Why People Are Freaking Out At Scarlett Johansson, Poland Purge Controversy, & American Pride Dips

[@PhilipDeFranco]

Thanks for tuning in! Now, let's all go grab a burger... :P ScarJo Controversy(0:12), TIA(3:56), Poland(5:17), Independence Day(11:23)

[@leen-_-g3142]

Philip DeFranco happy 4th❤️💙

[@thehh5118]

Trans-man? She's a woman! So it should be played by, *a woman!*

[@michaelharnick6385]

Philip DeFranco your eyes are really red

[@RazaFF11]

Philip DeFranco I am so tired of the trans community bitching and complaining thier just a bunch of entitled whinebags that want attention and scarlett don't give two shits and neither do I. The complaining is just so high right now and the identity politics is down right moronic at best.

[@twistedbeach2805]

Its nothing new that people get butthurt

[@popecorkyxxiv2363]

I hate people using Ghost in the Shell as an example of white washing. In the source material the character Mitoko Kusanagi is a Japanese lesbian turned full cyborg who willfully wears a body she finds attractive, that of a white woman. Her choice of body type is even brought up in story on multiple occasions. I'd be like getting upset with Joel Kinnamen for playing the role of Takeshi Kovacs on Altered Carbon. You can't call it white washing if the role actually calls for a white person in the first place.

[@jgmaurer31]

Close, she was actually Bi. She had a cop boyfriend in the original comic. Bi-erasure is a thing, don't perpetrate it.

[@thirdrebirth7683]

Mauman Lmfao, yikes. Who cares?

[@jords382]

I cant help caring as a Bi person, though I'm not one to get up in arms about it.

[@wmoule]

Went straight over your head.

[@dgalloway107]

Mauman Idiot.

[@Henchman_Holding_Wrench]

I wasn't offended as an Asian the first time. I don't see a problem this time. What matters to me is whether or not she can do the role and story justice. For people who think gender shouldn't matter when it comes to a job, they're weirdly fixated on hers. Would they also agree to no trans people playing straight roles? Or is it another case of "it's fine when we do it"? _IndepenDANCE! Everybody Dance!_

[@BloodyAngel88]

I just think she's a bad actress to use in a lot of the movies (she's picked for).

[@please.dont.]

It's perfectly acceptable when marginalized group does the same. Probably has to do with the history revolving in circles, freedom sometimes does require counter restrictions to be effective. Stupid, yes, but anyone seems to be fine with that.

[@connor5160]

Woah...So you're saying these actors are portraying characters that aren't them? What has this world come to?

[@republican4u2nv78]

Snowman 666999 Right! 😂😂

[@Ameya274]

No I'm saying "actors" are fuuking the director to get roles they aren't suited for..

[@babiigoat923]

Anosync, prove it or shut up. Unless you have evidence that the actor chosen is going to suck AND that she even needs to do "favors" for directors to get the role, you're just spreading hate.

[@tristanneal9552]

Anosync Or, you know, that Johansson is a mega star who’s name attracts massive attention.

[@jeffame7]

Yup and that leads to big name actors often getting roles instead of people who actually deserve it way more.

[@renangelo419]

As a transman myself, I see no issue with the whole cis people playing transpeople. Because yeah it's about the story, but it's also about the actors too. If they think Scarlet would be the best actor to fit the character then I'd rather have Scarlet than someone who doesn't act the character as well as Scarlet could. To me it's about talent, and Scarlet obviously has it.

[@LeelooMinai]

Not sure what are you really trying to write there. So do you believe she is "the best fit" for the role or not...?

[@livsbookshelf]

Eren Rush Agreed. Also you have to take into consideration which actors/actresses will bring in the most cash and with Infinity War trending Scarlet is a pretty safe bet.

[@renangelo419]

Leeloo Minai I don't really know the character so I couldn't say. But if the person in charge of casting thinks Scarlet is then I'll trust they know what they're doing.

[@LeelooMinai]

@Eren Rush: Smart choice - assuming you mean they know how to maximize the profits the movie will make.

[@tumbke]

Considering how bad Ghost in the Shell was, I believe that no matter how good Scarlet's acting is, the movie would be horrible either way.

[@MrFindX]

At first, I actually agreed with the notion that judges should retire at 65 years old. However, I quickly changed my opinion after Phil said that certain judges could stay on if they were approved by the president. Judges should have a term limit, but if your going to ignore that rule for some, then your definitely corrupt.

[@BothHands1]

MrFindX Betsy DeVos's education system strikes again. "You're" is no longer a word in American English.

[@ChristDuque]

I personally believe that there shouldn't be any age limit for anything... I've knew people that at 16 were more educated and informed that others at 25.. I guess that a judge at 75 can be better than one at 45... BUT.. they should pass some kind of test to certify that they are not senile or anything..

[@maiyenish8552]

Should be a term limit for any branch of Congress. 25 years = 1 generation of representing people in the area.

[@jiffylou98]

I feel like the populous got excited at the "term limit" part, but didn't read the fine print - er, the next sentence.

[@TheMorbidHobo]

Danielle Spargo "You're" never was a word. It's a contraction, which is effectively slang.

[@MLSoll]

I kinda understand the drama over Scarlet Johansson. ..however at the same time, she is acting. Like, it's the point of acting? It's their job - to be someone they are not. Does that mean that for someone to play a serial killer, does the person also has to be a serial killer in real life?

[@Sniper200g]

A.M Lash plus that response seems like she’s probably just getting tired of all the pc bullshit now adays and I can’t blame her

[@xxMasterCJ21xx]

Theres a doffernece betqeen profession and identity. Its more along the lines of a white person playing a black person.

[@Kennitto]

A.M Lash ofc! Lmao

[@TheJakobRose]

It wouldn't be a problem if they casted a cis guy to play a trans man. The problem is she's a cis woman and it perpetuates the idea that trans people are just "dressing up".

[@memequeen6109]

so then...how do you understand it....

[@NEPAscallywag]

America: we have a huge supreme court upset! Poland: Hold my Pierogi

[@arc4859]

NEPAscallywag You just made my day.

[@bobbafett2009]

thanks for making my day dude

[@moistmist4766]

Holy shit lmao

[@HippoDrones]

I wonder just how many gay actors and actresses have played the role of a straight person? No hate intended, I have no issue with any person's sexuality/gender, but an actor or actress by definition is as Phil said, playing a role of a character, so a person they are not. Equal rights and equal opportunities do not mean a trans person has any greater right to a role over any other person.

[@Littleredrosecross]

There's a lot of people who also get angry at gay people being "forced" to play straight roles too. I agree with your points but people can be stupid sometimes.

[@jlogg8738]

Hear hear

[@HippoDrones]

100% :-)

[@matthewcasey5059]

Hippo-Drones lol OMG are you saying a role should be given based upon a person's ability to effectively communicate the emotions and feelings that the subject might have and this should solely be defined by the merit of those that tried out! Wow it's almost like that's a meritocracy and that a section of society is that way so that the rest of us reap the benefits of said actions. 🤔 that can't be right cause outcomes have to be equal according to some.

[@mstorrboy]

Like Neil Patrick Harris? Jim Parsons? Luke Evans? Sarah Gilbert? David Hyde Pierce? Those are just off the top of my head.I'm sure there are others.

[@charlotteartist6606]

As a transperson, I'm not offended by the whole Scarlet Johanson thing, I understand the reasons why they'd cast her over an actual trans man. I also understand some of the reasons other trans folks are upset by it too, and I admit it would have been really nice to see a trans person fill a role that brings exposure to our community, but I get why they didn't. Hopefully in the future we'll have more trans actors filling bigger roles, but we need more trans actors in general before that happens.

