Previously, when seeing the indictment, Brooklyn believed that the Bretts were making false accusations. This has to do with the affirmative action enthusiasts he has been in contact with for a long time.

The limited number of encounters with anti-racist activists in Brooklyn was either blackmail or blackmail.

He reasoned with them, they talked to him about feelings, he talked to them about feelings, they reasoned with him.

The car is full of words, no boundaries, no standards. As long as minorities do not profit from it, it is racially discriminatory.

That's probably the only criterion. They don't care whether the technical minorities are qualified for the position, no matter how much hard work and sweat the competitors put in to pursue the position, they only look at whether the minorities are profitable.

No? Okay, racist! Yes? Great, Affirmative Action Pioneer! This gave Brooklyn a knee-jerk aversion to anti-racism, and he was disgusted at the sight of the word racism.

Anti-racism itself is the right thing to do, but too many people do the wrong thing in the name of it.

Today's case doesn't look like that. All the Brett family is asking for an apology and an actor's position.

Apology is an obvious psychological appeal, a longing for comfort after feeling unjust. The position of actor cannot be said to be a profit.

Because this is an opera rehearsed and performed in-house in a public school, it is not profitable at all.

In fact, Snow White is just a fairy tale in itself, not an opera at all! The libretto of the opera was adapted by the teacher Susan herself.

Essentially, the performance is organized by the school, the script is provided by the school teacher, the rehearsal space and costumes are provided by the school, and the school should choose whoever it wants.

Even the courts and the government should not interfere in school casting. It's like Brooklyn buying tomatoes and eggs, making scrambled eggs with tomatoes at home, he chooses whichever egg he likes, and the government and the court have no right to interfere, let alone dictate his selection of eggs, thinking that once he doesn't choose eggs according to his wishes, it is 'egg discrimination'.

It doesn't make sense! But considering that the organizer is a school, and the school is a place to teach and educate, its choice may have a profound impact on students, especially Kelly Brett, one of the parties.

If she believes she has suffered injustice, this psychological shadow may stay with her for the rest of her life.

With this in mind, Brooklyn decided to accept the indictment. Otherwise, he would have dismissed the indictment long ago.

Perhaps there are many judges in the federal government who will get in the way of the correctness of anti-racial discrimination, and will immediately accept and take seriously the indictment involving such cases.

But that doesn't include Brooklyn. He has long been at odds with affirmative action groups, and some anti-racist activists have even called him a 'farmer' online.

……………… Brooklyn will let the plaintiff speak first. At this time, there were already several reporters sitting in the gallery of Court No. 9.

Although this trial is not a popular 'big man falls', it is a Brooklyn Lee trial after all, especially after hearing that the case may involve racial discrimination, there are still many people who are interested.

Mrs. Brett's lawyer was a new lawyer Brooklyn hadn't met before. Brooklyn did not know whether the lawyer was assigned to the Brett family for legal aid or if the Brett family had found it themselves.

Racial discrimination and affirmative action are perennially hot topics in the Federation, and there is no shortage of 'brave' challenges in this kind of case, and countless passionate or unknown lawyers are eager to make a name and fortune by fighting a beautiful affirmative action lawsuit, and they are willing to give up the low legal fees for them.

The lawyer stood up and pointed to the little girl, Kelly Brett

"My client, Kelly Brett, is the best singer from a professional point of view, and her voice matches Snow White perfectly, and her interpretation can give this classic fairy tale a new breath." After a pause, the lawyer pushed his glasses and said

"The above is the exact words of defendant Susan."

"Since it is already clear that the defendant thinks that my client is a perfect fit for the role of Snow White in any way except skin color, but excludes her."

"My client has been treated unfairly because of the color of his skin."

"If the criteria for selecting the Snow White actor are not skin color, my client is perfect in all other aspects!"

"Isn't that racism?" The more the lawyer spoke, the louder he became, the more he spoke, the more passionate he became, and the final rhetorical question was loud and clear.

