This Week In the Movies: Japanese Teens on Ghost in the Shell & Iron Man 3 Villain Toys


Tish and Juliana talk about what’s new in the movies this week; what Japanese teenagers really think about Scarlett Johansson being cast in Ghost in the Shell, a brief history of Asian whitewashing, and what's behind the decision of Iron Man 3's villain.

Link It Up!
White Washing in Film [Wikipedia]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Whitewashing [YouTube]
Hollywood's best Asian roles still go to white people [Vox]
Ghost in the Shell and anime's troubled history with representation [The Verge]
#StarringJohnCho highlights Hollywood's 'whitewashing' [BBC]
Korean-American Rapper Brilliantly Tackles Hollywood's Whitewashing Problem [Refinery29]
Iron Man 3 Villain Role Originally Written for Woman, Changed for Merchandising [The Mary Sue]
The Headless Women of Hollywood [Tumblr]

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