Amid backlash from trans activists, Scarlett Johansson has withdrawn from her role in the upcoming drama Rub & Tug.
Johansson was cast in the role of real-life crime boss Dante “Tex” Gill, who was born Lois Jean Gill but identified as a man. Gill had a string of massage parlors that served as cover for prostitution.
“In light of recent ethical questions raised surrounding my casting as Dante Tex Gill, I have decided to respectfully withdraw my participation in the project,” Johansson said in a statement to Out magazine. “Our cultural understanding of transgender people continues to advance, and I’ve learned a lot from the community since making my first statement about my casting and realize it was insensitive.”
When the criticism first ramped up, Johansson sang quite a different tune.
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Via a representative, she said:
“Tell [my critics] that they can be directed to Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto and Felicity Huffman’s reps for comment.” Tambor, Leto and Huffman appeared, respectively, in the TV show Transparent, Dallas Buyers Club and Transamerica, playing trans roles.
She added in her latest statement:
“I have great admiration and love for the trans community and am grateful that the conversation regarding inclusivity in Hollywood continues. According to GLAAD, LGBTQ+ characters dropped 40% in 2017 from the previous year, with no representation of trans characters in any major studio release.
While I would have loved the opportunity to bring Dante’s story and transition to life, I understand why many feel he should be portrayed by a transgender person, and I am thankful that this casting debate, albeit controversial, has sparked a larger conversation about diversity and representation in film. I believe that all artists should be considered equally and fairly. My production company, These Pictures, actively pursues projects that both entertain and push boundaries. We look forward to working with every community to bring these most poignant and important stories to audiences worldwide.”
Whether or not this means the role will be recast with a trans actor remains unknown.
judysdad
Good. Hopefully, they’ll just shelve the the project now.
niles
oh yes, we must censor everything that does not pass the trans board of review. It’s not a big mystery why producers are running away from these projects, or really anyone who has to deal with these people. It is just not worth the hassle – and denigration of their characters.
some_charge
Good. Hopefully every trans project is shelved for a long time. No Hollywood producer would want to deal with this angry mob.
Bob LaBlah
@judysdad..”Good. Hopefully, they’ll just shelve the the project now.”
I am not criticizing your comment but it did make me wonder if those loudmouths who are screaming from the mountain tops about trans people this and trans people that are using the Jackson/Sharpton playbook of “we will lead a boycott unless you give in to our demands”. Thats what this whole thing is beginning to sound like. Since trans people do not consider themselves gay like the majority of us on this thread then why drag us into the fray if their nbrs and strength is that strong. If the producers shelve the project they will only be back demanding more such as all trans cast and crew but of course strait people put of the front money. They learned fast and are sounding more and more like gender identity bating pimps themselves.
Crystix
Its called LGBT ass holes, not LGB, not just G. Take your transphobia elsewhere. There is nothing wrong in wanting someone trans to play a trans role. Or should we just let all the old white straight people continue to dominate hollywood. Take your self hate and your angry little lives elsewhere.
Bob LaBlah
@Crystix…….”Take your self hate and your angry little lives elsewhere.”
Hollywood is a business and movies do not get off the ground without money. Come back with some money to get a trans project that satisfies YOU/YOUR kind and we’ll talk. Until then keep your hungry mouth shut and be sure the door doesn’t hit you on the way out.
Doug
Crystix: Wanting and demanding aren’t the same thing. Right now the world needs a better understanding of transgender people, however they’re portrayed. To demand that a role be given to a relatively unknown transgender actor – which would result in considerably less box office business revenue to the audience who would go to see SJ – is entitled and very naive. If the project gets shelved, you’ve done a great job of cutting off your own nose to spite your face.
Gilliflower
@Bob LaBlah Trans person here, Bob! Some of us identify as gay (I’m pan) and others, straight, or bi, etc. gender id is a different thing from sexual orientation and so they should be considered two distinct things. Trans-folk run the gamut of ideologies, temperament, and style just like most cis-folk (Google ‘cis gender’ if you need). For my part I’m fairly chill. As for the bruhah over the film, most trans folk have noted that when media portrays us in film it’s usually 1. to our detriment and 2. played by cis-folk. Like minorities were (and still sometimes are)’white-washed,’ we get ‘cis-washed.’ So, yes, we’re sensitive about it. Sorry about that. OK now, if past is prologue, and internet laws still apply, I know that the chances of your mind being changed by my explanation is low. However, I have hope! At any rate, please do a bit of research on your own about it. As I have pointed out above, gender identity is not the same as sexual orientation, and so we have our differences. Just like you would likely hate it if I messed up something basic about gay culture and wouldn’t be bothered to learn anything about it before putting forth my uninformed opinions, I also feel the same way about others concerning facts about my own tribe. Stay strong and fare well!
