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The furore over #BlackHermione should surprise no one who uses the Web everyday

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by on December 22, 2015 at 11:55 am
Posted In: Around the Web, harry potter, racism, Social Media, Voice

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Yesterday, Twitter exploded with the news that Hermione Granger, the female character at the heart of the Harry Potter franchise will be played by Noma Dumezweni, a 45-year-old Swaziland-born actress in a new play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Noma is black.  Yeah, this isn’t going to work…. It’s #HarryPotter & a new-look Hermione https://t.co/xHfLvtjmGX via @DailyMailCeleb — LadyConserv (@LadyConserv) December 20, 2015 i’m offended by the casting of #CURSEDCHILD hermione is a white character. we may not make poc characters white so white should not be poc — Michelle (@1006michelle) December 20, 2015 @Hypable why would they make Hermione…

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