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A comment on IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of Power. Parent comment

Re:IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of P... by coldtea on Saturday September 03, 2022 @02:37PM (#32704745)
Well, the Black Panther being a black superhero character, with African background, which is important to the story, means the "best actor" should include those qualities.

It's not just about "best" in acting abilities alone (as if those can be taken in abstract regardless of the story), but best in fitting the character and the role.

So you're kind of making the parent's point.

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Re:IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of P... by _-david-_ on Sunday September 04, 2022 @01:25AM (#32710094)
Why do you think that is what the parent post meant? He said he doesn't care about "the right skin color". If he doesn't care about skin color, then why can't Black Panther be white? I don't think the post was claiming it matters if it is intrinsic to the plot.
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Re:IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of P... by coldtea on Sunday September 04, 2022 @04:46PM (#32717543)
>Why do you think that is what the parent post meant?

https://effectiviology.com/principle-of-charity/

https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/steelmanning

I'd rather not assume people are card carrying KKK racists, if nothing they said necessitates that...

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Re:IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of P... by _-david-_ on Sunday September 04, 2022 @08:16PM (#32719076)
Regardless of the intended position neither would make him a "card carrying KKK racist".
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