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f.pollyanna
I can’t believe the amount of divisiveness and hate I’m seeing in these comments. It truly saddens me to see such backlash against a movement towards inclusiveness for a marginalized segment of the human race. “Those people” are humans, “those people” are good people. They are siblings and children and friends and parents who struggle everyday, like all of us and are entitled to the freedom to work and earn a living.
Bob LaBlah
@Gilliflower: Your lips were moving but all I read was blah, blah, blah. But hey, at least YOU can go back and tell all the girls on your floor “I read Bob’s ass good”. Have a nice day and by the way, I came from the days when cis this and that wasn’t even on the drawing board. You were either gay or strait. It was that simple as was talking to people. Based on your comment its a lot easier to see why employers would rather not deal with all of that coming from a man in a dress.
fingertrouble
“Good. Hopefully, they’ll just shelve the the project now.” – eh?
I hope you’re not suggesting all portrayals of trans people should be positive? Because that is a very two-sided sword. See all the ‘gay best friend’ and ‘token gay’ in the 80’s and 90’s. Especially as it’s based on a real person, it should be not lurid and based on truth, but accurate as possible – including, like the POSE series some insight about HOW they got to be like that, what the social pressures are. Only then can people start to empathise, but bland inoffensive portrayals are a jail I doubt the trans community wants that kind of tokenism either.
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drmiller
I understand why the trans community has backlash, but (speaking as an SF-based Liberal) this type of “backlash” will ultimately do them a disservice. Acting is ACTING people. That’s what actors do, they pretend they’re something they’re not. And to be totally frank, this movie will probably get less coverage and viewers because a big star isn’t in it. In my opinion, the trans community’s push on this will ultimately work against them since the audience will inevitably shrink from losing Scarlett’s fan base.
thisisnotreal
Totally agree. Now instead of getting one more film to add to their admittedly small library that gives them recognition as a group, all of the people who complained have managed to do the opposite and kill the project probably for the foreseeable future. I can’t imagine the pool of trans actors who the director will feel can do the role justice is particularly large so until they find the right fit it’s probably just going to be dead in the water which is a shame.
It should be considered more important that movies like that are being made in the first place and giving people exposure to an under represented community, than It should matter about the authenticity of the actors playing that role. Lot of people still look back at brokeback mountain as a pioneering gay film in mainstream media and I’ve never once heard anyone complain that it wasn’t played by out and proud gay men instead of being thankful it was made to begin with.
shakes_head
People said the same thing when POC wanted to play themselves in roles. Congratulations on being another white cis knuckledragging fossil who still doesn’t get why representation matters…
f.pollyanna
Thank you, Shakeshead. Perfectly to the point.
theafricanwiththemouth
@Shakes_head ,@f.pollyanna Sorry, but your comparison is pretty off, and quite rude to be frank. You see, a black guy is not interested in playing a white guy (and shouldn’t), he just wants the role of a black person, whether that black person is Trans, Gay, Lesbian, Bi and what not… Same goes for Asians and other POCs, theirs is pretty specific.
But in this situation (as it is with gays and lesbians) all roles are open to you. A lesbian would still want to play a straight Woman, as well as want to portray a lesbian character when given the opportunity. Your trans comparison with POC may seem similar, but isn’t at all.
A trans person will still like to be given the chance to portray a Cis role as long as the shoe fits (and they should be allowed to)
But this situation of a Trans person demanding to specifically play trans roles is a serious way of begging to be typecast. What they should strive for isn’t only trans roles, but role of any character that fits. This whole backlash thing is just a way of putting oneself in a corner.
Except, i’m wrong and Trans actor would only want to play trans roles (as per your crooked comparison with POC).
Trans actors can gain more visibility and better roles, without specifically demanding for trans roles and or interrupting a project like this one, that may have (most probably) aided trans visibility despite it being played by a Cis actor (who ovbiously comes with the star power to aid the cause).
Anyway, we will see how this one goes.