The courtroom was silent, save for the crackling of Jerry's keyboard. Little Joseph next to him glanced at Kelly in the plaintiff's seat several times, and finally couldn't help but lean over to Jerry's side and whispered

"Why do you have to exclude skin color from the selection criteria?" Jerry ignored him and concentrated on typing. After Brooklyn nodded, the school's lawyer stood up and asked

"Why did the casting of the role of Snow White take the skin color factor out of it?"

"The character of Snow White is clearly depicted in fairy tales." After a pause, he opened a book of fairy tales and read

"Her skin was pure white as snow, her lips were red as blood, her hair was as black as a waterfall, she wore a beautiful red silk hairpin, and her beautiful brown eyes, which shone like stars." Putting down the book, the defendant's lawyer said

"Her skin is as white as snow."

"Obviously, what we need is an actor with pure white skin." As he spoke, he glanced at Kelly in the dock, and finally held back the latter sentence, 'Not a dark-skinned girl'.

"Isn't that racism?" The plaintiff's lawyer stood up and asked

"Why is it that only white girls can play Snow White, and black girls can't play Snow White?" The defendant's lawyer stood up and nodded calmly

"Yes, no. Because it is clearly stated in the original book that Snow White is white-skinned. The white-skinned Snow White is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the adaptation should respect the original, not make it up. ”

"Also, Your Excellency." The defendant's lawyer said solemnly to Brooklyn

"The plaintiff has publicly advertised that my client is a racist at school, which led to my client being complained by multiple parents, and now my client has been suspended and is under investigation by the committee."

"The plaintiff slandered my client as a racist, which caused great trouble to my client's life and work, and we are ready to countersue the plaintiff for defamation and slander." The plaintiff's lawyer's eyes widened, anger surged, and his face turned red, and he was about to get up and talk back, but Mrs. Brett took the lead.

She stood up and said to Brooklyn

"Judge, I just wanted my daughter to have a fair chance to play, and when she first got the rehearsal notice, Kelly was overjoyed. We bought her a fairy tale book so that she could learn about Snow White's whole story. ”

"In order to be able to play Snow White, we also learned a lot."

"What he just said does make sense," Mrs. Brett said, referring to the defendant's lawyer

"Snow White's appearance is indeed described in the original book. But the story of Snow White first originated from a fairy tale passed down by word of mouth in Germany, and was later compiled into a book. ”

"Snow White's true original book should be a German fairy tale passed down by word of mouth."

"It's not this storybook in his hand." Mrs. Brett was eloquent. Even though she wasn't professionally trained, she hit the nail on the head as soon as she opened her mouth.

There are many theories about the origin of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and her German fairy tales are not necessarily accurate.

But either way, it's definitely not an original story by a man named Green. If you want to investigate it seriously, it is impossible to verify what Snow White's appearance is.

From this point of view, it goes straight to the core argument of the defendant's lawyer defense - they are not racist, but the character of Snow White is 'racist'.

The reason why Snow White is mentioned, everyone will subconsciously think that she should be white-skinned is because the story of "Snow White" has been adapted countless times in film and television dramas, and these adaptations are widely circulated and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The image of Snow White in people's perception is the image of the adaptation, not the image of the fairy tale "Snow White" itself.

Mrs. Brett is able to get to the point and overturn the defense of the defendant's lawyer in one fell swoop, while the lawyer she finds can only be incompetent and furious.

Brooklyn glanced at Mrs. Brett with a secret pity. She has a sensitivity that many Harvard students don't have.

And the thinking behind this acumen that dares to question common sense without blindly questioning common sense is something that many people do not have.

For example, why do the simplest people die? Some people will answer: Birth, old age, sickness and death, isn't this a natural thing, do you need to ask?

Some people will also say: people will get sick, the body will be damaged by aging, and when the aging damage exceeds the minimum threshold for maintaining functioning, people will naturally die.

