# Is "lookism" the last acceptable prejudice in movies?

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**Created:** [December 23, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lookism-the-last-acceptable-prejudice-in-movies/977005 "2022-12-23T14:17:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lookism-the-last-acceptable-prejudice-in-movies/977005/181 "2023-01-14T01:22:20Z")

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> [@Pavelb1](#):
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> So…when I heard Yaphet Kotto had been cast in The Running Man, I thought he had been cast as Killian (The Richard Dawson character)

Of course, the movie shares very little in common with the book, and Killian isn’t at all the same character. In the movie, Killian is the HOST of the show. In the book, he’s the producer; the show’s host is an insignificant character and I doubt most fans remember the guy’s name.

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