And how. If they catch you not wearing a poppy in November they throw you in jail.

Uh, Operation Paperclip?

You’re right I could’ve explained it better.

As mentioned this is a little dated now but generally

Rôle meant “the character” - i.e. Sir Ian McKellen is engaged to play the rôle of Gandalf

Role meant the job - i.e. Sir Ian Mckellen’s role in lord of the rings was to be an actor, not a set designer.

his role in the production was to be an actor in the rôle of Gandalf.

Human cost? Filming for 16 hour days 6 days a week impacts actors and crews lives.

Most long running TV shows cite this as the reason for losing stars - e.g. Mulder and Scully leaving the X Files.

Generally “rôle” is used, although somewhat old fashioned, to indicate that it’s an actor’s role in a performance as a character, vs the actor’s role in a performance to engage in the work of being an actor.

And Squid Game, the Lottery, the Hunger Games, the Running Man… nothing new under the sun.

Considering the first movie adaptation of a book was 1896 and the oldest person alive was born 1909…no.

2014-2018 it was used unironically to connotate women creating spaces for themselves in business - from a popular, well-meaning book of the same name

2019 onwards it has been used sarcastically to reference performative, ineffectual feminism.