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** Bob was black in the book with dark hair - his actor is still black but with unusual features like [[DarkSkinnedBlond natural blond hair]] or albinism with only a few token LampshadeHanging jokes thrown in.
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** Bob was black in the book with dark hair - his actor is still black but with unusual features like [[DarkSkinnedBlond natural blond hair]] hair or albinism with only a few token LampshadeHanging jokes thrown in.
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* '''Enforced''': The director of ''Troper City: The Movie'' thinks someone of a different ethnicity will relate better to the movie's intended target audience.
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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
** The director of ''Troper City: The Movie'' thinks someone of a different ethnicity will relate better to the movie's intended targetaudience.audience.
** [[NoBudget The production couldn't afford more than five no-name actors]] [[note]]B-tier, never mind A-tier, is definitely a no-go[[/note]], forcing them to drop the ethnicity of some of the minor characters.
** The director of ''Troper City: The Movie'' thinks someone of a different ethnicity will relate better to the movie's intended target
** [[NoBudget The production couldn't afford more than five no-name actors]] [[note]]B-tier, never mind A-tier, is definitely a no-go[[/note]], forcing them to drop the ethnicity of some of the minor characters.
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** Bob has been portrayed as white in past adaptions prior to this film.
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** Bob has been portrayed as a white man in past adaptions prior to this film.
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** Bob has been portrayed as white in past adaptions prior to this film.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone in the book undergoes an ethnicity lift in the film -- not only does the black Bob get played by a white guy, but the white Alice gets played by an East Asian woman, the Latina Carla is played by a white woman, etc.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone in the book undergoes an ethnicity lift in the film -- not only does the black Bob get played by a white guy, but the white Alice gets played by an East Asian woman, the Latina Carla is played by a white black woman, etc.
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** Bob was black in the book with dark hair - his actor is still black but with unusual features like [[DarkSkinnedBlond natural blond hair]] or albinism with only a few token LampshadeHanging jokes thrown in.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob is black in the book, but is biracial in the film, with his black roots from the book intact and prominent.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Bob is black in the book, but is biracial in the film, with his black roots from the book intact andprominent.prominent.
** The original film had Bob played by a white actor in BlackFace. The remake has him played by an actual black actor.
** Bob is black in the book, but is biracial in the film, with his black roots from the book intact and
** The original film had Bob played by a white actor in BlackFace. The remake has him played by an actual black actor.
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* '''Inverted''': The original film had Bob played by a white actor in BlackFace. Given that it is incredibly unacceptable now the remake has him played by an actual black actor and given a more serious role.
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* '''Inverted''': ???The original film had Bob played by a white actor in BlackFace. Given that it is incredibly unacceptable now the remake has him played by an actual black actor and given a more serious role.
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** Bob is played by several different actors as he undergoes in character advanced cosmetic surgery.
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* '''Straight''': Bob is described as black in the book, but is played by a white actor in TheFilmOfTheBook.
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* '''Straight''': Bob is described as black in the book, novel ''Troper City'', but is played by a white actor in TheFilmOfTheBook.''Troper City: The Movie.''
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Some characters keep their ethnicities from the book, but others are played by actors of different ethnicities
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* '''Enforced''': A director thinks someone of a different ethnicity will relate better to the movie's intended target audience.
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* '''Enforced''': A The director of ''Troper City: The Movie'' thinks someone of a different ethnicity will relate better to the movie's intended target audience.
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* '''Invoked''': Same as enforced, but with an InUniverse director.
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* '''Invoked''': Same as enforced, but with an InUniverse director.The director hires someone not black for the reasons stated in Enforced.
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** A director is aware of the backlash that will happen if Bob is played by a white actor, so he deliberately casts a black man to play him.
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** A The director of is aware of the backlash that will happen if Bob is played by a white actor, so he deliberately casts a black man to play him.
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* '''Implied''': Bob was racially ambiguous in the book but implied to have black roots. The film does away with these hints and makes him white.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob is black in the book, but is biracial in the film, with his black roots from the book still pretty intact.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob is black in the book, but is biracial in the film, with his black roots from the book still pretty intact.intact and prominent.
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* '''Parodied''': A casting director tests different black actors for the role of Bob and rules them out for extremely minor reasons, eventually settling on an extremely generic white actor.
