Who's Telling My Story?

PART ONE:

Actors playing characters who are quite different from themselves like aliens, opposite sex, and from a different time period or country. It is understandable if it is not to make fun of the character the actor is playing. I do notice that producers seem to choose stereotypes when getting an actor to play such a character. It's different than "face" casting because they are choosing someone who has a different race, personality, etc. It is important for producers to know that they should know how the type of character they are creating is not going to be based off stereotypes. I think the actors in the movie were casted because of the acting skills they had in comedy. The movie did cast some Native Americans as well. I think it was acceptable to cast all the actors they chose because they were creating a stereotype movie. They even stated it. Also casting actual Native Americans can help their side.

PART TWO:

Examples I can think of for blackfacing would be in the movie The Ridiculous 6. They have Adam Sandler who is acting as a Native American and going along with the stereotypes of Native Americans. The entire movie is based off of stereotypes, for comedy purposes. The other example I thought of is in the movie White Chicks. It's two guys who dress up as young white rich girls. They tried to make it look realistic but also it was for comedy as well. I think the actors were casted, not only because they were part for creating the movie, but because of their sense of humor. It was not intended to call down white people at all. They did go off on the stereotype for rich white girls. I think it was acceptable to cast the actors simply for the fact of comedy. It obviously wasn't meant to make fun of anybody.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Dana E. Glauberman,

I'd like to question you on how you addressed the issue of teenage pregnancy in Juno. It was a great film, however people tend to think the portrayal of teens like Juno is not as accurate. I think it's quite accurate. I understand people think the movie isn't "accurate" because what what they are use to seeing on shows such as Teen Mom. Why did the movie writers,etc. choose to portray Juno as she appeared? Is there a specific reason on why it was decided? I think it takes a turn on peoples thoughts.
As well as what are your thoughts on the situation that Juno was in, like when she had confessed to her parents and the parents reaction? I think if it were my parents, they would freak out on me and perhaps threaten the guy who was involved. I quite enjoyed the movie and found that the teens shown in it were more realistic than what is shown in reality TV shows. Hope to hear your thoughts on the topic soon.

 Sincerely, 

Daisy