can u explain ur six post
i was gonna write a big long essay abt it and link it but i rlly cba so ig ill bullet point it
six starts to gain traction around 1st uk nt! the principal cast is 3/6 women of colour and one of the main things that people rave about is how diverse the casting is!
finally!! a show where actresses of colour are just as well represented as the white ones!! written by a woman and a gay man!! this show is amazing!! this continues onto the west end run! nice
it goes to chicago!! OH WOW!! 4/6 QUEENS ARE WOMEN OF COLOUR THIS IS SENSATIONAL THE FUCK?? I LOVE THIS SONG!! THE REP!! the chicago run causes a HUGE surge in popularity in the us and six becomes a v popular show! it now has a bway run! its going on tours and cruises! oh gre
they start decreasing the casting of women of colour until the casts become almost entirely predominantly white
these choices were made by the casting and creative team, to have characters, whose principal queenspirations were beyonce, nikki minaj ect. and who are pretty much stereotypes of a sassy black woman (which in context of the show is refreshing when done by a woman of colour) to be portrayed by white women. as if the branding of those characters wasn’t primarily done from a black standing point with black actresses
black queens aren’t getting featured promo pics (see athena and shekinah, the only principal queens of colour in the uk nt not getting solo pics)
we know there’s an obvious decrease in black queens are being casted, when we know full well that there are a more than qualified array of black actresses on the west end and waiting to make debuts
with no consideration to who they’re representing, they can afford to have obviously black coded characters portrayed by principal white actresses (blatant whitewashing) and still profit from it.
while the majority know this is wrong and dis gos tang, with the racism of some six fans and bias towards white actresses being no secret, people dismiss it
now let’s look at au casting. not to assume or anything but aha. caucasting is back at it again! we can only hope that some of actresses are woc but again until the full cast is released we don’t know.
as a black fan it is disappointing at the lack of representation overall, and for a show that originally celebrated diversity, as much as i love the story and score, it’s caused me to sorta. dislike everything it represents. im salty ok
this is badly worded bc im jojo the fool and if anyone can like. add then feel free. whites don’t you DARE clown on this post.
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