Mostly because people were used to the Stormtroopers being clones and no-one was aware quite how far into the future the new Trilogy was or the changes that had happened. Also funny how things have changed with some publications upset the New Order is too diverse now.
What does it mean when the notoriously oppressive Empire looks ... inclusive? The game raises new questions about tyranny in the galaxy—and at home.
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I think I lost a few brain cells reading that. Even more than a similar op-ed I read awhile ago basically opinioning the same thing - that the First Order being more diverse was "problematic."
I can imagine an alternate timeline where people are writing about the "unbearable whiteness" of the First Order, and that it's unacceptable that more POC aren't able to be bad guys.
Johnny Rico from Starship Troopers was played by Casper Van Dien. Who is obviously not Filipino as he was detailed to be in the book.
Except his ethnicity is never relevant in the book or movie.
I don't doubt there's some people who might be put off by that, but even in the book, you can make Johnny any ethnicity you want, and you wouldn't have to change a line of dialogue.
Our Gods are played by White Actors
If we're talking about Gods of Egypt, a few points:
1: The setting itself isn't Egypt in any real sense. Yes, it's called Egypt, but "Egypt" in the setting is pretty much the entire planet, and a planet that's flat at that.
2: If people are miffed at the gods there, then people should also be miffed at Heimdall being portrayed by Idris Elba in the Thor films. Both are cases of transporting a pantheon into a setting that is distinct from the mythology that spawned them (i.e. both Asgard and Egypt are not on Earth in both cases).
3: I know you're of African heritage, but is that enough to claim Egyptian's pantheon as "yours?" I mean, some of my DNA is Sweedish, that doesn't make the Norse gods 'mine.'
When white actors play minority roles, we get "why does it matter if the writing/movie is good". When minority actors are anywhere to be seen "WHY DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE THIS PC VIA DIVERSITY?!??!?!"
The world's got no shortage of hypocrites, I'll grant you. Best I can do is keep it consistent.
Do you get how vexing it is that people are more willing to see Slug Monsters talk to white people than black people sharing the spot light in a galaxy far, far away?
I'm humble enough to admit that not as well as you, but yes, it's absolutely insane.
No, that isn't hyperbole. Going back to Finn, the outrage made no sense. Even if stormtroopers were clones (which they weren't by the time of the OT, see the original Battlefront 2 as to why), it's bizzare that people jumped to "forced diversity" as opposed to considering stuff like "well, maybe this Empire-lite faction changed its recruitment," or "maybe John Boyega is playing someone who's undercover." But nup. "Forced diversity."
Sure, whatever.
As a film example that also worked well (but also brought problematic implications) Wilson Fisk "Kingpin" in the Daredevil film. The guy they got for the role they said was just the best for it. I saw it and they were damn right he was great in the role. Though that comes with the problematic element of the head of crime then being changed from a black guy to a white guy.
To the last point...really?
Because if we're going down that route, then it's a rabbit hole that I don't see ending up anywhere good. Something like "we need more Afro-Americans in films, but not as villains." The first part of that sentence is easier to justify than the second.
They were clones in the prequels. The working assumption was they were clones in the sequel trilogy too because it's mentioned more batches are being produced to meet need. Also it explains why they're all bad shots lol.
That really doesn't follow.
First, it was established before the sequel trilogy that the Empire started recruiting stormtroopers rather than cloning them. Second, even if that wasn't established, just because there's clone troopers serving the Republic isn't enough to say that clones are serving the Empire.
