USA Network Characters Unite PSA for 20th anniversary of ADA

[Simsyland]

Anita I think you better ask the producers of the show and USA networks that question

[anitahollander]

so if he feels so bad about discrimination against people with disabilities, why is he taking one of their jobs on TV?

[BetaArtemis]

@anitahollander Oh grow up, Auggie is not defined by his blindness, he is defined by his personality and his skills. And besides, since when can only blind people play blind people? That's like saying only Germans can play Germans, or only soldiers can play soldiers, or only Jewish people can play Jewish people. That's called stereotyping.

It's Television, not rocket science, there is a reason they are called "actors". And besides, it was the ADA who asked Gorham to do the PSA for them.

[BetaArtemis]

@anitahollander And let's not forget that the character of Auggie was a sighted person before he went blind on a mission accident, so if they were to do flashbacks or focus on a story of the past, then they would need for him to be able to actually see. If you feel so strongly that only blind actors can play blind characters, then the blind actor can't play a sighted character then because that's discrimination against sighted people isn't it? How is that fair?

[onesweetfantasy]

@anitahollander: Wow, you're an idiot, no offense.