Theatreguy777
@theafricanwiththemouth
Actually you’re still wrong. As a black actor I want the opportunity to play every role that fits me as a person that’s correct. That means I should have the opportunity to portray any role unless that role is specifically portraying the experience of a group I do not have the experience of. This is especially problematic when you take history into consideration. I and the any other POC actor would want to be considered for any role as long as the shoe fits just as a trans actor would. This goes the same for white cis actors. However, when a role is written to portray the specific experience of a group, Especially that of a marginalized group its seen as problematic because all the actors that are members of minority groups already have to deal with most roles being written for white cis actors, but for say black people; there’s a racist history to be considered when people do black face or portray a person written to be black as well as a lack of experience. Trans history has them vilified and considered men in dresses… etc. Now when you cast a cis actor to play a trans person you are further perpetuating the idea that trans people dont actually exist and that they are just their assigned gender pretending or acting like the other. Joshua Henry is portraying billy Bigelow in Carousel on Broadway even though the character has always been white this isn’t seen as problematic because hes not specifically portraying the experience of a white man or woman but he is portraying billy Bigelow and his own experiences can further inform and enrich the character as it would with any other actor.
Theatreguy777
@theafricanwiththemouth . What do you think all trans actors should give up and go wait tables, so that bigger name actors can take parts that are written for a trans actor. And also the issue of straight actors portraying gay roles and a cis actor playing a trans actor is 1) two separate issues of representation because gender and sexuality are not the same thing. 2) read first sentence again. Its amazing that ignorant old fools truly think their obliviousness is correct. Actors act by using the “tools in their toolbox” to inform and take on their characters however the true portrayal of a woman whether she be cis or trans is not in the toolbox of any man and its problematic for them to do so. And etc etc etc for all the other examples
theafricanwiththemouth
@Theatreguy777
Like i said earlier, POC and Trans comparison as similar as it may seem are two crooked comparisons. And you so missed the point i made just because you want to charge in with some holey backfire.
I said comparing POC to trans is crooked, because in the long run of trans actors career, they will want roles, both Cis and Trans open to them, as long as they can play the part and so it should be.
But in the issue of race, the lines are not that blurry, they are very specific. Black/Asian actors play themselves in movies, but not with the hopes of playing as white guys also later on.
Example, Chaz Bono played a Cis man (iirc) in AHS – cult, and now is being recommended to play a trans role. Good.
A black guy on the other hand, will always be a black guy in a movie. That’s where it stops being similar. Whatever that black guys lifestyle in the movie is, it doesn’t matter, but race is already ticked off. But when in comparison with trans, it almost seems like, let Trans actor play strictly trans roles through their career and that’s not the case. For gender rep, it is blurry, while for race Rep, it’s full on specific.
Now for your second comment, i’m not expecting trans actors to wait tables.
Those are your ignorant words not mine.
In a big budget movie like this, the most important thing is pushing the movie to the forefront and to create proper visibility. A service Scar Jo would have provided.
It’s a business and they want to make money. None of these actors have that cred yet. This backlash is only asking for rep over visibility which isn’t there yet.
Also, maybe the backlash should not be over an ongoing project specifically about a trans role, and should be focused on giving more trans actors a chance to audition on a general level. Not just expecting to throw an unknown into a big budget movie.
And since you’re an “actor” maybe you should be aware of the fact that specificity like this will only lead to a serious case of typecasting in the future, wherein these actors will only be considered mostly for trans roles.
PS: i don’t get where or how your “ignorant old fools” comment comes in. Who are you even referring to?. Well, i guess it does fit in with your haphazard excuse for a reply.
theafricanwiththemouth
@Theatreguy777 seeing as you seem so oblivious of the bullet in your own leg, then you should be made aware of the fact that race and gender are not the same thing, just like gender and sexuality are not the same thing (as you point out). They are also two very very separate issues of representation. Hence the crooked comparison.
