“Dame Maureen argued, nevertheless, that a Jewish actor should have been considered first and that a Jewish audience will recognise the difference.”
Fine, provided it goes both ways. Actors/actresses that aren’t Jewish should have priority for characters that aren’t Jewish.
Debra Winger not allowed to play the Polish Catholic girl in An Officer and a Gentleman, the Texas girl (presumably Protestant) in Urban Cowboy, or daughter of WASPS Emma Greenway in Terms of Endearment.
It shows, Maureen, don’t you know.
Wow!
Next thing we’ll hear is someone demand that white people be hired to act as white people and black people be hired to act as black people...
That means that Ralph Northam will be losing two jobs on Jan 15...