And it's more typical in the theater than elsewhere: The directors of the Harry Potter play didn't invent the idea of race-blind casting.īut depicting characters as a different race can also make works more creatively rich by offering new insights into their themes. Sometimes racebending simply provides a way to imagine better representation for people of color, or for fans to show what's in their head when they imagine a character whose race might not be specified. Racebending can provide a new way to see familiar characters These interpretations are known as "racebending," and they're not just about changing the color of characters' skin. So have similar reimaginings of well-known characters from literature and film (some examples: Lord of the Rings Disney) as different races than they're usually viewed as. Rowling loves black Hermione Īrt from Harry Potter fans depicting Hermione as black or multiracial has been circulating on the internet for a while. Canon: brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever.
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