The announcement for the casting for UK stage version of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ happened today, and we were delighted to hear that talented actress and Woman of Colour Noma Dumezweni would be the theatre version of Hermione Granger.
why cast someone who completely differs to the description depicted in books that created characters we know so well? #CursedChild #Hermione
— Amy Coupe (@Coupeface) December 21, 2015
#Hermione is now a Black? Puzzling that a Mudblood became a part of such an ancient and noble pure blood family. #IsNothingSacred
— Rohan Danait (@riddermark42) December 21, 2015
Hope Ron’s still ginger and Harry’s not had his eyes lazered #confusing #Hermione #CursedChild
— David Gibson (@Web__Fox) December 21, 2015
Not trying to offend anyone, but please. Stop acting like we owe blacks something. She was written as white, keep it that way. #Hermione
— ChrissyMartin (@Starkamite) December 21, 2015
NOMA DUMBZINI IS A JOKE. A BLACK #HERMIONE? HELL FUCK THAT
— Jayy Sorath LaVeyGOD (@Jayy_LaVey) December 21, 2015
#Hermione just reeks of SJWs trying to “diversify” everything until all movies, video games, and books look like… pic.twitter.com/1qX5s1PjJ7
— Sarah Roberts (@girlgamer1108) December 21, 2015
Making white characters black isn’t diversity, it’s pure laziness. And yes Hermione is white as seen in sketches. #Hermione
— Michelle Catlin (@CatlinNya) December 21, 2015
Also sorry, but a black #Hermione, I still think is weird. Maybe I’ve to get used to it, I don’t see why she needs to be a POC. #CursedChild
— Corneel Vanfleteren (@QuillDust17201) December 20, 2015
#HermioneIsBlack This is fucked up. This is worse than Voldemort.
— jontheguy (@jontheguy_) December 21, 2015
CULTURAL APPROPRIATION #hermioneisblack ps gas all nigs https://t.co/KGlnMImK1r
— Swindler’s Wish (@fashybandicoot) December 21, 2015
YES LETS CELEBRATE THE DESTRUCTION OF THE CHARACTER YOU’VE LOVED SINCE CHILDHOOD!! Fucking whore #hermioneisblack https://t.co/ugyqETXFG1
— Swindler’s Wish (@fashybandicoot) December 21, 2015
Canon: brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever. White skin was never specified. Rowling loves black Hermione ?? https://t.co/5fKX4InjTH
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 21, 2015