I'm intrigued by why people are so interested in the racial diversity of this show, is it period accurate? Of course not, but honestly nothing else is period accurate either, so why is that the element being pointed at again and again?
The show is creating an idealised world to highlight the larger than life characters who operate with a good heart. A world that is and was impossible, good deeds are rewarded and somber reality is excluded.
We were not a multi-ethnic nation during the setting, but we are today, we can't keep denying actors roles because "it's not accurate to history" especially in shows like this that have activly choosen not to be historical. To exclude minorities wouldn't make this "more real" it's already pure fiction, it just sends the message that minorities can't be a part of "our" fantasy, which is detestible.
The show is creating an idealised world to highlight the larger than life characters who operate with a good heart. A world that is and was impossible, good deeds are rewarded and somber reality is excluded.
We were not a multi-ethnic nation during the setting, but we are today, we can't keep denying actors roles because "it's not accurate to history" especially in shows like this that have activly choosen not to be historical. To exclude minorities wouldn't make this "more real" it's already pure fiction, it just sends the message that minorities can't be a part of "our" fantasy, which is detestible.