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This "Guy" Is Not A Genuine Ginger Yet Is Taking An Iconic Ginger Role

posted a year ago by FootOfDavros (8176)
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The year is 2023. How can this possibly - in this day and age - be acceptable?

Being ginger has unjustly always put people of ginger on the fringes of society and made them figures of ridicule.

How can a non ginger have any understanding of how this persecution truly feels and thus bring any authenticity to the role? Furthermore, it's hard enough for ginger actors to get cast in serious roles as it is rather than just, at best, landing some "carrot top" buffoon sidekick role.

I'm kind of shocked by this casting and surprised the actor thought it acceptable to take the role.

[–] emori (3661) a year ago

Well gingers should fight it.

Im still shocked how Riverdale guy got away with it. He is not ginger at all and they just dyed his hair all the time.

[–] FootOfDavros (8176) a year ago

Don't know what Riverdale is, so not sure of the guy but you raise another interesting point. Surely a dark haired guy dying his hair ginger isn't going to look authentic anyway?

It's going to be too dark. Maybe you can fully bleach and then top that with proper ginger but still, that just further raises the question of why not just cast an authentic person to play the part in the first place.

[–] emori (3661) a year ago

Riverdale is a famous tv show. Google it

[–] legnadibrom (6236) 8 months ago

it's based on a cartoon called "Archie"

[–] TrentnQuarantino (9187) a year ago

All that and you do not even mention the role?

[–] FootOfDavros (8176) a year ago

Look closer...