Questions: Which inference is best supported by the passage below (paragraphs 3-4)? Colorblind casting-a practice that favors talent over racial typecasting-placed Benton on equal footing with other actresses vying for the role. From there, all the rising star had to do was display how her incredible talents could enliven the role of Natasha, an impressionable 19th-century aristocrat torn between her love for the man to whom she's betrothed and another man who woos her while her fiancé is away at war. During the show's Broadway run, Benton noticed that her performance inspired a number of young black girls who saw the musical. Benton recalls fans who told her they realized they could be perceived as princesses, too. "That messaging is so important and to be able to rewrite thet narrative for little black girls about what we can and can't do, means everything to me." A Some audiences didn't understand why a young black woman was cast as a Russian aristocrat. B. Young black girls like Benton are not always used to seeing themselves represented as royalty. C. Colorblind casting is a controversial practice. D. Denee Benton's role as Natasha was the first time she'd ever acted on stage.

Transcript text: Which inference is best supported by the passage below (paragraphs 3-4)? Colorblind casting-a practice that favors talent over racial typecasting-placed Benton on equal footing with other actresses vying for the role. From there, all the rising star had to do was display how her incredible talents could enliven the role of Natasha, an impressionable 19th-century aristocrat torn between her love for the man to whom she's betrothed and another man who woos her while her fiancé is away at war. During the show's Broadway run, Benton noticed that her performance inspired a number of young black girls who saw the musical. Benton recalls fans who told her they realized they could be perceived as princesses, too. "That messaging is so important and to be able to rewrite thet narrative for little black girls about what we can and can't do, means everything to me." A Some audiences didn't understand why a young black woman was cast as a Russian aristocrat. B. Young black girls like Benton are not always used to seeing themselves represented as royalty. C. Colorblind casting is a controversial practice. D. Denee Benton's role as Natasha was the first time she'd ever acted on stage.