Quote Originally Posted by KurtW95 View Post
This is dumb. She's half ethnically Jewish and doesn't practice. It she resembles physically the character and can act, it doesn't matter. The focus on identity of character matching actor, writer, and director is absolutely moronic and will destroy the entertainment industry if they stay on this track. RDJ and Scarlett Johansson are both half ethnically Jewish. Does that mean they are now unqualified to play non-Jewish character Tony Stark and Natasha Romanoff? Should Sean Penn have his Oscar revoked because he's not gay like Harvey Milk? Should Phil LaMarr not be allowed to voice Samurai Jack?
I didn't say that the actress has to be Jewish. I'm saying the character of Kate Kane/Batwoman should remain Jewish as she is in the comics. Jews are an underrepresented minority in both comics and television as characters, so deliberately making her "any ethnicity" isn't acceptable.