Recent news about the casting of “Harry Potter and The Cursed Child,” the upcoming play sequel to the popular books, had many social media users up in arms. The reason? Beloved heroine Hermione Granger will be played by black actress Noma Dumezweni. We’re thrilled to confirm Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni & Paul Thornley will play Harry, Hermione & Ron #CursedChild pic.twitter.com/s1rsDbrXMO December 21, 2015 Haters on Twitter were not happy with the decision of Hermione “turned black.” …of the Harry Potter books, why has Hermione, a described white character, been cast as black? It makes no sense. December 21, 2015 Ghostbusters with all women? Hermione turned black? Why? Can't we just leave good casting alone? December 21, 2015 @Hypable this is …
Recent news about the casting of “Harry Potter and The Cursed Child,” the upcoming play sequel to the popular books, had many social media users up in arms.
The reason? Beloved heroine Hermione Granger will be played by black actress Noma Dumezweni.
Haters on Twitter were not happy with the decision of Hermione “turned black.”
But to the contrary, ;many fans of the series have already considered Hermione as black. From her thick, bushy brown hair to her blood status as a minority within the Wizarding world (and all the racial slurs that are thrown her way), ;she could easily be black.
Additionally, JK Rowling never specified the character’s skin color. ;
And with the fan war escalating on Twitter, Queen Rowling laid down the final word:
Take that, haters. ;
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Some People Are Pissed Off About The Casting Of A Black Hermoine Granger