Theatreguy777
I’m an actor I have a bit more perspective than you I’d say. No one said that the problem with race representation and trans representation is the same but only drew a comparison. Trans actors do audition I assure you I know quite a few myself. Many of these big budget movies don’t hold open calls and may only hire actors that the director knows and likes this is likely how Scarlett got the part not that she isn’t extremely talented and couldn’t have earned it herself). The issue with it isn’t just representation its the understanding of just how much the media sways public opinion. Trans roles are most often given to cis actors and this only further perpetuates the idea that trans women are just men in dresses or that a trans man is just a butch woman both being extremely wrong. Representation is also a problem not just for representation sake but to give trans actors work and to allow them to build a name which they’ve proven to be capable of when given the chance. Trans actors just want the chance to play themselves. Trans actors are skipped over in favor of cis actors in trans roles they even less so get to play cis roles. A trans woman can play a trans character because she is a woman and therefore can also play A WOMAN. And vice verse for trans men. “Giving the trans actors a chance to audition on a more general level” won’t give them the role as long as directors keep showing their prejudice. And no those aren’t my ignorant words it’s the reality for many many unemployed actors. Oh, I have no bullet in my leg but you should check of your bike has chains before you ride it. Visibility is important and it has grown and I understand your argument to an extent however you must understand the harm in the false visibility. Also, I don’t know if I agree with you on that claim the black guy will always be the black guy in the movie. Yes their race is there and cannot be hidden it is not however always a factor in the choices an actor makes as a character. A black role however requires the history and consideration of that factor in many of their choices. Just as a trans role would do the same.
NOUHAVENT
Being trans is literally someone stuck in a body that doesn’t correspond to their gender identity. You can’t change the fact that one point they were male or female. So choosing an actor that is not trans isn’t a disservice. What was a disservice was the fact Scarlett is far too pretty to play that character. Someone ugly like Chaz Bono would be more appropriate.
MikeE
Did you see Charleze Theron in “Monster”?
The woman is a goddess… and they made her ugly as sin for the film.
gothvixen
Seriously, you have to be a bitch about Chaz? I see nothing attractive about SJ at all, but she was certainly wrong for the part, and her acting isn’t great anyway.
Doctor Benway
I’d like trans activists to give me names of some trans actress (as famous as Scarlett, because yes, having a famous actress on the main role help selling the movie) ?
girldownunder
Hard to become a famous trans-actor if you’re never given a chance at a role in the first place….
Ryan Field
I applaud what she did. She clearly understands it now, and she knows why there was backlash. I think that’s brilliant. But, sadly, it still amazes me how many in the LGBT community do not understand how deeply this goes and how wrong it is to culturally appropriate any marginalized group of people.
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rray63
Well Ryan, by that logic it is culturally wrong for a gay person to appropriate a straight role. Therefore the brilliant Matt Bomer can no longer play any role of a straight person, right? I’m gay and I’ve watched as we have started to cannibalize our own. This is what being PC to the nth degree is all about. Are you satisfied now?
No, I’m not being sarcastic, but the very old saying, “what’s good for the goose is good for the gander” is very apt in this situation. Good luck as we run ourselves out of roles to play.
Hugs though!
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tham
I hate Hate HATE this “typecasting” of acting parts. It’s utter BS. I truly do hope the project gets dumped.
I mean, the world would have been a worse place without Terence Stamp’s Bernadette Bassenger in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Shame on you Trans community and these supposed “activists”…shame you on you both.
gymmuscleboy
This is an example of the left destroying itself. This was mishandled and they have shot themselves in the foot. People are leaving the left in droves for reasons like this.
Kangol
The world is at a different state of awareness–much more so than less–today than when Priscilla, Queen of the Desert came out. Trans people are much more visible and vocal, and there’s no need for cis-casting given that there are numerous trans actresses available, many now on TV shows, in films, etc. None may be as famous as Scarlett Johansson, but that’s not the point; the point is to cast a trans actress to play a trans role, since that happens far too infrequently. The one high profile case I can think of from years ago was Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game. What a movie!
tham
This is not a one sided problem…”the Right” went stupid 9 years ago cause a black man was elected President.
Now with Trump…I don’t think they will ever catch up.
Kangol
@gymmuscleboy, you wrote, “People are leaving the left in droves for reasons like this.” Where did you hear that nonsense? On FoxNews? Breitbart? Outside your conservative bubble, the Left is energized and growing!
theafricanwiththemouth
@Kangol So should trans actors also be excluded from playing Cis roles in general (not just true life stories)? Since it’s no longer about the acting chops and what not… Let’s just keep Trans actors for the specifically trans roles, and of course create more trans roles (as limited as that may end up being..).
The goal for trans actors should be to be able star in various roles, not just nitpicking and demanding that trans actors play specifically trans roles. Same for gays asking for specifically gay actors in gay roles. Would they also love to be excluded from all things straight in Hollywood, even though they can bring those straight characters to life?
