Disability Rights Group Criticizes Casting of Alec Baldwin as a Blind Character - Because He's Not Really Blind
In the most recent episode of "The World Has Gone Absurd", the casting of Alec Baldwin to play a blind man in a movie has received criticism and a severe backlash from the organization The Ruderman Family Foundation, an advocacy organization for disability rights, since, get this, Alec Baldwin is not actually blind.
Indeed, an actor playing the role of a fictional character has been criticized since the actor is not like the character in real life.
Next you're going to tell me Arnold Schwarzenegger is not a cybernetic organism consisting of living tissue over a robotic endoskeleton, sent back to the past from the year 2027, where SkyNet has wreaked havoc and all but destroyed humanity?
Because if not, I'm going to be severely disappointed, since lately, while reading stuff like this, I've been starting to feel like the machine apocalypse led by SkyNet would not be such a bad idea. I think SkyNet could do a great job with this world, better than modern humans, for sure.
But I mean who cares, anyway?
It's not like blind people are going to go see the movie.
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"Next you're going to tell me Arnold Schwarzenegger is not a cybernetic organism consisting of living tissue over a robotic endoskeleton, sent back to the past from the year 2027, where SkyNet has wreaked havoc and all but destroyed humanity?"
I'm sorry, did you NOT think robot affirmative action was going to be a key plank in the robot's "Judgment Day" political party?
From each according to his programming, to each according to his system-restore status.
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Remember that Social Justice Warrior Liberalism is a mental disorder. Just..
Okay, First of all I don't even pretend to know What is happening in this World nowadays. People are having very weird agendas about everything. I mean come on, where does it written that an actor has to be blind to play the role of a blind man in a movie or tv show. This is really a no-brainer kind of situation for everyone.
World is becoming Weirder as we know it .
Thanks for this interesting but strange post @schattenjaeger
It makes me feel humanity when I watch the movies. Like I've watched Lord of the Rings and we had Orlando Bloom acting as Legolas, even though he isn't a real elf.
I can't even watch history movies. Der Untergang (Downfall) had Bruno Ganz playing Hitler, even though he isn't literally Hitler.
I feel nauseous, especially for this Hitler-discrimination. They should've at least got a real nazi to act as Hitler, but nooooo, "It's not possible".
What I really want to know is Mark Hamill a real Jedi. This is important.
Most people would answer "No", but I know better.
If someone notices him, they'll be like "Oh hey that's the jedi" and Mark Hamill will go "I an not the jedi you are looking for". This way even his fans actually belive he's only an actor.
I see, it's just a Jedi mind trick!
I mean isn't t he definition of acting just pretending like you're somebody else? Alec Baldwin seems like an experienced enough actor to be able to hande a blind role.
So much stupidity and idiocy nowadays! Would they ban Shakespeare?