I can't speak for those of Asian descent. I can speak for Native American Actors. For decades they overlooked Native Actors for roles of Native People. Does it need to be a Lakota playing a Lakota? Probably not at this point. At least they are getting a Native actor to play a Native Person.
In Canada, the natives play all kinds of roles, including police chef!
Oh I know that, but this was about how it used to be that Native People didn't play Native People until more recently.
Thurson Howell the Third was an "Indian Cheif" on Ponderosa.
Yes, a white guy playing a Native instead of a Native playing a Native.
Like in the new Harry Potter serie on HBO, they just started filming a month ago. The new professor Snape, will be interpreted by a black guy!🤦♂️
Ah ok!
Instantly makes me think of the famous ad that employed a jewish american to play the teary eyed “chief” for the anti littering campaigns
You’re thinking of Iron Eyes Cody. He was Italian though, not Jewish. But he also spent his entire career claiming he was Native American (it was only revealed after he died that he was not, in fact). So it wasn’t really the ad campaign’s mistake.
Funny how half remembered always feels like all remembered. You right as hell