[@TheTeddyIsALiar]

Yeah this is kinda my feelings on it. There are so few trans actors it's probably a problem finding a trans actor who is capable of fulfilling the role.

[@crusaderking8277]

If an actor can act well, they get the job. If a trans person gets the role just because they're trans, they're probably not going to be as good as some of the actual actors who got fucked over. If you want a good film, you shouldn't force actors based off of their identity. If they fit the role, and are good at acting, they are the ones who should get the job.

[@silverferalgaming8548]

Honestly being an actor or actress is just finding another role and doing the part. If they fit great. If not well they will find someone else. It's not about being male female transgender or any of the above. It's is all about being capable of doing the part.

[@panzerguitar00]

Artist Char Pretty sure you're one of like 2 dozen trans people who aren't throwing an absolute shitfit over this right now. So many people nowadays are in constant state of being triggered. Can't we just calm down and at least try and look at other points of view and discuss these things like mature adults? Thank you, Char, for restoring a bit my faith in humanity. So long as there are people like you, there will still be hope.

[@strawberrymilk1683]

Scarjo - i think she, like almost everybody in the world, including myself, are just tired of the "somebody is gonna be offended regardless". No matter what, SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE FEELS OFFENDED. I'm so done with that shit

[@Niom_Music]

Anti-Social Oh the irony in your comment.

[@Real_SkyRipper]

You know Americans are dumb idiots when their major problem is an actor being hired to play a character that is different from her, i mean really wtf? is like the sky is falling but i'm gonna repair the dog house because that's what matters lol

[@dranged]

I wish they would resend the role n give the sjws what they want. Then when it fails hard we have yet more examples of why this thinking is shitty.

[@funvampire8243]

If they cast her as Black Widow today, people would complain that she isn't actually Russian 😂

[@Zelltarian]

dranged they would just go off and say "no it was amazing. Everyone who disagrees is sexist, racist and transphobic "

[@giantWario]

All I have to say about Scarlet Johanson is that either any actors can play any characters or actors can only play characters that have the same race, gender, sexuality etc... as them. Anything else in-between is incredibly hypocritical. So if you're saying that only a trans can play that character, you're actually also saying that trans actors can only play trans characters and nothing else. And mind you, if thats honestly what you believe then alright then, theres no problem. But if you think you can only have trans actors play trans but that they should still be able to play characters who are not transgender then you're a fucking hypocrite.

[@andrewjohnson5275]

giantWario and only cops can play cops, murderers can play murderers, superhero’s have to play superheroes and so on and so forth.

[@rachelr4126]

The problem there is simply that trans people have an incredibly small number of acting opportunities, because they AREN'T considered for most of the same roles that cis actors are. If we lived in a society where trans actors were offered roles as action heroes and romantic leads and any other number of things, I don't think there would be nearly as much of an outcry against this. I really don't. But this is one of the few roles that a trans actor might even be given an opportunity to play (and one of the few chances for trans people to see themselves represented on screen) so seeing it being given to a cis actor is obviously going to rub people the wrong way. It's like... I'm loathe to use this metaphor, but it's like an able bodied driver pulling into a handicapped parking space. There are a hundred other spaces they could use, but they decided to take one of the few possible spots from someone who really needed it. If society could get to a place where trans actors ARE considered for non-trans roles, they wouldn't be as starved for representation and they wouldn't be quite as protective over the few trans characters there are out there.

[@Honeybadger95]

giantWario most logical and valid point on this whole comment section. Well done wario

[@Theyungcity23]

Or we can let a trans man play the role of a trans man if he has the skill.

[@alidan]

@Rachel R im a fat guy with back problems and a voice that sounds like shit, I will never be able to play a guy who is attractive and sings what a shock, most rolls are for men and women, not a numale looking person who you realistically can't imagine doing anything physical, or a woman who is manly and has a beard. It's very rare for a trans person to come out on the other end looking passable as the sex they want to be, even more so attractive as the sex they want to be.

[@DannyMomoo]

It's acting though... I mean, Andy Serkis played an ape, he isn't an ape. That's the thing about acting you see?

[@DannyMomoo]

And a fuck ton of vfx ofcourse.

[@jonathangil8921]

I love this comment. Because it's so right.

[@mal35m]

Daniel M Well think of all the ape actors who could have played that role but didn't get it because of human supremacy.

[@stevennicholas5472]

It was, but from a very long time ago.

[@yourfoot7158]

People would get so mad if a white person played a black person but no one cares that Scarlett is playing a trans person

[@NJOverclocked]

If Scarlett does a good job playing the role, and does justice to Gill in the film, then who tf cares

[@CanadaJarod]

NJOverclocked I mean its basically blackface. Its kind of not cool

[@joemadden4160]

CanadaJarod Black face? Seriously? You're pathetic but so typically Marxist/ Canadian.

[@oxenfree6192]

I'm a transguy - I agree with you 100%. An actor has a job to do, and the measure of how good they are at that job lies in their ability to demonstrate range in the types of roles they undertake. It would be nice if a trans actor was considered for this project, but who knows if any bothered to audition? If they did, it's possible Scarlett J was just better at portraying the role. If she was better, and the role was instead given to a trans person simply by virtue of the fact they were trans, that's discrimination against ScarJo. Roles should be awarded based on a person's merits as an actor, nothing more. I feel the same way about portraying disability in film.

[@trevorprime2274]

+CanadaJarod In fact, it is the opposite of Blackface. Blackface was used to mock, denigrate and justify the oppression of Africans in America. Scarlett is performing the role of someone who started off as a woman and changed appearance to look like a man. One could logically assume that the presentation of the character will be a respectful one.

[@jgchalmers]

not even kind of

[@DaniAlexandria]

Unpopular opinion but you should pick the perfect actor not just a who "is the same as the role" we live in a society where people claim that we shouldn't treat people different based on race, religion or sexuality yet you are asking the movie industry to do exactly that. if two people auditioned for a role one was straight and one was gay but it is a gay role are you going to automatically give the gay person the role because they are gay? even if they are terrible? it makes no sense. The ENTIRE point of being an actor is the ability to put yourself in other peoples shoes and play a wide variety of characters. How will actors learn or be able to do that is you can only cast a role based on sexual preference or gender identification? I am not necessarily of fan of ScarJo but y'all need to leave her alone because this is ridiculous

[@Calm2134]

interesting point, just curious though, what do you think of casting popular actors to cash in on their name? i think that may be a part of what's happened, too, so I just wanna hear peoples' opinions. wish you the best!

[@CatOfDoom24]

Dani Alexandria exactly! You don’t have to be a doctor to play a role as one, you don’t have to be a blonde to play as one, you don’t have to be gay to play as a gay person. Who is playing the role shouldn’t matter. What should matter is the role itself.

[@georgemoreira5198]

Does a doctor have to play a doctor?

[@JBRich1]

calm I’m sure that’s part of it, but hey, for the powers that be it’s about making money!

[@Sylphord]

True but sadly producer and director don't choose the best actor for the role but rather the one who gonna up the tickets sales and if for a actress the one they would like to bang.

[@GallyGears]

I’m a trans man and I’m not personally angry at a SJ being cast- I just want the movie to be good and a good representation of the trans experience?

[@frogtears8073]

Dander ito Same here! Transitioning is a very painful process and it would be fucking awesome to see it protrayed in a realistic way!

[@user-bc1vk4rx7r]

i keep seeing a lot of logical and sensical arguments as to why scarjo playing the role of a trans man isnt that big of a deal i, a trans person myself, find myself agreeing with!

