User blog comment:Paul.rea/Teen Wolf News 120112/@comment-193.200.201.88-20121203112346

Actually the race issue is a pretty big deal in filmmaking. RationaLly, if casting a Middle Eastern woman was such a problem, why not change the name of the character and move on? Obviously I don't know much about scriptwriting, but that seems like an easy thing to fix, but I might be wrong.

My concern is a bit sillier. They cast Caucasians as Asians for the Last Airbender. That movie sucked. They cast most of Dragonball: Evolution as non-asians. That movie sucked too. Those movies sucked for much worse reasons, obviously, but race is still a big issue. By casting actors for roles meant for different races you risk alienating a part of your audience and losing respect. Yes, people are quick to overreact, but there are some things that are better left alone.