Hollywood Strikes again| Scarlett Johansson set to play a trans man in an upcoming movie

[Aeolus451]

thismeintiel said:

jason1637 said:

Because it makes money doesn't make it right.

And just because you're offended doesn't mean you're right. 

Aeolus451 said: 

I hope that you're being sarcastic. Who cares what you find offensive as a part Japanese person. I'm part Japanese as well and I don't think any of it's offensive. We're not monolithic. "As a _____ person" doesn't mean shit especially in this situation. Japanese like any other culture copy other countries' films or books then cast all people from their own country. It's normal and okay for any country to do.

Exactly. The fact is this is only ever used as virtue signaling. If it really bothered people, they would be upset when a white character is turned into another race. Or like you said, when other countries adapt books or other films and cast actors from their country, instead of being faithful to the source. Hell, even Attack on Titan made it clear that being Asian was rare, but that didn't stop them from casting all Japanese actors for the film. Where's the outcry from that? Nope, it's only ever brought up when it's the evil white man "stealing" from another culture. 

They did the same thing with Full Metal Alchemist. The MC's country was based off of Germany so most of the core characters looked white. There were some characters from different countries but the vast majority of characters didn't look asian. In the live adaptation, the cast was asian.