this whole thing sounds like desert camel music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR511iAedYU

Don't worry, you don't need to watch the whole thing. He repeats his point multiple times :

Basically, by catering to generic ideas instead of authentic ones, you are being robbed of cultural exposure and reinforcing biases and simple perspectives you have instead of growing.

Yeah, when someone does a stereotypical accent you associate with something, it conforms more to your ideas of how your language sounds when made by a foreigner. It doesn't make you understand what the accent actually sounds like, and WHY it sounds that way. It's nice for you, because it panders to you, instead of treating you like an adult.

Also, it's disingenuous to bring french accents into this, since the main problem is that the stereotypes being presented of ethnic minorities are often used to ridicule them, and deny them prosperity. That's the difference, the french guy is ,moving from one well of place to the next and people aren't going to deny him promotions or whatever. However, to Indian people, or children of Indians, patterns of bullying and marginalisation still exist and are exasperated by the stereotypes.

I think preventing people from playong around with accemts and voices from other cultures is fascist, kills play, and blocks some pathways to empathy.

i guess we could do genetic testing before casting paid roles so all intended accemts will be allowed.