are enjoying every second of it. It lets them play the role of victim and moral scold, which these types relish.