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07-05-2018, 04:47 AM
Trans actors explain why Scarlett Johansson's 'Rub & Tug' role is like a slap in the face
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The controversy over another bad Scarlett Johansson casting decision continues to reverberate as several prominent transgender actors have spoken out about her upcoming role as a trans man.*
SEE ALSO: Scarlett Johansson apparently learned nothing from the 'Ghost in the Shell' controversy (http://mashable.com/2018/07/03/scarlett-johansson-trans-casting-controversy-rub-and-tug/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
When it was announced that Johansson had signed on to star (https://mashable.com/2018/07/03/scarlett-johansson-trans-casting-controversy-rub-and-tug/) as real-life massage parlor owner Dante "Tex" Gill, a transgender man (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scarlett-johansson-reteams-ghost-shell-director-true-life-massage-parlor-film-rub-tug-1124582), in Rub & Tug, the casting was met with backlash, much like Johansson's casting in Ghost in the Shell, where she played a Japanese manga character.
Johansson stirred up a bigger ruckus with her tone-deaf response to the criticism, issued by her rep to Bustle: Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/04/transgender-actors-criticize-scarlett-johansson-trans-man-casting/)
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The controversy over another bad Scarlett Johansson casting decision continues to reverberate as several prominent transgender actors have spoken out about her upcoming role as a trans man.*
SEE ALSO: Scarlett Johansson apparently learned nothing from the 'Ghost in the Shell' controversy (http://mashable.com/2018/07/03/scarlett-johansson-trans-casting-controversy-rub-and-tug/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
When it was announced that Johansson had signed on to star (https://mashable.com/2018/07/03/scarlett-johansson-trans-casting-controversy-rub-and-tug/) as real-life massage parlor owner Dante "Tex" Gill, a transgender man (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scarlett-johansson-reteams-ghost-shell-director-true-life-massage-parlor-film-rub-tug-1124582), in Rub & Tug, the casting was met with backlash, much like Johansson's casting in Ghost in the Shell, where she played a Japanese manga character.
Johansson stirred up a bigger ruckus with her tone-deaf response to the criticism, issued by her rep to Bustle: Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/04/transgender-actors-criticize-scarlett-johansson-trans-man-casting/)
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