I can see the head-shaking disbelief; I can hear the groans and laughter.

Hey, folks: this is serious stuff!  Last month: "Calgary Opera's decision to potentially cast a white person in an Asian role for "South Pacific" is generating backlash, with several cast and crew members quitting in protest."

The character in question: Bloody Mary who sings and talks in (gasp) "pidgeon English"!

"Talk about a boy saying to de girl: "Golly, baby, I'm a lucky cuss!"
Talk about a girl saying to de boy: "You an' me is lucky to be us!"

Happy talk, keep talking' happy talk,
Talk about things you'd like to do...

If you don't talk happy and you never have a dream,
Then you'll never have a dream come true."

Good advice.  In any language.