re: #255 GunstarGreen

So, wide-spread reaction to the new Annie seems to be pretty consistent in complaining that she’s too black for the role. Related: The Hunger Games.

That’s okay though. There’s no racism in America anymore because a ni-CLANG- was elected to the white house!

Didn’t Thor fans complain that Heimdall couldn’t possibly be black, because Norse myth?

And there were those who complained about the Wiz stomping on the all-white traditions of the Wizard of Oz.

And Daniel Craig not having black hair.

The great thing about myths and familiar characters like Annie or James Bond is that the characterization can transcend the physical attributes of the character. Some people just can’t make the leap from the concrete to the abstract, though.