There has a big push for more diverse casting in movies and television in the past several years. While this has led to more roles for people of color, LGBTQ+, women and other marginalized groups, it has also led to a lot of backlash. As a result, there is always controversy whenever someone who isn't a straight, white male gets a major role. But there are other areas of the discussion that aren't talked about, like tokenism and roles that don't really match the person playing it. Here's an article talking about it:
https://www.newsweek.com/when-divers...pinion-1736903