[@GimeoChick]

Dander ito I'm tired of her starring in movies I want to see

[@12setver]

Thank you

[@bobokisama]

I would think that a minority group desperately trying to gain acceptance and legitimacy would be thrilled a huge draw like SJ would accept to do this and want to be involved with making this a success and that the writers/directors give SJ the correct backing to portray this correctly, not act like children and bite the hand that feeds them. Beggars being choosers like ungrateful ingrates. What is this... /r/ChoosingBeggars?

[@guttydozen]

I'm pissed because I recently found out that Thor is played by Chris Hemsworth instead of the actual son of Odin.

[@Stormrunner0]

I bet they didn't even try to contact the actual Thor.

[@stevennicholas5472]

Hahaha. Bravo.

[@Ya_boi00]

Alexander Cross The film industry is so lazy these days, its unbelievable.

[@hunterlong1820]

Gutty Dozen it’s like when i found out they didn’t actually go back in time and get a World War II veteran to play captain America and then freeze him

[@k.suliman8539]

Gutty Dozen exactly

[@knightshade2654]

Actors are called "actors" for a reason; they pretend to be someone that they are not.

[@kalinawilson4875]

American Ronin great POINT !!!!!

[@SuperKesler]

These people will be surprised that Scarlett Johansson is also not a bad ass spy with the power to turn invisible and cast force fields

[@Geopolitical_Muslim]

American Ronin but it seems SOOO real!

[@redbigun]

When did being offended become hip?

[@TheCaptaineustass]

I'm not sure exactly but it's getting ridiculous

[@danepotmo2513]

Since people tried to cope with being unimportant by devoting themselves to identity politics.

[@duncanramsay9262]

Red Big'un last 5 years I'd say

[@derekbrown4981]

Phil is sure helping that fact lately I am sad to say

[@dhaonrisemlan]

2015

[@mankdemelord6974]

Did anyone complain when Eddie Redmayne was in The Danish Girl? Was anyone mad when Neil Patrick Harris played a fairly straight man on How I Met Your Mother? I don’t get why people are angry at Scarlett

[@Jensftm]

mank demelord yes many in the trans community was angry at eddie for playing a transgender woman. Sexual preference has nothing to do with transgender identity. So i dont know why you involved Neil in this argument..

[@stevennicholas5472]

Or in Gone Girl.

[@CovertAgent7]

If sexual preference has nothing to do with gender dysphoria (which is totally accurate), why do trans people keep acting like I should somehow automatically act like basic biology doesn't exist just because I'm gay? >_>;

[@iurigrang]

Jens N I mean, they're different things, but that's how analogies work, they compare different things. Why would it be OK of a person to play someone of another sexual preference but not of another gender? In fact, I feel like the only reason people don't play people of another sex (that often) is because of physical appearance, which kinda seems to be validated by the fact that that's common on voice acting, where appearance doesn't matter.

[@yourfoot7158]

mank demelord because trans people already get misunderstood by the media

[@Ch0cHead]

I'm actually completely understanding of ScarJo's unapologetic stance. If I were her, I wouldn't be apologising. The beauty of acting is that you can morph into the life and character of someone you are absolutely not. The Erasure Critique has been picking up steam for a good few years now in pop culture's every day discourse - and I completely disagree with the fundamental point that you must be of the same demographic, culture, personal experience, gender and ethnicity as the character who's story you're portraying. When it comes to the arts and creativity, you should be able to step into the shoes of another human being - whether you're a writer, an actor or any kind of storyteller. My view is that, while such critiques may have started off with good intentions all those years ago, they've turned into a form of serious social censorship - one where the aim is more about throwing the rotten fruit at whoever's 'misstepped' that day than about actually creating a more accepting world to live in.

[@amaridesu1141]

It's funny how everytime someone tries to make social critique it becomes "censorship" lmao. "The Erasure Critique has been picking up steam for a good few years now in pop culture's every day discourse - and I completely disagree with the fundamental point that you must be of the same demographic, culture, personal experience, gender and ethnicity as the character who's story you're portraying" The erasure critique isn't about this one simple instance of someone of one demographic playing another. It's about the idea that media tends to change the story. I think ScarJo can play a trans man if that point is still acknowledged in the movie. Itd have certainly been awesome if a trans actor played it but the main concern with the idea of erasure is that it makes it seem like our history was just about the majority. It's like, the birdo thing in Mario. Nobody who brings it up gives a shit about birdo. But birdo started off as a guy that loved his bow and America didn't like that when they brought the character in so they changed it. Acknowledging that our past comprised of more than just the cultural mainstream and stopping that from being erased is a vastly more valid issue and ciritque than the definition you ignorantly assigned to it. If you want to disagree then actually research whatever shit you want to try to critique

[@tankolad]

Spot on. It's not about acceptance, fairness and equality any more. Probably was at some point a few decades ago but what we see now doesn't resemble that in the slightest.

[@maplekelpie]

The problem with her taking this role is that trans actors try to get roles but are always held back by the fact that they are trans. It’s another situation where a marginalized group has another opportunity taken away from them. She also had a rude response to the situation which made even more people dislike her. Especially since she has a bad record with already white-washing another role for a different movie. I like Scarlett Johansen but why give a role of a trans person to her when you could, I dunno, give it to a trans actor?

[@Willow4526]

Ever Green bcos who says that trans actor is a better fit for the role? And you can't tell me it's bcos there trans bcos that holds no ground to there actual acting career and ability to act. Plus that's discrimination.

[@einyv]

It would be difficult not to have a reaction like hers when she is being attacked for taking a role. She didn't white wash anything, the people that hired her did. She has the right to earn a pay check (even if i think actors are over paid )The outrage is misplaced. Anger should be placed at the people that wanted to hire her and not pick a trans person.

[@DJJablonsky]

"Be proud of your nation always, be proud of your government when they deserve it" -Mark Twain

[@KLFD530]

Iowa Android good quote

[@acenull0]

Iowa Android is that Garfield & Mewtwo fused together?!

[@DJJablonsky]

Alex K yessir it is

[@BanditRants]

Who are these people that are pissed off? I'm starting to think most of this is blown out of proportion. You'll have 4-5 people get upset on behalf of someone else, get 30-40 likes on twitter and BOOM, there's your headline story. 98% of people not pissed, 98% of people don't care. NEXT!

[@tonyrawmen4966]

+BanditRants well said, p.s. love your videos!

[@moistmist4766]

Finally someone who gets it

[@knection1986]

You must be the guy who continues to play the violin when the ship takes on water

[@SilverYPheonix]

It is being blown out of proportion. You can see the facade of Phillip's neutrality as a journalist slowly scraping away for the pandering of the small minority of people who just want to polarize everything just because they can.

[@tboon5155]

Yep it's always the loudest voices that get heard but it doesn't mean they speak for the group.

[@niamhmorrissey2187]

There are straight actors who play gay characters There are gay actors who play straight (sometimes womanising) characters. Something similar even happened in the movie "Kevin & Perry Go Large". Perry was played by a woman but the character was a man. People are just sensitive. Since when does the actor have to be the same as the character they're playing? Alot of actors are nothing like the characters they play. Michael Keaton is a comedian & he played fucking Batman.

[@jonathangil8921]

Justa Person finally a person with common sense

[@ciara7264]

Gay and trans aren't the same thing. How many trans people do you know who play cis characters?

[@arsenal7950]

Does trans in anime count

[@mq3943]

A straight person playing a gay person or a gay person playing a straight person is completely different than this. There is actual representation of gay ppl actually playing a gay role. But there is BARLEY any representation for the trans community. How many trans roles have you seen in the media ? Probably not many. That’s the problem, for me at least. Trans ppl also don’t get the same opportunity to even get a change to play a real role.

