She seems partly not white, but I wouldn't call her black.

She's a light skinned bIack. Both her actual parents are bIack. She just looks really strange as a descendent of Wells who is pasty white.

The fact that a White man has a Black descendant is shocking?

"Shocking?" I never said "shocking." It's just very odd and muddies the whole story for the sake of a "diverse" cast.

@nemo69 said:

@MongoLloyd said:

She's a light skinned bIack. Both her actual parents are bIack. She just looks really strange as a descendent of Wells who is pasty white.

You are more of a Mongoloid than you know.

Nice ad hominem. And yet the facts remain.

Makes sense now

In 2017 you don't get that a black person can be related to a white person? You do know the first people on earth were black we are all descendants of black people.

@rainbowfeverish64 said:

In 2017 you don't get that a black person can be related to a white person? You do know the first people on earth were black we are all descendants of black people.

In terms of casting, it's an oddity and it's distracting. Ancient history shouldn't figure in to it.

@rainbowfeverish64 said:

In 2017 you don't get that a black person can be related to a white person? You do know the first people on earth were black we are all descendants of black people.

He's just a troll. Ignore him and he will go back under his bridge.

"In terms of casting, it's an oddity and it's distracting. Ancient history shouldn't figure in to it."

That depends on your perspective. If you are a person of color, it's not "odd" or "distracting" to see another person of color playing a part that doesn't require an actor from a particular ethnic background. Multi-racial people exist in real life; they aren't plot devices.

I'm just as weirded out whenever any unexpected character race pops up in a casting choice as I'm sure even bIack people would be. And I have no doubt they cast that light skinned bIack woman to satisfy some kind of quota for racial diversity in the cast. What other possible explanation could there be? I have nothing against that actress, but she just sticks out like a sore thumb.

*"I'm just as weirded out whenever any unexpected character race pops up in a casting choice as I'm sure even bIack people would be." *

Well, as a Black person, I'm not "weirded out" -- perhaps because I don't expect to always see White people in roles that don't specifically call for a White person. We're talking about his descendant in the 21st century, not a daughter that he had in his original timeline.

*"And I have no doubt they cast that light skinned bIack woman to satisfy some kind of quota for racial diversity in the cast. What other possible explanation could there be?" *

Are you serious right now? What other possible explanation could there be? Here's a thought -- maybe she had the best audition. Assuming that the only reason a Black woman was cast in the part is because of "some kind of quota" is flat out racist. If you have a problem seeing people of color mixing with White people, turn the channel.

@Mrs. William the Bloody said:

*"I'm just as weirded out whenever any unexpected character race pops up in a casting choice as I'm sure even bIack people would be." *

Well, as a Black person, I'm not "weirded out" -- perhaps because I don't expect to always see White people in roles that don't specifically call for a White person. We're talking about his descendant in the 21st century, not a daughter that he had in his original timeline.

What if you saw a member of the_ Inglorious Basterds_ who was a bIack American? Make sense to you from a casting perspective? What if there was a movie with a bIack Indy racer in it? Make sense to you? Because I don't think there are ANY. See where I'm going with this? You can't just plug any race of actor into any role. An Eskimo marathon runner? A Somalian sumo wrestler? An Amish scientist? See where I'm going with this?

*"And I have no doubt they cast that light skinned bIack woman to satisfy some kind of quota for racial diversity in the cast. What other possible explanation could there be?" *

Are you serious right now? What other possible explanation could there be? Here's a thought -- maybe she had the best audition. Assuming that the only reason a Black woman was cast in the part is because of "some kind of quota" is flat out racist. If you have a problem seeing people of color mixing with White people, turn the channel.

I have a problem with forced quotas and casting based on "fairness" for the sake of fairness.

@MongoLloyd said:

What if you saw a member of the_ Inglorious Basterds_ who was a bIack American? Make sense to you from a casting perspective? What if there was a movie with a bIack Indy racer in it? Make sense to you? Because I don't think there are ANY. See where I'm going with this? You can't just plug any race of actor into any role. An Eskimo marathon runner? A Somalian sumo wrestler? An Amish scientist? See where I'm going with this?

I have a problem with forced quotas and casting based on "fairness" for the sake of fairness.

And what exactly is it about THIS character that makes it so implausible and statistically unlikely that she would be Black? The fact that she's wealthy? Powerful? Descended from a famous author? There is NOTHING about this character that says she can't or shouldn't be Black, and there is ZERO evidence (other than your own closet racism) that she was cast to fulfill a "quota."

There are Black indy racers. And Eskimo marathon runners. You may be shocked to know that there are people of color in all kinds of fields that are predominately White. Just because you don't know them and because mainstream TV shows don't show them doesn't mean that they don't exist. The fact that you think they are nonexistent is actually an argument for making sure that people of color ARE cast in roles like this. Because it DOES actually happen in real life, but ISN'T shown much on TV. Since Sumo wrestling is only practiced professionally in one country on the planet, yes, I would be surprised to know of a Somalian sumo wrestler. Since Time After Time is set in the United States, I'm not surprised to see an American actor playing one of the parts.

@Mrs. William the Bloody said:

And what exactly is it about THIS character that makes it so implausible and statistically unlikely that she would be Black? The fact that she's wealthy? Powerful? Descended from a famous author? There is NOTHING about this character that says she can't or shouldn't be Black, and there is ZERO evidence (other than your own closet racism) that she was cast to fulfill a "quota."

It's "odd" from a casting perspective. That's what I said and ALL I mean. I have nothing against bIack people. The only rationale that makes any sense in casting a bIack woman as the great grand daughter of HG Wells is that they were going for racial diversity in the cast, period.

There are Black indy racers. And Eskimo marathon runners. You may be shocked to know that there are people of color in all kinds of fields that are predominately White. Just because you don't know them and because mainstream TV shows don't show them doesn't mean that they don't exist.

HAHAHAHAHA, "mainstream tv," what?!?!? I'm talking about reality. And exceptions to a rule are completely irrelevant with regard to my original assertion.