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It’s a thin line to walk, because there are two points to a gender/race swap: 1) The actors you have don’t match the characters as written 2) You want to explore race, gender and sexual issues. 1 is easy to do, and most people won’t care unless you clearly couldn’t be bothered to widen your...

Or it’s seen as being edgy and new but not having to take creative risks, since they think you can change a character’s demographics the way you would change costumes. They don’t understand how hard the rewrite is to make it not a cardboard cutout. Which, frankly, is a pretty common approach...

Again, all good potential storylines, provided the creative team has the skills to navigate the pitfalls. That is especially important when working with an established character, because they have an established audience.

Bear Ribs gives an excellent example. A black woman who won the lottery and decides to use her wealth to fix up her neighborhood would be kickass. Even a black woman with the same background as Bruce Wayne (and there are black millionaires you could use as examples) taking over the mantle of...

It depends on why. I have seen lots of acting troupes cast actors of a different race or sex to play a role, usually due to who they have available. It works quite well. You’re only modifying lines to match the obvious, so you avoid most traps and pitfalls. Now, when it comes to changing...