Scarlett Johansson to star in "GHOST IN THE SHELL"

[onelastdeath]

if japanese people dont care why should anybody else?

Because it speaks to a larger issue. One that keeps on happening.

 

[FaTaL]

Because it speaks to a larger issue. One that keeps on happening.

its a cultural issue in japan, until they face their own problems nobody is going to solve it for themselves

the anime situation explains perfectly whats going on there

 

[onelastdeath]

its a cultural issue in japan, until they face their own problems nobody is going to solve it for themselves

the anime situation explains perfectly whats going on there

The issue is an American one. It has nothing to do with Japan.

 

[FaTaL]

The issue is an American one. It has nothing to do with Japan.

theres a lot of self hating in japan which is clearly visible in their anime

if they really wanted to they could of demanded the lead be asian but they didnt even bother

its a much wider issue then a movie or anime

 

[onelastdeath]

theres a lot of self hating in japan which is clearly visible in their anime

if they really wanted to they could of demanded the lead be asian but they didnt even bother

its a much wider issue then a movie or anime

What does that have to do with white washing in Hollywood?

 

[FaTaL]

What does that have to do with white washing in Hollywood?

Because their white washing themselves

 

[onelastdeath]

Because their white washing themselves

What about the people and artists who get white washed who don't white wash themselves

 

[Rapmastermind]

The Live Action "Jungle Book" just made over 100 OW and they didn't washwash Mowgli did they? Meanwhile the live action whitewash "Pan" bombed badly. The spin isn't working anymore, people see right through it.

 

[peppe]

lol you fans are going to feel the burn, anger, frustration and hatred that we dragon ball z fans had to endure when they royale fukked us with that hollywood movie trash

 

[Birnin Zana]

I'm not even defending Hollywood... but calling out JAPAN for their own bullshyt...to which you are defending. You know damn well they white wash themselves in anime and manga! Stop claiming they do not.

Again, scene from the 1995 Ghost in the Shell movie.



White dude is right behind the man in the front (black suit). One of Motoko's teammates (breh in blue jacket) asks her who those two people are.



She replies...





I don't know how many times this needs to be said. There are actual white people in the movie and even the anime. The white characters are referred to as white. In some cases, they are referred to by their nationality. The U.S. government, for example, plays a role in the plot of Ghost in the Shell across the board.

Motoko is not white. She's a Japanese national with a Japanese name who lives in Japan and passes off as Japanese. The whitewashing argument doesn't work in this case.

 

[Jazzy B.]

ScarJo looks just like the Major? In what way

 

[Birnin Zana]

And what about the other pics I've posted? Does Motoko seem white to you?

Speaking of the pic above, here's a different scene after that, as well as the context:

Motoko and Batou (dude in the front) are part cyborg. That explains why their eyes are very distinct. Togusa (the dude in the back) is one of the few complete humans in the group. He looks completely normal. Little to no cybernetics or enhancements.

If the studio wanted to racebend someone, Batou would've been the obvious choice (which they did). But racebending Motoko was the wrong call to make. She is not white.

And it needs to be said again: there are actual white people in the movie and the show. They are referred to as white. Don't know why the detractors are completely ignoring that fact.

 

[Jazzy B.]

And what about the other pics I've posted? Does she seem white to you?

Speaking of the pic above, here's the scene before that, as well as the context:

Motoko and Batou (dude in the front) are part cyborg. That explains why their eyes are very distinct. Togusa, the dude in the back, is one of the few complete humans in the group. He looks completely normal. Little to no cybernetics or enhancements.

If the studio wanted to racebend someone, Batou would've been the obvious choice. They still did it anyway. But racebending Motoko was the wrong call to make. She is not white.

And it needs to be said again: there are actual white people in the movie and the show. They are referred to as white. Don't know why the detractors are completely ignoring that fact.

Just another White power fantasy

Powerful character is drawn Caucasian, weak and powerless one is drawn Asian. That self-hate

 

[Rusty Kuntz]

This movie might end up being Avatar/Dragon Ball-levels of garbage LMAO

I'm for sure not seeing it; just gonna watch the OG movie.

 

[onelastdeath]

Just another White power fantasy

Powerful character is drawn Caucasian, weak and powerless one is drawn Asian. That self-hate

It's okay to frown towards all forms of white washing. Not just when it's done to blacks.

Same nikkas who are ignoring and defending this are the same ones who are gonna be when they have Liam Hemsworth star in a live action Afro Samurai.