This is horrifically inaccurate and not supported by any evidence. Students in humanities often find employment in many different fields because they know how to write, think, and collaborate.

Drew, as someone who has made the wedding, baby, and funeral walks, the carry-your-dying parent to the bathroom walks, I was really moved by your piece. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to your book.

that is not correct.

Please don’t attack me.

It’s just basketball. Why so mad?

The argument that the goal is “to make money” proves nothing in this discussion. The question is not which casting makes the most money, but if the casting was the right thing to do. It was not. To talk about the money is to shift the argument away from an ethical one to a practical one. You don’t understand the terms…

Wrong. Not to call out the racism in casting practices is to turn a blind eye to the many ways that we continue to limit the careers of artists of color. It may be that the film wouldn’t get made or it wouldn’t sell if it had an Asian star. Regardless, it is a weak ethical argument and a copout. Our lack of…

Nope. It is unethical casting. Discussing the financial aspects of the film does not cover its fundamentally racist implications.