[@niamhmorrissey2187]

How is it different? Transgenders may identify as another gender, but unless they have work done on themselves, they're still gonna have the body of their original gender. A Transgender male is still gonna have a female body, so it's possible for the role to he given to a woman. And like I said before, in Kevin & Perry, an actress plays a male character, so where were the people like you? "Women shouldn't have to play male characters just to be in movies!" And shit like that. And do you know the reason there's barely any trans representation? It's because there's barely any transexuals in the entire world. They make up not even 3% of the world population. They're represented less because Trans people aren't as common as people like to think. And this is another reason for barely any trans actors/actresses. It's hard to get into acting, hundreds, thousands, even millions of people don't make it into the business, but it's suddenly a big personal attack when the person who gets rejected is Trans.

[@neohelios77]

I'm proud of the American culture, but admittedly a little embarrassed by the way our media portrays our shortcomings. I'm especially proud of the diverse food and rich history of personal sacrifice and military triumph. I'm proud of the practical freedoms that we enjoy and the conveniences and efficiencies that technology has bestowed upon our lifestyles. If I could change anything, it would be that people stop worrying about what their (hypothetical) neighbors are doing if some arbitrary behavior or physical characteristic isn't literally causing harm. It's a small planet, and we need to learn to get along.

[@isaacromo869]

I don't like our obesity and diabetes problem. American diet is probably the biggest thing I'm ashamed of

[@user-mc1my2hi1n]

agreed

[@janthran]

I used to be proud of being American but considering our colleges are run by fucking communists who are taking over that's not going to last super long

[@dylantaylor6766]

Issac i guess you dont feel shame about police brutality, racisim, sexism....

[@scarletivy8524]

Sounds about white....

[@cleoh666]

"Why people are freaking out..." DeFranco's favorite title 😋

[@venusinblurs9430]

I'm just glad that he doesn't use "[famous person] did [thing] and twitter loses it," or something along those lines.

[@rvsalka]

Johansson's response was not... ideal but honestly I agree with Phil here, if you're going to make a biographical movie about a trans person and how they transitioned, how can you make an already transitioned trans-man or woman play that role? Will that trans person be willing to be potray a gender that gave them dysphoria, addressed with a name belonging to a gender they don't identify with?? If so, great, but if not, we'd have a situation at hand.

[@biazacha]

Yeah, totally agree. For me the issue is more the way she handled than her role cause we don't even know wich part of the mob's life they'll talk about.

[@jacobbuchanan6076]

maria The thing is most people truly do not care they just want ro butch about something like they did Ghost in the shell. They cried white washing for that movie when it wasnt and if people ACTUALLY watched the movie it talks about that VERY ISSUE

[@BriarMB13]

OITNB did a great job handling this issue and it's super disappointing to not have that really low bar met. You can address a trans person's life before their transition respectfully, and without having a cis actor represent them After their transition too. It feels like no effort to be respectful to the community is being made, nor any real respect to Mr.Gill's life and narrative. The only reason I can think of, besides dysphoria, to not have a trans actor play a real trans person is the possible danger in going off HRT for the role but even then there are ways to get around that.

[@sirdamned9272]

Or... we could just let film writers, directors, actors, and actresses do their jobs and create instead of crying whenever the far-left's intersectionality hard-on isn't sated.

[@ROAD-HORROR]

This. Sure, having a trans actor play this role comfortably would be great! Fantastic, even! However, I say this issue falls more onto the director. Can this director provide the feelings of body dysphoria that comes along with being trans properly? Will they make sure it is realistic and not harmful to the community that still gets shamed to this day? And, when it comes to Ghost in the Shell, I could really care less who played the lead role. An Asian actress would have been ideal, sure, however the movie itself was just not good. Visually? Great. Amazing. Fantastic! But everything else? Poorly written, poorly done, and rushed to hell and back to cram in iconic scenes. It did NOT do the source material justice (as many have already discussed extensively). If the movie were good? I think people would have mostly taken back their anger a little bit at the casting. And, like Phil said, I think it's more proper to have a female actress play the role of a trans man... IF the transition is a part of the narrative. An important aspect to the film at hand. If it's just about the story, and not the person per se, I would have done my best to cast someone who is trans if applicable. However, there just aren't an abundance of actors in the professional acting business, unfortunately. *I would rather choose someone that can properly act and portray the role than worry about their race or gender. If they can play the character and make me believe they ARE that character and NOT an actor.. Well, there are extremely few instances where I would care, were that the case.*

[@kothgames]

They hire Scarlett Johansson because she’s an A list actress and they want people to actually watch the movie.

[@xIchikageKirax]

but considering the shit show ghost in the shell was, I would hope they would have expected something like this. Honestly there's nothing wrong with an up and coming star. Star Wars is famous for it. It's all about advertising.

[@hardovski7103]

xIchikageKirax Star Wars is also known for destroying careers

[@josearcanjo5079]

Which careers other than Christensen (maybe) and Lloyd? Everyone else seems fine.

[@yourfoot7158]

koth Laverne Cox could’ve played the role

[@JustKevYTP]

You get a conflict. You get a conflict. EVERYONE GETS A CONFLICT!

[@Lady_Crispr]

Kevin Li Thanks just what I have always wanted! Now I actually have a reason to bitch about things!

[@akuma2892]

Oh look! People are upset again!

[@nickhohl3468]

Johto when people started thinking that they deserve respect without giving any first, and forgot that even if you give respect it doesn't guarantee you respect. It is very sad.

[@edwinsamuel5065]

It's the news mate it's all about getting upset. That's why I just go and watch puppy videos after this.

[@00gsean]

Akuma not ppl, the trans community...

[@nickhohl3468]

Ouroboros I don't believe that is true. We could stop being stupid if people could stop being overly selfish.

[@moptop85]

The facts don't match my opinion REEEEWSJGJSJSHD SH WEEEEE

[@fakjbf3129]

So casting a woman to play the role of someone who was born a woman and transitioned to a man is bad. Were they supposed to hire a man for the scenes later in life and a woman for the earlier scenes? Or we they supposed to hire a trans actor, in which case A) again how do you film scenes from various parts of his life and B) if _only_ trans people can play trans characters shouldn't only cis people be able to play cis characters? There is literally no scenario where making this film doesn't piss someone off.

[@DavidLeeEubank]

Fakjbf trans people don’t play cis characters ever. I have never seen this happen. Trans people only play trans people on tv and movies

[@pjmonkeyjohnson]

David Eubank maybe so but the point still stands that for another example if a gay character must be played by a gay actor than no gay actors are allowed to play straight roles anymore.. something that does happen a lot

[@jessierasberry3082]

I’ve seen people complain about the ‘passing’ aspect of trans movies too. If they pass it’s unrealistic, but if they don’t pass it’s offensive....

[@SSC0002]

Did the same outrage happen with Eddie Redmayne in the Danish Girl? Genuinely curious

[@Icefireninja]

ISeeBothSidesLikeChanel your sexuality is definitely connected to your identity what

[@fridameraz8919]

She's an actress and it's her job to play someone she isn't. Get over it.

[@yourfoot7158]

Frida Meraz what if a white person played a black person, people would get so mad

[@johnkhanwayne6988]

That's why they are called actors. They act like other people by using their characteristics, they don't have to be that. I can play a German Irish white male, father and only in my age group and weight and sexual orientation. Or it's racist, sexist, ageist, weight shaming, stealing others experience.... Better only act in my own biopic.

