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Of course, people would rather that part of his heritage weren't brought up, leaving us with Michael Fassbender portraying him on the big screen.

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Really, that's why? Or is it because most people would rather watch a movie where the actors look like the characters? I don't know of any Syrian actors that look like Steve Jobs. And I definitely don't know of any Syrian actors who could play him as well as Fassbender could.

I know this is slightly off topic, but after watching the trailer I just can't see Fassbender as Jobs. Fassbender is a great actor, and I can't think of any Hollywood leading man that could do a better job, but their personas are so different that it's hard to watch and not constantly be reminded that you're watching an actor act and not a character in a biopic.

The reason you don't know of any is because they're not cast in big roles, because leading roles almost always go to white actors.

My skin color is I guess white but my heritage is mixed between old European (possibly Scotland and/or Ireland) and definitely Native American Indian. If I were an actor and got a big role; are you saying a white person got the part because my skin is what people usually call white? I'm fairly certain a lot of famous actors who it sounds like you would categorize as white are probably more like me, mixed.

We would hire an actor who both looks reasonably like you. If you're mixed but have X-colored skin, it makes sense to have someone with X-colored skin portray you.

Only Michael Fassbender looks nothing like Steve Jobs.

Well, Steve was half white. A Syrian actor would have been just as innacurate.

>Of course, people would rather that part of his heritage weren't brought up,

because it's completely irrelevant to what Jobs accomplished. It always seems to be the people implying that other are people racist who bring up his heritage.

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