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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.

no im sorry

just because 2 actors of colour declined the role doesn’t mean there aren’t thousands of other capable actors of colour who could have taken the role

please stop trying to make excuses for the fucking whitewashing travesty, cumberbatch fangirlies

• just because you’re the same skin color doesn’t mean you’re suitable for the role, there are endless Asian actors who would not be suitable for the role of Sulu, White actors who would not be suitable for the role of Kirk, Bones, Spok, and Cheklov, and African actresses who would not be suitable for the role of Uhura
• It was strategic of the casting director because they knew a huge amount of CB fangirls would go just because he was there and all movies are really about is making money
• I’m not even a CB fangirl so do not try to throw that pitiful excuse of an insult at me
• even if I was being a fangirl of something is not an insult
• if you want to insult people for this at least use something logical like racist bitches

oh my god its still whitewashing he’s a good khan but its still! white! washing!!! if two poc decline that isn’t means to hire a white guy thats only two people