[@nonya_bidness]

I 100% agree with you, but it's pretty ironic considering you're name and pic. lmao

[@harmweidmann264]

Yes! I wish it would be more like theater where woman play men and the other way around or whites play black or asian or whatever else gender or nationality and vice versa.. . Oh no now some weird fringe group will read this and then start ruining theater for everyone.

[@Arrakiz666]

That's not the point. The point is representation. Not representation of _characters_ but of _actors._ Movie industry has a problem of being too saturated by two many high-class, ciss-gender white men.

[@nonya_bidness]

a couple points : *1)* You're focusing entirely too much on group identity, whether or not a _group_ is successful or not is irrelevant. Whether or not an _individual_ with merit and ambition has said ambitions satisfied is what matters. *2)* You're placing undue emphasis on equality of outcome, again, what should be measured is whether or not the 'rules' are applied equally to all applicants for a position. Not whether or not the members of a position are all equally divisible by some immutable (read : irrelevant) characteristic. *3)* The disproportional "over"-representation of white, cis-gendered people in hollywood (and most other places in america) is due to the broader US population being mostly white and cis-gendered. America is ~%77 white, likewise, Hollywood is ~%73 white. America is ~%13 black, Hollywood is ~%12 black. so on and so forth. not every demographic lines up perfectly, but generally, Hollywood is just America writ small. *4)* Going back to my points about merit. There's a serious, _serious_ issue with saying somebody is unfit for a particular opportunity simply because of an immutable characteristic they do/don't possess. It doesn't help anybody, period. If we're making the call based on race, then it's racist. If we're making the call based on sex, then it's sexist. So on and so forth. If we can identify that a particular group is being unjustly discriminated against, and calling for such discriminatory practices to be stopped, that's one thing. But that's not what we're seeing here. what we're seeing here is, "[Group X] deserves a larger slice of the pie! Therefore particular opportunities ought to be reserved solely for [Group X]!" It's rooted in a terribly primitive form of thought. A form of thought where (at least to some extent) the worth of the individual is measured based on some immutable characteristic (race, gender, sexual orientation, etc) that they were born with. Last I checked, being black didn't make you better or worse than anyone else; no more than being blonde would make you better or worse than anyone else.

[@Acerbium]

Thank you, @Nonya Bidness & @ Harm Weidmann, for well-worded, level-headed responses and, IMHO, for thinking about these really oxymoronic and divisive identity politics moves in Hollywood with some sense and reason. You can easily -emphasize- empathize with @Arrakiz666 's sentiment, but like you both pointed out, the fact remains that selecting actors and actresses by immutable characteristics rather than merit and name-recognition is not only economically illogical, but blatantly bigoted. Most anyone can understand wanting to stick up for, say, trans actors who may have less opportunities and roles, but it's amoral to suggest doing so at the expense of another actors explicitly because of that actor's race/sex/class/success/lived experiences. Because then it's just blatantly, shamelessly bigoted.

[@MOMO-ux4hh]

PEOPLE FORGET THAT ACTING IS A JOB. and actors and actresses shouldn't be pressured to leave a role, y'all should talk to the casting people or the studio or any other person except for the actors. they doing their job.

[@Niom_Music]

MOMO Or maybe it’s good get criticized and to have a opened mind. Johansson will most probably nail the role, but we’ll never know if someone could’ve done it better. We’ll have to wait and see. And it’s not like actors don’t turn down roles. If they don’t want it, they don’t have to take it. They’re not gonna go broke because of turning down ONE movie role.

[@TheAznian]

"Sit on it and spin..." --Scarlett Johansson

[@peanutismint]

So I'm British but went to a 4th July fireworks display with my American fiance last night and had an interesting conversation. She told me that, at least where she grew up, American kids are taught all throughout childhood/school and on into adolescence that their country is the greatest. Odd, because I know all North Korean kids are taught the same thing. Now, obviously one of those two countries has to stretch the truth more than the other (!!) but the question still remains, regardless of whether America is truly one of the 'greatest' (whatever that means) countries in the world today, why are they teaching their kids that? Why is it so important to them that their kids think that way? Is it arrogance? Because it doesn't seem like they're teaching it saying "we should be grateful we live here" but more like "everyone else wishes they were us", which is patently untrue....but then a lot of them will never leave their own country to realise how the rest of the world sees America. It's a very interesting cultural topic.....

[@thezombienerd123]

Peanut Turner We’re never taught that. Your girlfriend is talking out of her ass.

[@DMWatchesYoutube]

TheDinoSir where do you live? I hear this all the time.

[@dcooper1115]

I heard it a lot growing up, but it was mostly from my parents and in a "be grateful" sense no matter who said it. I mean when you find out that your kids could be born into a concentration camp or worse if you lived elsewhere, you tend to start getting patriotic about your home. Also we had a lot of soldiers in previous and present generations that have seen womem and children being used to fight wars. They came back and reminded is how "great" the US is in comparison. There are jerks who feel that murica is the absolute best, but most people understand the truth to some degree.

[@thezombienerd123]

David Meagher Parents tell that to the kids, and they should, take pride in your country.

[@andaiibori7205]

TheDinoSir Patriotism and Nationalism are two very, very different things.

[@MykieDYDSS]

*"My name's Philip DeFranco, you've just been filled in, I love yo faces, and I'll see you tomor--"*

[@eavesdropper0]

Mykie Fusaro Vlogs tumor

[@navnls2499]

Mykie Fusaro Vlogs oh god XDD

[@hobofromsoho]

Hidden message? Foreshadowing?? D:

[@glf454]

Maybe there is no tomorrow O_o

[@wholelottalight]

He'll finish it tomorrow

[@PrayTellGaming]

I have no issue with non trans acting as trans in the same way i wouldnt care if a trans acted as non trans.

[@Ktspitfire007]

Im extremely proud to be an American, I feel privileged to be born in a country that allows the freedoms and opportunities we have.... even if a lot of people use it for stupidity

[@avacadoleg3226]

But like. What is special about that? Considering most first world countries have freedoms and opportunities as well

[@ZeroDrizzy]

Catie Emerson no other country has freedom of speech.... No other country has protection of freedom of speech.

[@ZeroDrizzy]

Catie Emerson kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3LVlIisi7idmNk

[@bradsecor8550]

Catie Emerson I agree with you, there are a lot of other amazing countries and people around the world. But what is special about anything? Why would you celebrate your birthday when there are hundreds of millions of others everyday? You celebrate it because it is yours and it is special to you :) Being proud of who you are and where you come from does not mean that you were better than anyone else, but that you take pride in your homeland and history!

[@xulula7035]

Catie Emerson it doesn't mean we can't be proud. Think of how absolutely lucky we are that we weren't born in a third world country?

[@LordVader1094]

What's with people getting mad at Scarlett Johansson playing roles in films? Lol But yes, go and try to find a high level trans actress that fits the role. It's not that easy to find them while they're not already doing other gigs. Johansson had a perfectly sensible response, people shouldn't be mad at her for playing a woman who was a transman. That's LITERALLY what the person was, considering they didn't get gender reassignment surgery (to my knowledge). You aren't required to be everything the person you're playing was, just like how gay or straight actors shouldn't be forced to only play gay or straight characters.

[@Jensftm]

LordVader1094 but she plays a transman not transwomen so why not hire a transman for the role? It doesn't make any sense to hire a women for a man role. Like you would never hire a cis women playing a cis male.

[@Fuffuloo]

Actually, you might. Happens all the time.

[@LordVader1094]

+Jens N You realize a transman is a woman who transitioned to be a man, right? So she fits fine for the role.

[@LordVader1094]

+Jesse Garrard Gimme some good examples.

