JK Rowling defends decision to cast South Korean actor as Nagini in Fantastic Beasts

As an Asian Buddhist woman who knew what Naga meant, she was always an Asian to me. I can't be happier about the casting

Yep, we live in a world where this sort of thing is more important than the real issues underlying them. Grow up and fight the real fight.

Did she also have to defend her other casting decisions ? No ? Hmm I wonder why

Does anyone care about this?

K

south korean actress for nagini is a joke right... they should've find cast with exotic profile. i heard they cast indonesian actress but se dropped it, why not find an actress from the same region like indonesia, thai or elsewhere that match the profile

Why is she having to defend the decision to cast Claudia Kim?! Surely if she nailed the audition she deserves the part regardless of her race?!

Casting isn't a problem. But augment is wrong. Southeast Asian myth doesn't concern East Asian. Also, the feature between Southeast Asian and East Asian are definitely different. Position of Southeast Asia and East Asia resembles Europe and Mideast.

A rich gammon talks about her fantasy gammons

All aboard! All aboard!, The POLITICAL CORRECTNESS EXPRESS is leaving Platform 9& 3quarters in 2 minutes all aboard!

I'm getting bloody tired we have to have 'misrepresentation' in everything that theatre/film and TV produces. If it suits the theme OK. In UK 2011 census 87% were white European and majority of 'other races had concentrations in cities.

Why does her race or nationality matter?

Really?

Can't we just enjoy the film without politics?

I’m just focused on the fact that it’s white Korean woman in a role that could have been easily given to a non-stereotypical looking Asian like an actor from Indonesia? Those exist.

This is why we can’t have nice things....

But naag & nagini are from Indian Hindu mythology.

Actors ACT for chrisakes.

Cast still white af

Agrhhhhhhhh. ‘Defends decision’ against one childish comment from someone with such a comfortable existence that they have the time and worry-free mental capacity to be offended by casting.

Maybe an article about South Korean books or movies instead of tedious nerdish crap like this that has very little to do with embracing diversity.

For once, I'm on her side. More pathetic virtue signalling from indentity politics obsessed SJWs

Not a North Korean? This will not stand.

and another example of lunacy by woke fanatics....slowly but surely going down the Alex Jones path

So not only more forced diversity, regardless of context, but now only in positive roles....? Watch as writers are boxed into a strangulated orthodoxy, which is probably one of the signs of a civilization about to die off.

Poor fucking JK can't get a break… Whoda thought that writing a series built around selling the fantasy of going to a posh boarding school to the plebs would attract a bunch of butthurt left-wingers?

They turned an enslaved animal character into an Asian woman for movie "diversity". (zero indication in the books) Good work jk_rowling 👍

I do wish the uber PC would shut up.

do good attention seekers

TO be Asleep?! Is that the word? Or to pretend to be blind and deaf and stupid, all to avoid spoilers. Sports Fan Men Know the Deal. imasleep for this show. .urbandictionary new add ornot

So is SOOOO progressive

So not only more forced diversity, regardless of context, but now only in positive roles....? Watch as writers are boxed into a strangulated orthodoxy, which is probably one of the signs of a civilization about to die off.

I’m so sick of this PC outrage. I’m watching the movie and I don’t give a damn!!!

Its so funny when the leftist SJW snake eats itself. JK you are part of encouraging this crazy irrational culture of outrage and offence. You made your bed so lie in it.

Disappointment he won't be 'explicitly gay ' in the film? What did they want? A gay sex orgy in a kids film?

I’m struggling to understand why she has to defend herself

She is pushing the white+asian stereotype

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