Whether it's true or not is not the point. The point is that when one group does it it's seen as acceptable, however when white people do it it's seen as racist.
The way you're presenting it, you're only doing it because some other group "gets away with it," not because there is any truth in what you're saying. Seems disingenuous.
As soon as the movies casted a white actress as Hermione, they pretty much established her as a white character as far as the public is concerned because that exposure reaches more people than the books probably will. There are tons of people who never read the books that have seen the movies. This is an unfortunate truth.
No, they've just cast a White actress. That doesn't change anything in the books. The books being the source material, matter a bit more in establishing character traits. Look at Wolverine in the movies. He is played by Hugh Jackman, a guy that stands 6'2". Wolverine in the comics is a short little guy,
standing at 5'3". You might like the Jackman Wolverine, and you might feel that it establishes Wolverine as being 6'2", but it doesn't. In the same way, the casting director chose Emma Watson to be Hermione. She happens to be White. Rowling has said that in te books she doesn't indicate a race for Hermione. Who are you going to go with? The guys that interpreted the books to make a movie, or the author of the books and the creator of the character?
As far as establishing "something" as white, this is a big no no. You cannot have White Entertainment TV.
I'm surious, wha would "White entertainment" have as content?
You cannot have White Lives Matter.
Sure you can. The issue isn't if you can have it, but why you're having it. Is there a sudden increase in police shooting of white people? If you think there is, start p the movement.
You cannot have White history month.
Why would you need a month when you have all of U.S. history dedicated to showing White history? That's just short-changing yourself. But let's pretend that you were going to have a White history month. What would you present as "White history?"
You cannot have White only colleges.
All colleges used to be "White only." And contrary to what you may believe, Black colleges allow White students, or non-Black students to attend as well. Why would you want to have a "Whites only" college, anyway?
Because society has deemed that racist, due to reverse racism and double standards.
No, it's deemed racist because of what people pushing for those things have done in the past. When I say the past, I don't just mean a couple hundred years ago. I mean the recent past.
The moment someone claims "White Pride" they are instantly slammed and labeled a racist,
Have you seen the groups that claim "White pride?"
yet on the other hand an African American can claim "Black Pride" and it's seen as being a positive and good thing. "I am proud to be (anything but white, insert here)" is praised whereas it's deemed racist if applied to being white.
It may have to do with what these groups are proud of as compared to the groups that claim "White pride." You're either missing it or ignoring it, but the reasons that these groups claim pride are different. Their purposes are different. Their beliefs are different.
I'll assume that you're white. I'll also assume that you are proud of being White. I'll make a third assumption and say you don't belong to a KKK group or share their beliefs. Do you often proclaim your "White pride?" Let's assume that you do. Would you do it for the same reasons as members of the KKK? Would you have the same beliefs as members of he KKK?
My post wasn't really just about Hermione, but the sudden influx of these situations that are being caused by politic correctness and people trying to walk on eggshells to not offend anyone.
That's an interesting assumption you're making. What makes you believe that the change was made for political correctness? Couldn't there be other reasons, such as the black actor being the best actor to audition for the part? I'd like to think that's also why Emma Watson was cast as Hermione in the first place. She wasn't the only child auditioning that had a similar look. She just happened to be a good actor and got the part.
Is her race important to the story? This is obviously up to the reader/viewer to determine. People relate on different levels to different characters.
You're a reader... or at least a viewer of the movies. Is her race important to the story?
Regardless, if the general mindset is that "her race shouldn't matter", then why change it once it's been established?
Again, you're assuming it was established when Rowling has said it wasn't. You may want her to be White, but hat doesn't make her White. You may be accustomed to her being White because of the first actress to play her, but hat doesn't establish her as being White, either.
This isn't just about Hermione when I say this. This applies to any other popular, established characters, etc. If race doesn't matter then why do people feel the need to constantly try to change it? The reason is because it does matter, because it's a strong platform for people to relate to. People gravitate towards those that are similar to them.
I'm not sure people "feel the need" to change it, mush less "constantly" change it. Some characters have their race, gender, etc. changed so the writers can tell a different story. What's wrong with that? What's wrong with changing a characteristic of a made up character to tell a different story? What is it about made up characters that somehow, changing some aspect of theirs, is an assault on you on a cultural level? Is Hermione really that culturally significant to White people? Is Thor really that culturally significant to men? It comes off as a ridiculous reaction when people take it as such.
Companies constantly keep trying to pander to minorities in order to tap into that market.
Companies pander to all groups to try and make money. It sounds as if you have a problem with capitalism.
Racism does exist. Most people in some shape or form, no matter how small it is, could be considered racist to some small degree. It's unavoidable. People have preferences. If I was to say "I'm only attracted to Hispanic women." someone under todays mindset could say that's racist. "I don't like Chinese food." omg he must be racist!! If all my friends happen to be the same race as me, someone might think I'm racist.
You know "Hispanic" isn't a race, right?
Racism on a grand scale I don't believe exists. There is no huge conspiracy that the world has agreed upon in order to hold down a certain skin color. I don't have a monthly meeting with the great white council to determine how we're going to mess with ____ people this month. Some people though truly believe that whitey is out to get them.
So you don't believe that there is, or ever was, institutionalized racism?
It implies that racism isn't as big of a deal as people are making it out to be.
Really? Well, that's certainly an interesting take on it.
If racism was truly an issue then minorities would not be allowed to do ANYTHING that would allow them to maintain a better position or way of life over say a white person. Any time I see some idiot who makes millions of dollars and then try to say white people have some magic privilege or that white people try to hold them down, it makes me lose all faith in humanity. I'm looking at you, Kanye West...
So you think that Kanye hasn't had to deal with any racism? Or is it that you believe that even though he did have to deal with racism, it wasn't "as bad" because it didn't stop him from getting to where he is at? Do you think he may encounter racism in his life at all?
Growing up where I did, I encountered racism towards me for simply being white. Despite the fact that I lived in the EXACT SAME conditions as those people and went to the same exact schools and stores and had the same hardships, they still thought I was somehow magically privileged because I was white. Fortunately for me, it didn't bother me. I chalked it up to ignorance and did my own thing. I worked for what I wanted and didn't make excuses.
You may not realize it, but you did have certain advantages or at least less disadvantages by not being black. That you don't recognize it does not mean it isn't happening, though.
Every time I hear him refer to his race all I ever hear is him referring to himself as a black man or person of color. He seldom if ever references his white side, unless he's trying to pander to some white people. It's socially more acceptable if he finds pride in only being black, rather than bi-racial. He pretty much disowns any notion of being white unless it suits him in a specific situation.
Could you go further into this?
All of those are great examples of how little racism is impacting peoples ability to have a good and productive life. If REAL racism was running rampant then those people wouldn't even have the CHANCE to do any of those things.
"real" racism? How does that differ from fake racism? What is "real" racism?
If you ask an African American who makes millions of dollars making movies or playing sports and then ask a poor black man living in the ghetto about racism, their responses will probably be different. The poor man will probably blame other people for his misfortune, play the race card, and tell us how much whitey wants to hold him down. The rich person will likely talk about how they made the decision to better their life and not let anyone "hold them down" and actively sought to improve themselves.
You really believe that?