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To be maybe controversial...<p>I&#x27;m still thinking about it, but I do wonder if diverse casting works in European fantasy stories. The problem I have is that it generally pulls me out of the experience&#x2F; makes it less immersive. I welcome diverse castings in modern shows (though we don&#x27;t need every show to follow a template &#x27;diverse&#x27; casting). 
A common counter argument is, well you can suspend your disbelief and imagine a dragon, so why is a diverse community in a small village not ok? It just feels less immersive. Yes, I can go along with it - but I&#x27;m not sure it works. It feels like the modern world superimposed in a fantasy setting. I&#x27;d prefer to be sent to an alien world.<p>It is problematic, as years of discrimination in the real world for women&#x2F;ethnic minorities were wrong and we should encourage equality in the corporate world. However the entertainment industry I wonder should in some ways be exempt. Maybe. One area where there isnt a discussion on &#x27;diversity&#x27; is music and also novels. This is because there are tons of tons of novels and music bands to listen to. No one cares if a particular band is &#x27;diverse&#x27;. 
So I wonder if the only solution out of all of this, is to have more shows - yes, make diverse inclusive European fantasy shows, but also make traditional european fantasy shows too etc. What I think will happen is that in such a scenario most European fantasy fans will choose traditional like shows. Because the story is more immersive and you are brought more into this old world. Maybe. Like I say, I&#x27;m still undecided. For modern&#x2F;futuristic films I find diverse castings just as immersive.