Ghost in the Shell whitewashing continues to fuel online backlash
Hollywood still is not learning its lesson when it comes to whitewashing and yellow face. A new photo released today shows Scarlett Johansson as Motoko Kusanagi in the upcoming adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, sparking Ming-Na Wen and many others to speak out online. This isn’t even the first example of Hollywood whitewashing this week. Cough cough Marvel.
In fact, when I saw Khan was whitewashed in STID, I do feel angry, but not angry like *this*. I didn’t know much about Ghost in the shell but I’m sure it was great, I do love SJo, I guess the movie would be interesting - however, well, call me *narrowed* one: I don’t want to see a white beautiful woman playing an Asian woman character, pretending her skin, her black eyes and hair, and her *Asian* or *Japanese* culture heritage meant NOTHING to the whole story, to the world.
Ghost in the shell might not be a very much Asian or a Japanese story, I know very well why Hollywood do this, the *rational* part in my brain could find a good reason for’em. However, so many beautiful, talented actress worked in Hollywood everyday, I always hoped they could have a chance to play such a significant role.
And I don’t like to see people make a white character black too. It was as stupid as whitewashing.