[@Fuffuloo]

LordVader1094 the examples that were going through my mind when I typed that comment were mostly voice acting, where boys tend to be played by women a lot. Also, second teams in Hollywood play pretty loose with gender too.

[@patavinity1262]

Eventually we'll live in a world where Scarlett Johansson is only allowed to play Scarlett Johansson.

[@og4407]

Patavinity how dare she play an AI in her, Siri or Alexa should have played that role!!!!

[@cd1673]

Truth

[@moonw0rt]

Patavinity HAHAHAHA sad but true.

[@Sonix07pr]

I can understand why people would be upset over Scarlett's response, but I also understand where she is coming from. It seems like today we are living in a culture of outrage. Everyone gets offended by everything (hyperbole), and honestly it gets tiring after a while. Then you see all these corporations and actors profusely apologizing for even the most innocuous of acts, further fueling the outrage culture, even when they have clearly committed no sins worthy of an apology. Obviously, these people and corporations don't care at all about the issues they so vigorously apologize for. It's a cycle of someone saying something, witnessing the outrage brought from their actions, then publicly apologizing in fear of being witch-hunted. With that in mind I can at the very least appreciate Scarlett's honesty. I'd much rather get that, than yet another dishonest apology. I'd rather have a great white actress than a politically correct actor/actress who isn't very good at acting. Could they have found a great actor/actress that is also a trans person? Of course, but I don't know enough about the film-making process to claim that's an easy thing to do. Also, at the end of the day, it's a movie. This is a business. These are made with the main intent of turning a profit. These are not real life. These are fiction, even when presenting real life situations.

[@rhetro777]

I'm proud of her. She's an Avenger, she doesn't have to give a fuck about their feelings

[@TheSwauzz]

I think she's just not very talented honestly..

[@JoseGranny]

Actually, it's not fiction, hence the outrage. This is the same director who gave SJ the role in Ghost in a Shell. Remember the controversy behind that movie? It doesn't offend me but it is quite tone deaf.

[@willreading4958]

Trans dude in the first story looks more like Hawkeye than black widow 🤔

[@LunaWitcher]

Will Reading THEY SHOULD TOTALLY USE THAT THOUGH Imagine Scarlett playing the character as a female, and then slowly becoming Hawkeye THAT WOULD BE AMAZING

[@crusaderking8277]

Hawkeye is my least favorite Avengers character, but that's a good idea solely on the possible comedy that could ensue. Some self aware movie like that would be great.

[@AlfredoPachecoJr]

Dude. You are spoiling it. It was going to be revealed that this movie was actually a secret avengers movie. Blackwidow was undercover as this guy. Hawkeye, looking just like it, played the same role. It was a double secret ops mission. At the end credits, it would be revealed that it was actually all a 3hr long lead in to the reveal of Mel Brooks Spacesballs 2 : The sequal. May the schwartz be with you.

[@TheDreRock]

The poles gotta go to the polls

[@torelethain3848]

Chris Rock disagrees "Keep your baby off the pole". But seriously, you Poles need to go to the Polls.

[@Rzepik]

Pokemon Go to the polls?

[@Przemo1223]

All.country are for history people

[@terriesmith8219]

I'm proud to be an American, even though I wasn't born in America. I became an American citizen and was raised in America since I was 11 years old. Just because I'm proud to be an American, doesn't mean I support everything America does. Atleast in America, we have the illusion of freedom, whereas in some country, you don't even get that. Be GRATEFUL people of America. It could have been worse.

[@VdeoGamer456]

Illusion of freedom? What?

[@betelgeuser1100]

yeah illusion because most people who do come to america to escape tyranny dont even get the illusion of freedom

[@cosmo4698]

Betelgeuser joe uh, they do.

[@daddyquatro]

ITHEREONETHATHASNT We tried that once 1861-1865. It didn't work out so well.

[@DeadCute]

I used to live in America and now I'm so much happier in England. Not a citizen just yet but I'd never think about living in America again. To each their own. 😉 Glad you're happy where you're at now!

[@acadiansm]

sigh...outrage culture never ends, good on scarjo on not cowtowing to the outrage mobs.

[@GaMeZoNe112]

SM Acadian agreed it is so tiring

[@TheTimoprimo]

SM Acadian Sorry to nitpick, but the proper spelling is kowtow or koutou/ketou (Mandarin).

[@xxxdumbwordstupidnumberxxx4844]

Scarlett was kinda just being a dick, to be honest. I'm fine with her playing a trans role, just that her response was a bit dickish.

[@acadiansm]

her response was dickish because thats what it warranted, ppl were mad at her for accepting to play a trans role? So nontrans actors cant play trans roles but its fine if trans actors can play nontrans roles? The only way to respond to the hypocritical outrage mob is to not bendover. Trying to suck up to them or please them only makes things worse for you.

[@26tigre22]

nope, perfect response to stupid outrage, dont cater to the crybabies

[@MarcelosToyRoom]

People pissed off ???? On the internet????? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anotherperson1020]

Marcelo's Toy Room What a suprise

[@vaelyaz6088]

Marcelo's Toy Room We never saw that before.

[@zaidmanjra8853]

Wow really? I'm surprised..

[@thunderoverwater1817]

Marcelo's Toy Room yeah that’s a little too far fetched to believe. I mean, people just aren’t that easily triggered, right?

[@jxsilicon9]

Mass shootings happen when they get pissed off offline.

[@TheHawk-dy4cl]

omg, she shouldn't even listen to those annoying SJWs...maybe we should stop classifying people based on their group idenitity and realize that Scarlette Johanson is just a person trying to portray another person instead of reducing everyone to which group they belong to...

[@babiigoat923]

But you're being reasonable. How can SJWs promote cultural segregation among different groups if we let people do as they wish?

[@Sahasrahla.]

People do get classified though and that's never going to go away. It'd be nice if we could just snap our fingers and suddenly everyone is just a person but that's not reality. Trans people face struggles that non-trans people don't, if they want to feel a certain way about a certain situation that affects them then that is their right. Johansson's dismissive statement does not speak well to her intentions, and if you are going to portray a person accurately you need to respect their mindset and the things they felt were important. Sounds to me like Gill would have been one of the people ripping into her if he were alive today and was an outsider looking on at the whole situation.

[@matthewcasey5059]

When it all boils down no matter what one says or does someone else will be pissed about it. You can try all you want and it's so fruitless it's just pathetic.

[@sshrekster]

This has nothing to do with SJWs, just another chance taken away from a minority

[@bigbawlzlebowski8886]

Arin Tamimi name a good trans actor.

[@eadlynjune]

I mean I’m not sure if this is equivalent but if a straight person plays a lesbian I’m not like “they have to be gay too.” I mean as a much lower mere high school actor, her job is to act, not to be. I mean a trans girl at our school played a male role, because at the moment she still looks male. Was she mad? No, she was the best WWII singing butler there ever was! I’m not saying I’d know what she wants, but I’m saying if this isn’t wrong then why the other way around? I also don’t know how many actors, like really good actors who you’d trust in a big name movie are trans. Like, I honestly don’t so I can’t make a real stance here I guess. I guess I’m just saying Scarlett’s Johansson is really good and I think she’ll play the part very well. That’s and the director knows her and will make the process easier.

[@toniscott479]

W-what kinda play did you say it was...?

[@tombaker8219]

Thanks, someone who's actually making sense and is getting the point. I think complaining about Johansson in this situation is plain stupid frankly...

[@Mashy8722]

I totally agree!!! Couldn't have said it better!