Some people may answer: because of telomeres. Telomeres cannot replicate themselves, use one section less than one, and when they run out, the person dies.

But why can't telomeres replicate themselves? Why does the body age? Why do lesions occur?

Why is birth, old age, sickness and death natural? The scientific community has so far been unable to answer these questions. Another example is the simplest and most common canker sores.

Why do people have mouth ulcers? Cutting-edge science has even studied this problem at the level of genes and heredity, but it still cannot be explained.

Exploring the nature of these seemingly mundane phenomena can often be very rewarding. This kind of thinking that explores the essence is a very cherished existence.

Mrs. Brett was not influenced by the "fairy tales" written by a pair of brothers surnamed Green, and took it for granted that the image in the existing film and television drama was the original image of Snow White, and she explored the essence, and the gain was to overturn the defense basis of the defense in one fell swoop, make the seemingly one-sided trial confusing again, and make the defense lawyer panic for a short time.

Brooklyn looked at Joseph Jr. and Peter quietly. Peter stood beside Ray and looked at Brett with a sparkle in his eyes, clearly shocked by Mrs. Brett's thoughts.

Little Joseph was muttering something in Jerry's ear, Jerry looked impatient, and after typing the last letter, he sternly warned little Joseph to shut up.

The lawyer on the plaintiff's bench held his head high and looked proud. The lawyer in the dock was frowning, thinking about what to do.

The media reporters in the auditorium quietly exchanged information with their eyes. Brooklyn withdrew his gaze

"It seems that we need a historian, or an expert on fairy tales, to tell us what Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were like in the first place."

"Defendant, do you have any other opinions?" The defendant's lawyer shook his head.

"That's it, adjournment!" duangduang！ Brooklyn struck the gavel twice and adjourned the trial, with further notice for the next court session.

Even Brooklyn himself could not have imagined that what seemed to be a simple procedure could not be achieved on the spot.

Seeing off the Brets and the defendants, Ray led a somewhat excited Peter out to call the next group of parties, while Joseph Jr. approached Jerry again and chatted in a whisper.

Brooklyn marked the indictment, and the need to find experts in fairy tales and history in the system, and came up with the next indictment.

Fortunately, not all of them are Mrs. Brett, and not all of them are complicated. Brooklyn hurried to finish the final trial at half past six in the afternoon.

On the way home, Ray asks an interesting question.

"Blue, do you think you should also let Kelly play Snow White?" Brooklyn was driving, and it was seven o'clock in the evening, which was the worst time for traffic in New York City.

He maneuvered the car and waited in line for the traffic light, casually

"It doesn't matter what I think." After passing through the intersection, Brooklyn was stuck in traffic again, and he simply stopped the car to give his brake foot a moment's rest.

Turning his head and saying

"I appreciate Mrs. Brett's unique way of thinking, but it doesn't matter what I think. Although this is a summary proceeding, the decision is up to me. ”

"If we find a fairy tale expert who comes to the same conclusion as Mrs. Brett, I'm afraid I'll have to rule in favor of the plaintiff." Ray muttered a little distractedly as he looked at the patches of taillights in front of him

"Could it be that Snow White is really black-skinned?" Brooklyn couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Ray, let's think about it."

"If the story of Snow White really comes from a German fairy tale, or more precisely, from a European medieval fairy tale. Were there blacks in the European Middle Ages? Lei almost blurted out 'no', but thinking of the film and television dramas he had watched over the years, he hesitated.

"Is there one?" Ray asked. Brooklyn shook her head

"I don't know. We need an answer from experts in this area. ”

"Experts say yes, yes, Snow White may be black. Experts say no, no, that means that there were no black people at the time of the creation of Snow White's fairy tales, and Snow White is naturally not black. ”

"It's about the ancient history of Europe." Brooklyn said inscrutablely.

"It's not something that a judge can decide. It's like a traffic jam in front of you. Brooklyn pointed ahead.

"I want to convict all the drivers who blocked in front of us and take them to jail right now."