whoreisawhoreisawinchester:
batched:
grimdarkthroes:
cupcakesandrocketships:
Casting appreciation gif.
This seriously pisses me off because TWO men of the “correct” ethnicity/race were asked to play the role of Khan. I don’t remember their names because this back when Into Darkness was in casting yo but they BOTH DECLINED.
So there’s a HUGE difference between “well, we asked the best in the business and they both said no, so we should go with another actor of the ‘incorrect’ race who is also very well suited for the role” and doing what the Hunger Games did which is literally only let white girls audition for Katniss.
When actors decline there is fuckall you can do. It’s shitty, no doubt, that Khan ended up being white, but BC did a great job in the role, while knowing he was third choice. I won’t begrudge him for taking it, and I won’t begrudge the casting crew for going with him after their best actors declined.
^ Bless.
just adding my opinion (lord knows its a dangerous thing to do)
In JJ Abrams’ universe, Khan believes he is the “superior species,” and then goes on to be defeated by the “inferior species.” He was condemned a war criminal for committing genocide against those he believed inferior. NOW WHO DOES THAT SOUND LIKE.
Oh, yeah, all white men throughout history ever.
Basically all of white men’s history is made up of white men asserting their dominance and killing/enslaving the “inferior.”
Do I think Khan should have been cast as a POC? YES. Am I overly angry that Benedict was ultimately cast as Khan? NOT REALLY.
JJ’s Khan was meant to be an egotistical asshat… and he was represented by a white man. Who can find fault with that?