[@sebastianmoran4813]

The fact that you can't name trans actors should be a red flag in and of itself. Cis actors play cis characters and gay characters and trans characters. But you don't see any trans actors playing cis characters, gay characters or trans characters. It's not that every trans person should be played by a trans actor (in fact it would have been less offensive if Gill was played by a cis FAT actor rather than a skinny actress) but in terms of representation there is none. Also, they could have at least had open auditions to see if any good trans actors, fat ones at that, auditioned instead of just casting the damn producer. Then again I think ScarJo is pants at acting so I might be biased.

[@LitcheTheArsm]

she's not even a good actor, nor does she look like the person she's supposed to portray so your comparison doesn't apply. and she doesn't even pull in movie goers. she has nothing that should give her priority over other actors.

[@puppylovergirl303]

So a director thought "who is the best person to play a fat trans man mobster? Oh, I know - *Scarlet Johansson*."

[@dreamcometrue461]

im sure it will be great after his last smash hit

[@TheJakobRose]

Honestly lmao

[@danepotmo2513]

A director thought "which bankable actor can I get for this film I'm trying to make my mark with" I imagine.

[@josephyn89]

THIS

[@puppylovergirl303]

Dane Potmo They chose to cast a cis woman, which they easily should have known would piss off the trans community. Presumably, this movie's intended audience is largely trans people since they're portraying a famous trans man. So if the reason they hired her was for bankability, then that's stupid, because they've pissed off their intended audience.

[@kingalex2811]

So everyone forgot what a actor is? I guess if they have a role to play as a person with a disability people would want an actual disabled person (that might not function properly to act) to play that role as well. ITS CALLED ACTING YOU HAVE TO ACT SOMEONE YOU ARE NOT IN MOVIES!! THATS WHAT ACTING IS!!

[@thepsychomagus]

Daniel Day-Lewis would have caught so much hate for My Left Foot in today's Far Left/SJW idiocy. Which would be pathetic because he definitely was perfect in the role and is my favorite actor due to that role and many others.

[@imaginepeace8574]

5 stars man completely agree.

[@andtomill1]

Why are so many people using the false equivalence of Day Lewis? Lewis played a disabled MAN, it is not the same people. Misgendering and playing a disabled person of the same gender is not the same, and trans is not a frigging disability

[@issaissaisa]

shes playing a woman who transitioned into a MAN? shes an actor its her job to act lmao.

[@Guggernut]

Sorry, I didn't realize that scarlett Johansson was also a super genius (Lucy), a super hero (Avengers), an operating system (Her), or even a robot (Ghost in the Shell.) Oh wait, she isn't - because you don't have to be someone in real life in order to portray that character on screen. The transgender community needs to rally around the REAL issues that they face, not mundane issues like this.

[@babziv1253]

TexasGolfDude representation in the media is incredibly important for minorities that rarely see themselves represented in mainstream media

[@RagisRAG]

I really need a Philip Defranco "sit on it and spin" shirt pretty please.

[@Thedisastermaster9]

Yo facts

[@petruciobr]

In today's climate, apologizing gets you nothing other then even more hate as people take that as an admission of guilt. Sit on it an spin is a much better response IMO - good for her.

[@sarahanne__]

Fabio Stange I agree

[@sashadrews754]

Fabio Strange : Soooooooo true! Apologizing for taking a job. GTFOH

[@alexhasaname]

Where was the outrage when eddy Redmayne plays a man transitioning to female? Eddy isn't transgender.

[@spudfox6270]

Ah here, do you really think Eddy got no backlash for that??

[@spudfox6270]

Also the character he played was not a "man transitioning into a female", he was playing a trans woman. Stop calling trans women "men", they're not.

[@ABEL-cd2sp]

PotatoForeman true they're just trans nothing more nothing else. They're not men or women they're transexuals period. Argument is over done. Now going to biology yeah no sorry that's gonna be a hard no from me that transexual still holds either male or female genes so they're still their original genders. They just put them in a fun category (this is purely biological nothing else)

[@cissyiniguez]

PotatoForeman What does their DNA say? That's what they are.

[@JordanJumpin]

transsexual isnt a thing, u cant change your sex, but u can change ur gender

[@BrickMaster122]

I am still very proud to be American! Not because of our president, our government, or our politicians, but because of our military. I’m proud of the many men and woman who are willing to sacrifice their lives to preserve our freedoms!

[@HitBiggest]

I need moaning noises when you talk about sexy topics, Phil.

[@karamdabagh]

life is too easy for you americans , you have the energy to get offended by everything and condemn everything just because

[@Josh-yk9uf]

Karam Dabagh Very true.

[@aldoluiscantu9406]

Karam Dabagh An effect from the legacy of being formed from rebellion I'd wager.

[@karamdabagh]

After considering I think it's good to have a society where outrageous things are published as news and I'm jealous , second I think scarlets negative response was on purpose , nowadays public outrage is the greatest publicity, now much more than before people will anticipate her work just because of this

[@benmasta5814]

Remember when people were outraged by actual problems instead of who's playing who in a movie? me neither... its been so long...

[@obrigaah]

Illegal immigration, gun violence

[@obrigaah]

It hasn't been long

[@calbears244]

Elkalite 10,000 gun murders a year in an almost 400,000,000 population country isn’t an actual problem, but illegal immigration is. Can’t wait for the wall!

[@greatleader4841]

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[@giantWario]

Matt Miller Your murder rate isn't a problem? Well I guess it depends on who you compare it to. Compared to central and southern America, its actually really good. But compared to Europe or us in Canada, it is pretty bad. But hey, either way, the problem is more some cities then your country as a whole. You take out St.Louis and Baltimore out of the Murder rates and you get 1000 less murders per year for only 1 million less people. Thats right, 10% of your murders happens in two cities which are about 0.25% of your total population.

[@eugen9611]

the reasoning that only trans actors should interpret trans characters doesn't hold up: if you extend this reasoning logically you end up with forcing every movie to be a reality show, because a character who is x,y,z can only interpreted by an actor with the same characteristics, so an actor can only interpret themselves, because where do you draw the line? can a german actor interpret an brasilian character? why, because they are both white? why not, because they have different cultures? how about an italian actor interpreting a french man? or an actor from boston interpreting a character that grew up in seattle? that is unbelievably foolish. actors interpret characters, that is their job description, they give life to a character that is not them and that is not easy, that's why great actors are so famous and rich, they have the competence to do that!! it's the same thing when people get mad at actors for what their characters do, like when people hated on jack gleeson or lena headey. this drives me nuts, all this rage is unfounded and it is sad that such shallow ideas have such a big voice

[@xXCaitlynGXx]

TheBloodPainter I really like the point you made. As long as the actor can convincingly portray the role, I’m good 💯 This really only becomes tricky with accents/speaking other languages. For example, if the role is of an Englishman the actor needs to either actually be English or needs to be able to do a pretty damn convincing English accent. I can’t stand having to suffer through a movie/tv show listening to an American completely butcher an English accent 😩

[@jhauptmann9850]

It makes for an interesting outlook. If only Trans actors can play trans parts.. Than only CIS actors can play CIS parts, no more jobs for trans actors, welcome to waiting tables!

[@thesparewheel]

also how dare she play black widow there are plenty of spiders that should of got the part.

[@teamcybr8375]

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else. -Theodore Roosevelt.

[@L013-r9y]

I think I could easily say I'm _glad_ to be an American in that I have privileges and rights that I enjoy and benefit greatly from. However, I would only say I'm moderately _proud_ to be an American. To me, the idea of American pride is greatly tied to both government and how the American people as a whole have been acting. It's saying "I am willing to attach my name to and say I'm proud of this specific group I'm in," and personally I feel there's a lot we as a people have to improve upon and make an effort towards before I could be proud of the direction we're heading as a nation

[@larydbowie2659]

That's understandable. I lot about having pride in ones people is to be proud of them for their accomplishments and achievements. Part of the American experience is that we are and always have been an imperfect nation. Its our suffering and struggles as a people that have both led to our greatest triumphs, and our lowest lows. Either way on the 4th, take a pass to enjoy what your nation has given to this world.