I’m genuinely hoping for an answer to these questions…
It’s acting, instead of specifically demanding for trans roles (which a Cis actor can portray perfectly) they should strive for prominent roles in general, because this is not the way to go to achieve any actual visibility, IMO.
tham
@theafricanwiththemouth
Very well said.
MikeE
@Kangol: but therein lies the problem… a trans “actress” would not fit this role either, since we’re talking about a F2M trans person (and even then it’s quite debatable, since the real person this is based on never called herself “him” or used male pronouns. she considered herself a butch lesbian).
So where are all these F2M trans actors with name recognition?
batesmotel
The project will end up getting dumped indefinitely. The public is not going to race to the theater to see a transgender playing a transgender. And now after this move, Hollywood will be unlikely to produce a big Transgender film anytime soon. Just watch. They want people to see their films and no one will see a film like that with a Transgender person in it. It will never happen in the massive numbers it would with a marquee name.
Doug
Kangol: “The Crying Game” made money by exploiting transgender people, using full-frontal nudity to elicit gasps and shock. To think that has paved the way for any realistic film versions of transgender people is kidding yourself. And regarding the chosen actor (who now identifies as cisgender male), it got him absolutely nowhere in terms of a continuing career.
rray63
Tham, you said a mouthful. That was one of the most amazing performances ever filmed. Just thinking about Stamp as Zod, then watching him play Bernadette was breathtaking.
nitejonboy
They’ve shot themselves in the foot, their film will fail without a name attached.
Bob LaBlah
I wonder how long will it be before the trans community takes note that no matter what cause they pick up it always ends in failure and humiliation. Ok, Scarlett was chosen for the lead, but did it ever occur that other trans actors might have been hired to costar in the movies?
Remember a few years back when Malloy and company trashed Rupaul in favor of Caitlyn Jenner only to have Jenner become a nightmare for their community? How many trans girls did Jenner hire or give a chance to? Candice Cain doesn’t count because she was already a star in the community LONG before Jenner came along but of course her star power could attract the audience (fools) Jenner sought. She (Caitlyn) promote herself and whatever it was she was trying to sell. She (Jenner) cares less about that community and it wouldn’t shock me if she has traded those panties for a jockstrap after realizing she’s pumped those imbeciles for all she could. It so pathetic I can’t even laugh at those who supported her.
PinkoOfTheGange
Well now the film isn’t going to be made.
Happy? Or have they all moved on to the net thing to be outraged about?
Brian
A trans person who was a sex criminal — what an original storyline that would’ve been!
Tim
Jamie Clayton.
judysdad
Jamie Clayton is a TERRIBLE actress, and not even a truly convincing female. IMO, she was the only weak link in “Sense8”. Sorry.
And, for the record, anyone who calls me a “cis male” to my face will get their teeth knocked out.
Brian
Scarlett Johansson isn’t that great either. Her highest-rated movies were “Her” (where she was only a robotic voice) and a bunch of superhero movies (where she was a sidelined character with few lines/stories).
And the “convincing” comment is just slander and bigotry.
judysdad
Brian, my comment about Jamie Clayton is hardly slander or bigotry. It is my opinion. Sorry, I should have made that clear.
jess_lopez
The real backlash here is the backlash against the trans community. Demanding that only trans actors play trans roles would just make producers and writers shy away from including trans characters on TV and movies. That’s more trans invisibility for the trans community. Thankfully, gay men and lesbians do not whine against straight actors playing gay characters.
Brian
No one said “only.” The problem is the pattern. It’s not just this one movie. It’s nearly every movie and every TV show that tries to do this.
Bob Scardino
“Thankfully, gay men and lesbians do not whine against straight actors playing gay characters.”
Uhh. Yes we do.
Brian
Her first non-apology shows how confused she is: ““Tell [my critics] that they can be directed to Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto and Felicity Huffman’s reps for comment.”
That’s precisely the point! Trans people are getting tired of watching cis actors get acclaim for their “courage” again and again and again and again…. It’s a pattern that Hollywood has. A trend, a history… the context matters.
batesmotel
That’s why only serial killers can play serial killers. This film will now end up getting shelved. You did good! And knock it off with the Cis already. Most people don’t even know what that is and nor do they care.
batesmotel
Glad she walked away. She shouldn’t act in a film portraying a group of people that have been known to be ungrateful, as is evident of their way of bullying her into submission to quit. Now no one will see the movie. If the movie gets made at all, it’ll end up going straight to DVD. Face reality. The masses are not interested in seeing a film on about a Transgender person playing a Transgender person. This film had a shot of success with a marquee name attached. Now it will end up getting shelved. Scarlett knew this too. I’m sure she said, “This’ll serve them right.”
wld8hrt
Ridiculous counterproductive “outrage”. The best actor, as long as sympathetic to the role and not doing it to be “brave”, should get the role.
