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Originally Posted by Tervuren

Where this logic leads would be the end of the theater industry as no one could write or say a character different than themself.

It'd be a boring world.

Glad I'm not on TV.
Furthermore the way TV is censoring itself into corporatblandspeak I rarely give it attention.

Acting whether on stage, TV or movies, playing roles, or performing comedy/stand-up is different from sports announcing. I'd expect a sports announcer to be like the news (should be). You read or comment on facts. You can probably even give an opinion as long as it's obvious that it's your opinion (he's playing great this year, but it seems like he's been slipping the past couple of games). There's a time and place for most things or a time and place to NOT do certain things.

Can you imagine if you had to go to court for some reason and your judge or the other lawyer or a bailiff was foreign and you started mocking their nationality/ethnicity? Clearly, that'd be idiotic. The repercussions would likely be unfavorable. It probably wouldn't be the same as acting a fool as a sports announcer, but would it be any less foolish?

How about if a black guy was at bat and the guy started talking in ebonics or like the old step-and-fetch-it character from old black and white movies? Would that be acceptable?