Comment on Cynthia Erivo calls out fans who made their own Wicked poster
modifier@lemmy.ca 4 weeks agoWhen you are an actor portraying a character, especially a character that is a cultural touchstone, you are lending your voice and appearance to that character.
I understand the emotional reaction but I think many actors would say, ‘that isn’t your face they are retouching, it is your character’s. Learn the difference for best results.’
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
they might say that, and they would be incorrect.
The reason the audience have that character and picture to play with is because that actor is putting themselves out there.
they are erasing her identity, the identity of the real person behind the character, and after she has told people that erasing her identity is offensive and hurtful, you are all making fun of her.
respect her perspective and reaction.
what is happening here and what you all are saying is offensive and shameful.
modifier@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Thank you for demonstrating this concept so ably with the entirety of your comment.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
you’re welcome.
I never liked bullies, and I like you all less now.
being proud of erasing someone after is shameful of you. bearing indignant Pride in their pain when they tell you it hurts them is shameful of you.
itsAsin@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
leave Britney alone!
intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I have never given the slightest fuck about the real person behind any of the characters I’ve watched, nor have I cared to portray the real me in any role I’ve acted.
It’s a fucking mask. Fuck the person behind it. Acting is not for expressing the self.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
“I have never given the slightest fuck about the real person…”
mmhmmm.
“nor have I cared to portray the real me in any role I’ve acted”
can’t imagine why.
“Fuck the person behind it.”
oh, that’s probably why.
“Acting is not for expressing the self.”
yes, yesss, that’s why all actors are interchangeable and you’ll never get different performances from any of them.
That’s why studios don’t make remakes.
well!
other people have been dehumanizing in this post, but you are the most blatantly sociopathic.