Ask a Black Man.....

[supersize me]

To what would you attribute the casting of blacks in movie roles which originally starred whites? The Karate Kid for instance. Is it just another way to capitalize on consumers and make money, or do you think it comes from something deeper?

[BgMc31]

To what would you attribute the casting of blacks in movie roles which originally starred whites? The Karate Kid for instance. Is it just another way to capitalize on consumers and make money, or do you think it comes from something deeper?

Money! I mean, I think Karate Kid is a bad example because the remake also involves a Chinese main character instead of the original Japanese character. So I don't think movies like that even matter. The race of the main character plays no significance. I'd be hard pressed to find any other examples. "I am Legend" is another example, but just like Karate Kid, Will Smith has the money to buy the rights to those movies. But again, the race of the characters in those movies had no significance to the movie itself. So I think its all about money. Now if a black man was cast in a movie of historical relevance then maybe I would consider it an issue.