Am I the only one disappointed by this?
I’m sure she’s a great actress, but I can’t help but be disappointed. When her casting was first announced, I’ve seen people brining up Halle and Yara, but now when it’s the opposite, it’s “perfect casting”. At least that’s what some comments under the YouTube trailer suggested. Everyone was perfectly casted besides Nani. People were up in arms about Avantika being fancasted as Rapunzel, but not this. Idk, but I find it very hypocritical. Characters like Ariel and Tink are fantasy characters where race doesn’t influence their story, Nani’s ethnicity does. Rapunzel just needs to have long hair. She doesn’t even need to be played by a natural blonde bc she has naturally brunette hair and the actress would more than likely be wearing a wig.
Nani is brown skinned native Hawaiian. She should be played by a brown skinned Native Hawaiian. They casted the perfect girl for Lilo, but decided to pick the lightest girl they could find for Nani. People have been saying that she’s born in Hawaii, but that’s not the same. I’m born in America, but that doesn’t means I’m Native American and can play a Native American.
I’m kind of scared to post this bc I don’t want rude comments. I just wanted to get this off my chest, but I’ll delete this if I have to.
I’m sure she’s a great actress, but I can’t help but be disappointed. When her casting was first announced, I’ve seen people brining up Halle and Yara, but now when it’s the opposite, it’s “perfect casting”. At least that’s what some comments under the YouTube trailer suggested. Everyone was perfectly casted besides Nani. People were up in arms about Avantika being fancasted as Rapunzel, but not this. Idk, but I find it very hypocritical. Characters like Ariel and Tink are fantasy characters where race doesn’t influence their story, Nani’s ethnicity does. Rapunzel just needs to have long hair. She doesn’t even need to be played by a natural blonde bc she has naturally brunette hair and the actress would more than likely be wearing a wig.
Nani is brown skinned native Hawaiian. She should be played by a brown skinned Native Hawaiian. They casted the perfect girl for Lilo, but decided to pick the lightest girl they could find for Nani. People have been saying that she’s born in Hawaii, but that’s not the same. I’m born in America, but that doesn’t means I’m Native American and can play a Native American.
I’m kind of scared to post this bc I don’t want rude comments. I just wanted to get this off my chest, but I’ll delete this if I have to.