Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-5690373-20140324133048/@comment-1293767-20140325181933

Nightlily wrote:  Not the same thing. White people are not underrepresented in the media. Using an African-American actress for the part of Rapunzel, was a smart move, whereas turning Tiana white, would be insulting.

Exactly. In a world where everyone has equal representation, racebent and genderbent casting would not be a problem. In the world we actually live in, where male, white, heterosexual, etc... is consistently the majority - and what few POC characters there are get frequently whitewashed anyway - it's not an equal system.