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* '''Parodied''': A An in-universe casting director tests different black actors for the role of Bob and rules them out for extremely minor reasons, eventually settling on an extremely generic white actor.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob in the film is white, but the in-universe film has him [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy emulate black culture]], failing hilariously.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob in the film is white, but In the in-universe film about Bob, Bob is played by a white actor, but the film has him [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy emulate black culture]], failing hilariously.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob is black in the book, but is biracial in the film.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob is black in the book, but is biracial in the film.film, with his black roots from the book still pretty intact.
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* '''Invoked''': ???
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* '''Invoked''': ???Same as enforced, but with an InUniverse director.
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* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Conversed''': ???"Man, ''another'' movie that casts white people as black characters?"
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob in the film is white, but the in-universe film has him [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy emulate black culture]], failing hilariously.
* '''Played For Drama''': Black actors resent that black characters are always played by white actors, because it denies them representation and livelihood.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob in the film is white, but the in-universe film has him [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy emulate black culture]], failing hilariously.
* '''Played For Drama''': Black actors resent that black characters are always played by white actors, because it denies them representation and livelihood.
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For the Justified example, was thinking of something like Bride And Prejudice (where the Bollywood setting won't allow everyone to be white Brits), and for Defied, something like Ed Skrein backing out of Hellboy after learning his character was Asian.
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* '''Parodied''': A casting director tests different black actors and rules them out for extremely minor reasons, eventually settling on a generic white actor.
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* '''Parodied''': A casting director tests different black actors for the role of Bob and rules them out for extremely minor reasons, eventually settling on a an extremely generic white actor.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character is played by someone of a different ethnicity from them in the adaptation.
* '''Straight''': Bob is described as black in the book, but is played by a white actor in TheFilmOfTheBook.
* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone in the book undergoes an ethnicity lift in the film -- not only does the black Bob get played by a white guy, but the white Alice gets played by an East Asian woman, the Latina Carla is played by a white woman, etc.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is black in the book, but is biracial in the film.
* '''Justified''': A SettingUpdate in the adaptation makes the story more plausible if the actors were played by different ethnicities.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': The white guy advertised as playing Bob in the film winds up being a disguise/a decoy, and Bob is actually black.
* '''Double Subverted''': That guy is ''also'' a disguise/a decoy, and Bob in the film is actually South Asian.
* '''Parodied''': A casting director tests different black actors and rules them out for extremely minor reasons, eventually settling on a generic white actor.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob is black in the book, and is black in the movie. Similarly, everyone else keeps their ethnicities from the book.
* '''Enforced''': A director thinks someone of a different ethnicity will relate better to the movie's intended target audience.
* '''Lampshaded''': "They made a comic about our lives! ...Hey, why am I white in this?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''':
** A director is aware of the backlash that will happen if Bob is played by a white actor, so he deliberately casts a black man to play him.
** The white actor cast as Bob learns that Bob was black in the book, and backs out of the project to ensure that Bob is played by a black man.
* '''Discussed''': "Hey, Bob, if our lives were made into a movie, I bet they'd cast a white guy to play you."
* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Straight''': Bob is described as black in the book, but is played by a white actor in TheFilmOfTheBook.
* '''Exaggerated''': Everyone in the book undergoes an ethnicity lift in the film -- not only does the black Bob get played by a white guy, but the white Alice gets played by an East Asian woman, the Latina Carla is played by a white woman, etc.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is black in the book, but is biracial in the film.
* '''Justified''': A SettingUpdate in the adaptation makes the story more plausible if the actors were played by different ethnicities.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': The white guy advertised as playing Bob in the film winds up being a disguise/a decoy, and Bob is actually black.
* '''Double Subverted''': That guy is ''also'' a disguise/a decoy, and Bob in the film is actually South Asian.
* '''Parodied''': A casting director tests different black actors and rules them out for extremely minor reasons, eventually settling on a generic white actor.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob is black in the book, and is black in the movie. Similarly, everyone else keeps their ethnicities from the book.
* '''Enforced''': A director thinks someone of a different ethnicity will relate better to the movie's intended target audience.
* '''Lampshaded''': "They made a comic about our lives! ...Hey, why am I white in this?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''':
** A director is aware of the backlash that will happen if Bob is played by a white actor, so he deliberately casts a black man to play him.
** The white actor cast as Bob learns that Bob was black in the book, and backs out of the project to ensure that Bob is played by a black man.
* '''Discussed''': "Hey, Bob, if our lives were made into a movie, I bet they'd cast a white guy to play you."
* '''Conversed''': ???
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