I honestly don’t care if a straight actor plays a gay character. I mean, c’mon! Chris Evans can step right up!
Alex
I’m glad. I know it’s controversial to support her decision, but right now trans actors* cannot even get their foot in the door. The ONLY roles they are ever even minutely considered for are trans roles. If trans actors got equal consideration for cis roles then yeah, I’d say it’s an open playing field and this wouldn’t necessarily be a problem. But when cis actors take every trans role as well as all of the cis roles already afforded to them (and only them)… I think it’s time to step back and let trans actors play trans characters.
Also, who even cast Scarlett Johansson in the first place? Have the casting crew actually looked at Dante ‘Tex’ Gill? He was short and fat. Not conventionally attractive. So how about giving a not-conventially-attractive actor a chance, huh? AFAB actors rarely get cast as anything if they’re not conventionally attractive, so hey… have some guts and cast a short fan trans masculine person. Go on, I dare you.
*No, autocorrect, I don’t mean ‘transactors’. I really do want to say ‘trans actors’. Sheesh!
Doug
Tell you what, Alex: making a film now costs on an average around ten million dollars. How about if you put your money out there and take that risk instead of expecting others to do it for you?
OzJosh
I have no way of knowing whether the script for this project is good, bad or indifferent, but I do know that it will now mostly likely be shelved – because without a star attached it won’t attract the finance, will likely struggle to get a distributor, and will be difficult to market. At some point you have to ask the question: do you want the story told, or not?
girldownunder
Apparently, Dante ‘Tex’ Gill had many beautiful girlfriends– why couldn’t Scarlett be cast for that, instead? You’d still have your cis “star” and it might even make way for a fully-fledged look at one such relationship.
JoeyRamone
Once again a vocal minority decides what’s “right” for everyone else, including other trans folk.
Ridiculous. The left’s priorities remain stuck up their bum. Trans people are a group with some of the fewest legal rights, but, hey, let’s worry that there are not enough Trans actors–of which there are how many–getting the trans parts. Now this story will probably never get made. But hey, there’s still Pose, which just shows that trans actors can be as bad as many str8 ones, and that trans stories can be as disney-fied as str8 ones.
I’m gay, and I don’t effin care who plays one.
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Should be just LGB. Drop the T. They’re just mentally ill people that should be institutionalized. Anyone that has surgery to remove a bidy part to become something else isn’t right in the head. Remove the T, we don’t need to be lumped in with those psycho’s.
Heywood Jablowme
Nico Tortorella should play this role. (With a full beard.) He’s so gender-fluid he can play anything!
DCguy
Interesting how many of the accounts attacking the idea of any backlash to Johanson playing the role are brand new and never been seen commenting before. Hmmmm.
As for where the backlash came from. Here’s a thought….
How about we wait until some trans actors are ACTUALLY CAST in any major studio films before we start crying about all those non trans actors losing roles to them.
And lastly, anybody that wants to see why there was a backlash, go watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s and look at Mickey Rooney portraying the Chinese landlord. I’ll wait….
theafricanwiththemouth
Your POC comparison is crooked like i stated earlier.
Also my account isn’t new (as i feel like you may be referring to me). I’ve been reading Queerty for well over two years now, but never comment. I only commented on this one because i know that Trans activists are doing themselves a disservice with this one no matter how you wanna look at it and wanted to put in my two cents.
Interrupting a project like this is not the smartest move, especially when you’re trying to push such a tale to a wide audience. SJ may not be the best actress, but she can definitely bring a crowd.
I agree with a lot of things you say on here, but ovbiously not this one. Trans visibility is important, but not through a mediocre backlash such as this.
PS: I’ve read queerty long enough to be fully aware of your weird obsession with likening accounts that you aren’t familiar with to some “mo-bro” fella. So if you could skip that part… I’d appreciate it.
Bob LaBlah
There were three actors who played Charlie Chan. Not one of them were Chinese. Did the Chinese complain about it?