Posted on 07/13/2019 6:23:04 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Another day, another instance of Scarlett Johansson hurling herself off a public relations cliff: The former Ghost In The Shell actress gave a new interview to As If magazine this week, touching on a wide variety of issues germane to her career. Topics ranged from the good (Directors shouldn’t force performers to be physically miserable instead of just, you know, acting!), to the obvious (Lost In Translation is about a relationship, not a place!), to the “Oh god, here we go again (Scarlett Johansson should be allowed to play any part she wants, and nobody should be allowed to yell at her for it!).
This is per a write-up of the interview in The Daily Mail, which notes that not long after the controversy surrounding her casting as a traditionally Asian character in GitS, Johansson was also forced to depart another movie, Rub & Tug, after being cast as trans person (and fascinating, noted gangster) Dante “Tex” Gill. The actress dubbed resistance to the act of her, a cis woman, playing a trans character in a film “political correctness,” and then issued the following comment:
You know, as an actor I should be allowed to play any person, or any tree, or any animal because that is my job and the requirements of my job. I feel like it’s a trend in my business and it needs to happen for various social reasons, yet there are times it does get uncomfortable when it affects the art because I feel art should be free of restrictions.
And while we don’t feel qualified to comment on Johansson’s aptitude for playing, say, a larch or a marmot, the idea that she might compare those kinds of non-human roles to taking parts that could be more accurately cast with members of the minorities they’re meant to represent does seem kind of—and we’re using a technical sociological term here—[expletive] up. In any case, it’s hard to imagine that doubling down yet again on this “Just let me do whatever I want, please” stance is going to impact Johansson’s career any more than it already has; she’s still expected to star shortly in that Black Widow movie Marvel still won’t admit it’s getting ready to make.
If she wants to play a boob...
She’s a hottie but I do wish actors would just shut up, do their jobs/craft, collect their huge paychecks, and not ruin the fantasy by talking to interviewers.
She could play a mtf transgender but her boobs are too realistic
> The former Ghost In The Shell actress
a phrase that would make any anime fan cringe whether or not they have seen the original
putting a brainless tart into a show meant for people with high IQ had the predictable outcome, if the reviews are anything to go by
That’s her White Privilege talking.
Your thought led me to check the author's take on Hamilton (the musical play). What's his opinion when it comes to PC minority actors playing non-PC founding fathers?
That was easy enough to find in his article: Lin-Manuel Miranda confirms a Hamilton movie is coming, but you’ll have to “Wait For It”
Zero criticism for not being "more accurately cast" but only whining over having to wait for a movie adaptation.
But that "funny" double-standard is exactly what we would expect from a PC-clown "reporting" for Univison.
Why doesn’t she make like a tree and get outta here.....
Lin-Manuel Miranda confirms a Hamilton movie is coming, but you’ll have to “Wait For It”
She is being criticized here for fighting back at the leftist totalitarian intersectionalists who want to tear apart this country and identify everyone by their victim group.
Stupid Freepers
Not exactly fighting. It's a case of NIMBY as it's hurting her own career. It 'needs to happen' for the rest of society.
Yes she’s a lib being attacked by other libs and I also get some satisfaction out of it.
BUT... it’s foolish not to realize that the PC tactics she’s being attacked with are the same ones they use against us and our country. And those tactics must be called out, not to defend her, but defend our country.
“She is being criticized here for fighting back at the leftist totalitarian intersectionalists who want to tear apart this country and identify everyone by their victim group.
Stupid Freepers”
Yeah but I guarantee she doesn’t realize it. Sacking up with Sean Penn tells you all you need to know about her mushy grey matter.
That picture was before feminism. She’s much uglier now.
She’ll need a beefy body suit if she portrays Al Gore Junior.
When is RuPaul going to portray Rosa Parks for an Oscar contender biopic?
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