Osprey
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- Feb 18, 2005
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If we're going to use Fleming's feelings as the arbiter, then we gotta note that he famously hated the Connery casting. So arguably the most beloved Bond by fans was not embraced by the character's creator.
I'm not sure that that's accurate. Fleming may've hated the casting, but after Dr. No came out, he gave the written Bond some of Connery's traits, like his humor and his Scottish lineage. It would seem that Fleming did embrace Connery once he saw him in the role. It doesn't seem different than how fans hated the Craig casting but have embraced him since.
Seems arbitrary and silly to me to single out Bond's whiteness as one of two details that must never change. (British is clearly not negotiable).
If Bond is mostly a style and a personality, why does his nationality matter, either? It seems similarly arbitrary to say that being British isn't negotiable. I imagine that, if Bond's gender and race are changed, there will then be calls for a change in nationality, as well, using the same argument that everything else has been malleable so far, so why not one thing more. You have to draw a line somewhere, even if it seems arbitrary to those who would simply draw it elsewhere.
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