The art of acting, stepping outside of oneself and into the shoes of another, is dead. John Leguizamo took it upon himself to try and cancel James Franco for the sin of being a white man taking on the role of Cuban Fidel Castro. We don’t even like Fidel Castro! Not only must you be able to play the part, but you must look the part. Audiences have exchanged their imagination for feelings, and the creative arts will suffer for it.
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