KoV
The Fault in Our Czars
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Fair enough, but as you mentioned, this was probably put together some time (several months) ago and the conversation about anti-Asian hate crimes has really only broken through in the past couple of weeks. To me, it's always seemed incredibly strange that Scarlett gets so much criticism. Online, among the performative woke crowd, she is *constantly* being mocked or treated as though she's exceptionally awful, yet among the general populous and seemingly among her peers, she's incredibly well-liked.
She played the role of a Cyborg in "Ghost in the Shell". The Japanese creator of the original character said her casting was unproblematic since she was playing a machine, yet the twitter mob decided to spin it as though she were public enemy #1 for being in the film. Meanwhile, Emma Stone played an Asian woman in a film (not just took a role originally meant for an Asian actress, it was referenced in the film that she was Asian) and where is the backlash against her? There was a little, when the film was released, but it quickly faded. That's far, far, more egregious. What about all the white actors playing Egyptians in numerous movies, even recently? Scarlett's casting is by far the least offensive, in my opinion, because though it would have been culturally appropriate to cast a Japanese actress in the role, seeing as "Ghost in the Shell" is a Japanese creation originally, the character Scarlett played was not specifically an Asian woman. And she and her casting certainly didn't enforce any negative stereotypes.
What are her other controversies? Yes, she was going to play a (likely) Trans man in a film, but decided against it after the casting was criticized. So.... she did the right thing? And up until a few years ago, almost all Trans characters in film were portrayed by cisgender actors. And they won Oscars and Emmys and Golden Globes and everyone praised it as progressive. The needle moved very quickly, Then she gave an interview where she said ideally any actor could play any role, but she understands that since opportunities aren't equitable for minority actors, she understands why she shouldn't be playing trans characters, etc. What on earth is wrong with that statement? Nothing, imo. Yet people decided to cherry pick portions of the quote to make her sound foolish. Lastly, she said she believes Woody Allen did not molest Dylan Farrow. He was not convicted. It's ok to have differing opinions on the matter, especially if you actually know the parties involved. In my mind, her not backing down and throwing Woody under the bus just shows that she has more conviction, more character, and is less of a hypocrite than 99% of Hollywood. The accusations were made in the early 90s, and since then virtually every A-lister has worked with him, helped award him, (not to mention worked with, awarded, and advocated for Roman Polanski), yet suddenly they change their tune.
