Board Thread:Off-Topic Fun/@comment-5367821-20130209055547/@comment-4047879-20130501220101

I think the ethnitcity of  iconic characters especially the predominatly Disney based and named characters especially the princesses shouldn't be changed just to fill racial quotas as that is just stupid and almost offensive as it looks forced. However less "iconic" characters that havent been animated by Disney i.e Lancalot (as far as I know), and those based more on myth and legend, it shouldn't make a difference as long as they can make it work for the storyline, why not make him black? the uk tv show Merlin made Guinevere black and it worked, ethinic migration and travel exsited even in medieval times.

As for physical appearance outside of race, I think that characters when using the Disney given names again especially the princesses,  Belle, Ariel, Jasmine etc should look very like the animated counter parts. Belle having blue eyes not brown is not a problem as she is still a brunette and in similar clothing. Aurora being a brunette and in purple to me isnt a problem as she isn't the "original" sleeping beauty, her mother may look more like the animated Aurora. However really iconic characters like Ariel, seeing as how they are using the Disney name (she is infact unnamed in the original tale) and that she is so so known by how she looks, should be only be a caucasian red head with blue/green eyes as that is Ariel.

I am less bothered about getting the disney male characters/princes physically and racially accurate to the animated versions as they are IMO far less Iconic that the Princesses. The hatter, hook and charming look nothing like the animated characters and I love that.

As for gender changing characters like making Jack a female, this should only be done if it works within the story and doesnt feel forced and that ialso isn't a hugely iconic Disney named character (i.e aladdin as a female). However I do love the little twists that OUaT put on characters appearances, it is one of the things I love about the show.