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“If you have to have someone who looks like you in the media in order for you to relate then maybe you’re the one who’s racist" 

“children don’t see/care about race" 

“Color doesn’t matter! It’s about the actor/story!”

“there are bigger issues to talk about than representation”

“they whitewashed because they need to make a profit and attract their target audience”

“historical accuracy”

“It’s a European fairytale/story so of course the characters will be white!”

“whitewashing isn’t real”

I’ve read the books.  Most of the cast should have been brown; Vetch (who, in the books, was Sparrowhawk’s student mentor and close friend who happened to be a fat dude rather than being the pudgy comic relief) should have been black.  In the sorry excuse for a miniseries?  Everyone except Ogion (and there are probably nasty implications to the one black dude being cast as the Wise Mentor™ figure) is white.  (Also of note: the cast being that white was against Le Guin’s wishes.)

abundance. financial security. new career. + benefits + salary increase joy. love. peace. confidence. purpose. spiritual growth. change. new opportunities. traveling. knowledge. reciprocity. creativity. passion.

then you suddenly see a person inside the car

then you decided to run for your life