On Ciri

I may be late to the party, but this is a blog entry I feel needed to be made. Netflix' latest casting call for the role of The Witcher's own Ciri (whom in the books/games is pale skinned, ashen haired, and green eyed) has stirred the Internet for all the wrong reasons. Rather than speculating which actress would fit the role best, we've once again entered the Culture Wars because the casting sheet has called for a BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) (read: nonwhite) actress. What's the big deal?