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Old 07-15-2019, 02:57 PM   #8
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I’m over this whole “we have to include everyone!” Mentality. James Bond is James Bond. Why not just make a NEW intellectual property with a black female lead as a spy. Why does it have to be Jane Bond.

Edit: can’t wait for her lesbian scene, because you damn well know she won’t be straight either #lgbtqia+
This. I can't find it but I recall an interview where Denzel Washington was asked about the lack of black roles in hollywood and his answer was simple, If you want rolls for black actors write the story. I'll try to link it when I get home.

This idea of shoehorning race/gender rolls into existing IP isn't fixing any problem if there is one.
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