Whitewashing in film.

So then anytime a whitewash occurs we have a right to complain as well. So then we have the right to be upset about Tiger Lily in Pan correct?

Race (as well as gender or sexuality) swapping is not a “good” thing because it serves no purpose.

If you want diversity, make films and shows with original diverse characters. Don’t remake a previous film/show and race/gender/sexuality-swap straight white characters.

Studios do that because films/shows focusing on diverse characters have historically low viewership because few people want to see them.

So studios swap white characters in popular films/shows hoping the popularity of the original — and the resulting publicity when the massive backlash hits — will pump up ticket sales. It never does.

The swapping is an obvious sign that studios have no creative talent and don’t care about the original source material or the fans. And they’re tired of losing money on original diverse projects.

It's portraying a piece of history. Therefore you try to be as accurate as you can to history. Fiction is more flexible given the circumstances and how the story is written and structured.

Irrelevant. When a role calls for a certain race, gender, age, height, etc, you get an actor of that race, gender, age, height, etc.

I was going to comment something similar but you said it better than me.
Nice job.

Minorities did make their own film. Black panther. And people still bitched about it.

You're right. We should remember that the next time a sodomite complains that gay characters should never, ever be portrayed by a heterosexual.

No. Nobody is above criticism.