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What are some of the worst actor miscasts in TV? (lemm.ee)
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[–] phx@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My wife loves Asian period dramas and this is a hugely common thing that drives me nuts. It doesn't matter if you've got period clothing and scenery etc. If the "lowly common girl" has a perfect complexion, teeth, and obvious cosmetics it just breaks it.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The Viking ladies with shaved arm pits...

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah some of them back then would probably have been able to braid more than just the hair on their head...

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Having had a few Scandi-descended girlfriends, I concur. But on average, they're nowhere near as hairly as Slavs or Armenians. Not that anything's wrong with body hair.