I am not a subscriber to Netflix so I cannot watch. Of course many of the characters being played by black thespians has made the Social Justice Warrior types very happy. I do not care what the race or ethnicity as long as they get the part right. Since in today's world one keeps count of these things I did not notice Asians got a part in the trailers and clips. What only blacks are the acceptable non-whites that can play a role in a Brit period dramas? This adaptation is based on a series of Regency Era romance novels. Of course the author, as it seems to be the trend in this genre of romance novels, have to top Austen and insist the Alpha male targeted by all the ladies is a Duke. Mr. Darcy is not good enough for them. Also the source material might have played a role in the dialogue being a pale imitation of Austen.
1 posted on
12/25/2020 5:05:02 AM PST by
C19fan
To: All
2 posted on
12/25/2020 5:05:52 AM PST by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Sounds like cultural appropriation.
Let’s riot.
3 posted on
12/25/2020 5:08:39 AM PST by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: C19fan
Blacks are unlikely in Jane Austen's world, as unlikely as a Chinaman, or Hawaiian, or Mexican.
4 posted on
12/25/2020 5:13:57 AM PST by
Governor Dinwiddie
(Guide me, O thou great redeemer, pilgrim through this barren land.)
To: C19fan
Sounds like another garbage program I will skip.
5 posted on
12/25/2020 5:16:51 AM PST by
SkyPilot
("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
To: All
Speaking of Netflix, DON’T watch George Clooney in The Midnight Sky. It’s a mess.
6 posted on
12/25/2020 5:26:01 AM PST by
JonPreston
(Crash the whole thing down)
To: C19fan
the lordly Featherington family 
Sir Guthrie Featherstone QC, MP.
Featherington !?! A distant relation perhaps.
9 posted on
12/25/2020 5:36:44 AM PST by
csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: C19fan
Whatever garbage Netflix is currently pitching will never make it into my home. Once they hired the Odungo crime duo, I was on the phone to Netflix, instantly cancelling my subscription. And I haven’t missed it one iota, either.
16 posted on
12/25/2020 7:22:11 AM PST by
EinNYC
To: C19fan
I love regency novels and the city of Bath. What I don’t love is British TV shoehorning multicultural historically incorrect casts into a show.
One of my favorite shows is Midsomer Murders. It started out as a small town Cotswold-set series where there were no people of color as appropriate. The powers that be dumped the main guy in charge and brought in someone who would “fix” Midsomer. Immediately there were people of color all over the place, and the scripts indicated that they had supposedly been there for many years. It was just ridiculous.
To: C19fan
The books are great.
I wouldn’t touch this woke crap even if wasn’t on Netflix.
20 posted on
12/25/2020 8:19:48 AM PST by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds. )
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