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Melanie McFarland

Why Black fantasy casting angers racists

Leah Jeffries Leah Sava Jeffries Percy Jackson Annabeth Chase Rick Riordan Quvenzhané Wallis Amandla Stenberg Noma Dumezweni Disney Rue

MJ (Zendaya) prepares to freefall with Spider-man in "Spiderman: No Way Home" Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

What's happening to newly cast "Percy Jackson" star Leah Jeffries is not new.

Zendaya went through it six years ago when Marvel chose her to play MJ in Tom Holland's "Spider-Man" movies. Racist fanboys lost their minds.

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