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points by phainopepla2 1 day ago | 0 comments
> Race could potentially apply to something like an acting job too but that's a lot more of a dicey subject, like it would need to be absolutely critical to the production that a character is a specific race.

Is this true? I would think that this conflicts with first amendment rights a bit.

[–] jzemeocala 1 day ago
for a crazier example.....hooters hire it's waitress as "entertainers/actresses" now to avoid alot of their rules that would be sexual discrimination anywhere else you serve shitty food.
[–] wildzzz 1 day ago
It's race in all but name. They actually get around it by specifying everything about a person other than race, like skin color, accent or language skills.

If they need a Viet person for a role in a Vietnam War movie, they'll cast for "native or fluent Vietnamese speakers". Of course it's entirely plausible that a black guy is a fluent Vietnamese speaker but auditions are very subjective so good luck proving that the black guy played the role of NVA Soldier #1 better than the actual Vietnamese guy.

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