BuzzFeed starting EARLY today with the moral outrage. The writer doesn’t even want to hear a second opinion. I hate these people who stand on morality trying to shut down opposing opinions. The only time that’s acceptable is with something truly reprehensible. A white woman playing an anime character for US audiences is not that.
All the asian female actors listed in that article, i dont wanna see casted in ghost in the shell either. YUCK. At least scar jo got the tits and athletic body for this cracka ass movie. lol
how’s everyone’ weekend? I don’t know wtf was up yesterday but maaan, hilarious trolling were had yesterday.
Decided to get some new socks. I stopped by at Gap to get some genuine hand-made-straight-by-some-poor-kid- quality socks. Paid cash and everything but then the clerk asked me the shit i hate, ‘what’s your email address?’ In my head,Why, so u can spam my inbox?. Normally i ignored that shit but i said to the bitch with a straight face,
‘Sure. Here’s my personal email address. HClintown69s@bernz4lyfe.com’, emphasizing the number 4, not the word, on the email address. :lol:.
On the way back to the apt, stopped by the grocery store to get some veggies to cook for dinner and shit. Noticed
the clerk be looking like a fine latina so naturally I proceed: as she scans my items
Me: Hey! Are you latina?
her: Umm…no, I’m Ecuadorian.
Me:* :wtf: she trollin’ me or some shit?* Oh…damn. stared at her eyes a bit Oh well.
Her: Why? women just naturally gets curious, don’t they? :lol:
Me: [s]so I can holla at you and take you back to my place and we fk like Spring rabbits[/s]
Well if u were, I would’ve followed up with something like, ‘i know its probably
cliche but i’ll be honest right now, you are the most beautiful latina women i’ve ever seen so far.
I bet your smile brightens anyone’s day.’ I would’ve asked for your #, perhaps schedule something and
all that jazz etc.
Her:she blushed and smiled Oh…
Me: How much is it?
Her: O yea…$7.45.
Me: *hands her 10.00, gives me back $12.55 :lol: *
Me: Err…you give me extra 10.00. handed her back the extra $ You have an awesome afternoon Miss.
Normally i feel bad if i don’t get the digit on the women but man, I felt like the bauss when I trek back home. Rest of the day had me feeling like:
Can’t wait for this week to be over, next week is vacation time. Surfin’ all fukin week! :tup:
lol yeah that wasn’t cool. Like, if you’re going so far as to graphically enhance her face to look more Asian, that’s some bullshit.
Still, this is a movie for a western audience. I loved the original, and probably won’t even see the American one because I hate remakes, but I get why Hollywood did it. Furthermore, think we’re getting a bit too sensitive when we can’t take another culture’s story and adapt it to ours because CULTURAL APPROPRIATION. I didn’t know people would get butthurt over the littlest things.
I ain’t saying go out there and black face your ass to play Othello, but come on. Anime is in itself racially ambiguous, why can’t other cultures just adapt the movie? You KNOW there wouldn’t be shit if Bollywood did this.
This isn’t even a cultural appropriation problem though. Asian actors are constantly shat on for the roles they should get. I like my white characters white, I like my black characters black, let the asian actors have the few roles that are meant for them.
A Wizard’s rib and Mainframe Studios/Hasbro production…
BEAST WARS: THE MOVIE!
starring
Maximals
@SWBeta as Optimus Primal
Dangerous J as Rhinox
RockBogart as Dinobot
The Martian as Cheetor
Orochizoolander as Rattrap
Manx as Tigatron
Matriarch as Airrazor
Shadow Ace as Silverbolt
Crucades as Depth Charge
Predacons
Epidemic as Megatron (YESSSSSS)
Razor as Terrorsaur
Million as Tarantulas
Phantom Angel as Waspinator
Neesa as Blackarachnia
MIRC as Inferno (FOR THE ROYALTY!!)
Angelpalm as Quickstrike
Hatred Edge as Rampage
lol. You know what i mean. Like, shes not a skinny, flat chested twig like those asian actors suggested to play the role. She ate the very least looks like your average volleyball player.
You know exactly why this is a problem. Yeah, japanese make all their japanese characters look white, but the first chance at bringing ghost in the shell to the big screen, when it can be done right, you dont try to break the typical hollywood mold, and just find at least an asian lead. I understand if theyre like, well we dont wanna make an all asian, western, hollywood blockbuster, but at least make the lead asian.Show some respect for the people that created this franchise, to even give you the opportunity to make something awesome.
Ghost in the shell is kind of a perfect fit for scar jo’s look, and mediocre acting skill. Its not that she cant be good for the role. Its just the amount of shitting on that happens for asians in hollywood has become a bit much. You dont need a mediocre name like scar jo to sell ghost in the shell. It will sell itself.
I mean even a mixed white and asian broad wouldve been something. lol
So youd rather have a skinny, asian twig play the role, than a woman who actually has the body type and look of Motoko Kusanagi. Motoko, who looks like a white girl by the way, and is surrounded by a cast of people that look white. Regardless if she is japanese, in a futuristic japanese city.