Role reversal

I APPLAUD the decision by actor Ed Skrein to stand down from playing a part when he found out the character was Asian.

If only the same could be said for other British actors: Glenda Jackson believes King Lear to be a woman and Jodie Whittaker is confused when it comes to Doctor Who.

JOHN OWEN, London SW19. DOMINIC LAWSON drew attention to ‘ whitewashing’ ( Mail), when characters of various ethnic origins are portrayed by white actors. Well, I also object to ‘ blackwashing’ in superhero films.

Why is a character such as Nick Fury in the Captain America and Avengers films portrayed by a non-white actor when in the original comic he is white? It is pandering to political correctness.

I would equally object to black characters, such as the Falcon and the Panther, being portrayed by white actors. STEVE WOODARD, Basingstoke, Hants.