Why is an actress facing real racism for a fake movie?

Avantika has been the subject of racist comments following rumors that she’s set to play #Rapunzel in a live-action version of Disney’s #Tangled. #Shorts

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[TOracle]

Meanwhile every movie about Egypt stars white people. 🙄

[shanemeissenheimer]

There’s no reason for racism and Hollywood should stop setting theses actors up for failure rather write stories that suit the people in the part.

[ArthurWebster-oybh]

She’s actually so beautiful I really don’t care

[MOPARMUNOZ]

The posts shown in the video are not racist at all, thats ridiculous. Has it gotten so out of hand that now saying "your not rapunzel'' is a "racist" comment?

[James-bvb]

If you look at the world through red glasses everything is rosey, if you look at the world through blue glasses everything looks blueish, if you look at the world through racist eyes everywhere you look you will see racism 😮

[Bubblenews]

As a Brown guy from India
Even i wouldn't want to see her playing Rapunzel

[darkprince]

Let’s make it fair. Have Ryan Gosling play Lord Rama or John Boyega play Arjuna in a movie about Hindu myths. What’s the issue?

[slowazzd]

Its not racism people have just been pushed to an edge with how they insist on butchering beloved books and movies with adaptations and remakes

[psnopod]

So lets make a movie where seth rogan play snoop dogg it makes no difference right 😂

[surgeryonthesidehustle]

Tom Cruise was the only choice for The Last Samarai.

[Canislupes]

The blonde hair was just the magic. It wasn't real. So she could still have blonde hair.

[D_Quinn]

That mermaid movie was a mistake.. There's SO many amazing black characters any black actor would be proud to play, yet they keep pushing them into.. ginger white people's roles? #GingerRightsMatter

[alyssahartweckjohnson]

It doesn’t matter what color she is to me I was just a huge Disney fan growing up and would like things to be as accurate as possible, no matter the princess. I was also a Percy Jackson fan that was let down two times if that gives you sum context for me wanting accuracy in childhood favs.

[Esenabros]

“Rapunzel rapunzel let down your hair”
Rapunzel: how dare you tell me what to do? I’m a feminist and my pronouns are they them😡don’t gaslight me.😂

[akinatsukana]

She would be perfect! She’s so pretty!

[tonypringles]

Its ok for other races to play traditional white characters but the opposite also needs to be true then

[chillyb]

What does it matter what role she plays wp have been playing everyone else forever

[LuiGee]

She is gorgeous 😍🥰 she could even be an amazing Jazmine also 🤔😳😍

[SenseiThomascavedweller]

Racist posting about racism in Disney. How weird.

[kingdoc]

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