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Originally Posted by Le Moor
Although unlikely it wouldnt be impossible that Nancy could of been a black/mixed race woman. The character is fictional anyway, so why is the historical accuracy so important. As long as the part can be made believable and the audience enjoy the performance then the issues raised in the lead post become de-bunked. As a black actor of course you should auditon for the part. Its a major role, the heights you strive for in any career and pays a good salary i'd imagine, so sod the historical accuracy. Its not a part which is disrespectful to our elders or waters down our history, so why not.
The fact that Reality TV shows generally arent "black people friendly", is another issue however, and one i thoroughly understand as good reason to not audition.
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correct me if i'm wrong but wasn't this written by Charles Dicken nearly two centeries ago...the fact that the characters are fictional is immaterial, the author wrote based his thoughts on WHITE European fictional characters not Black ones... If we start rewriting things like this my question is where does it stop!!?