[@simless282]

yall writing paragraphs and shit but nobody got time to read that

[@3d_alliance]

L 013 I'm proud to be amarican, amarica is a continent that includes candada and Mexico I'm not proud of the us right now And ashamed of how devided we have become

[@oliveboi1474]

L 013 Wow, well said. I'm proud but I do question how the US got to this point.

[@antonionotmyrealnamo6333]

L 013 Used to agree. Then I quit comparing the USA to a hypothetical ideal and started comparing it to reality and realized we're definitely worthy of pride. Best things have ever been for human beings.

[@Mal-ui9zi]

Thanks for covering the Poland story. It’s my home country and it’s extremely upsetting to see my relatives live increasingly state-controlled lives. Before this we had the Black Protest, not sure if you covered that. But yeah, the situation is getting tough with each new law that is being passed

[@FattrTV]

I was previously rather apathetic about being an American. However, in the past few years, I've spent some time in S. America. And while I will keep going, it showed me first person how special my home country was and it filled me with pride, and it changed my world view dramatically. I'm so very proud to be an American, and would do anything to get here if I wasn't.

[@haven6410]

Except if you weren't already an American, chances are you wouldn't have spent any time in America to become proud of it, so getting there wouldn't mean much to you. Not trying to take it away from you, but your conclusion doesn't make much sense.

[@neri7775]

Traveling and seeing first hand other countries is one of the best things you can do. Definitely agree.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

3 years ago I got married in Australia. My dad flew out from South Africa for the event and I hadn't seen him in years. It was amazing. The day of the wedding he gave me his handkerchief and told me to put it in my pocket, in a sort of, "a distinguished man carries a handkerchief at all times" kind of way. A couple weeks later he left, back to South Africa, but left the handkerchief behind. I later found it in my suit pocket and to this day I'm not sure if he left it on purpose or by accident. But now I have a handkerchief that I carry with me to any special occasion, and it always makes me think of him. Phil, your shirt looks exactly like that handkerchief, thanks for reminding me what a rad dad I have

[@niamoone1137]

This made me happy... now call your rad dad! :)

[@floatingrabbit3556]

If only people would get tjis angry about world hunger and low wages among other more important things in life.

[@aleksandrinam-n8398]

+1!!!!

[@jlogg8738]

Yeah low wages outside the us need to be fixed

[@Sahasrahla.]

They do though. There's not a limit on the number of things that you can be concerned with, but we are talking about this stuff right now.

[@xHutsonx]

Trying to figure out why Defranco is so upset about it.

[@살좀빠져라]

why did you type 'if' your text is not end.

[@kiemruach6266]

I’m very proud to be an American. It’s part of who I am and though there are many things I would like to change about America. I’d never change the love, the freedom, the prosperity that is across all this great nation.

[@katiepaynton4900]

As a trans man, I don't think theres an issue with scarjo or any cis person playing a trans person inherently, her response was rude as hell though

[@adriannajane]

Why do we always point fingers at the actors or actresses but we never look at who is in charge of the casting? Those who most likely didn't give the minority a chance to play the part. Even if the actress or actor didn't take the role, the casting directors would still most likely just choose another person who didn't fit the minority for the role.

[@yankeeshane674]

Adrianna Jane If anything its more along the line of they’re going to put whomever’s face in the main light that’s going to sell seats. She’s one of the biggest stars currently that I know of. It’s pretty much like what happened with Chris Pratt in Jurassic world. He wasn’t ideal for the role but he was just in a blockbusting marvel movie so they asked him if he wanted the role and he got it. Recognition+Beauty=$$$. They don’t care about accuracy.

[@TheFarzzle]

That's a very valid point. She was offered a role, and accepted. She wasn't in charge of the role, but it's her duty now to portray that role in the best way possible. She's not always the best actress, but she's been in some good stuff. We can only give her a chance. I respect trans people, but to give the role to a trans person just because of that one detail might not be the best decision (not that casting scarlett is, but we'll see). If she tells the story properly and respectfully, then there shouldn't be a problem.

[@Azotadeth]

Because the actors and actresses are celebrities. And the people complaining are probably hardly less caught up on celebrity "culture", gossip and worship than most other people. Its cool to talk about these famous people, regardless of the light they're in. Talking about a random producer nobody heard about is significantly less "interesting".

[@xa-xii1617]

The real question is; *Where's Waldo?*

[@zenmasterwannabe]

I killed him in his sleep. Next question.

[@jaskaranaklia]

*why is a waldo?*

[@kennethklezmer6394]

she has no reason to apologize,shes an actor shes doing her job,ACTING

[@Razbeariez]

I've lost track of how many trending hastags I've seen that are misspelled.

[@Gilgameshh]

i now rihgt?

[@andy56duky]

Brynley Louise it's over 9000 times.

[@williejohnson3866]

Wolfram tatolly

[@DrunkenAussie76]

#MeTwo

[@cypheir]

#AngryAsHeel

[@MikolajStrojek]

As a Pole I'm pretty impressed how well you cover this topic, great job Phil. Sadly, local elections are often not a indicator of overall politics situation in Poland, but I'm quite sure that it will drive more people to vote than usually. Problem with PiS comes from their supporters, majority of them are blue collar workers or just low-paid, uneducated people (no offence). They promised them to take back priviledges given to welthy and prosperous, and redistribute them. First step was program 500+, which gives 500 PLN for every newborn baby in country. It made young, lazy mothers stop working and just "produce" babies. Of course all money comes from national budget, vastly fueled by edutace middle class, which very often not decide to have a baby. This is just our situation in a nuttshell.

[@pactsuprize]

So it's like the Welfare system in America? feelsbadman when will be able to teach the populace that getting free stuff is never really "free"

[@smags1100]

*500 PLN a month till they’re 18

[@Culaio]

@Mikołaj Strojek some of stuff you are saying is simply missinformation, I dont like PiS but fact is that 500+ actually rised many children out of poverty. Extreme poverty among children decrease by 76%(from 11.9 to 2.8 per cent of all children) also I want to point out that reason why those women left their jobs is because they were earning there such garbage money, I mean think about it, if getting 500 pln(around 134 dollars) monthly for second child and up(unless you are very poor) is good enough reason to leave the job then there is something wrong with your job.

[@SeraphimHani]

Pole? You mean Polish?

[@merlumili]

Oh, I see what kind of party they are. I know that type very well, sadly. Populism is really a cancer in any nation. Hopefully things will change in Poland before it gets worse like in my country.

[@IDCSAO]

Just noticed phil's ears are really red

[@ristixli]

IDC_SAO me too!!

[@JojoCrazyCat]

He is red pilled.

[@kelvinfalzon2931]

your comment made me realize it

[@GenJotsu]

What is a man of culture such as yourself doing here.

[@edwinsamuel5065]

Probably sun burn

[@anthill223]

My country might have flaws but that still doesn't make me any less prouder to be American .So yes I'm very prideful to be American.I realize that now

[@angelapyle2682]

Triple A Same here :) USA ♡

[@SuperstarSarahx]

I just don't get why Scar Jo gets cast in everything - that's my issue with the project

[@archersterling6726]

well... she rocks, I guess... and... she's hot (?

[@ninjaguy2511]

She does not look bad, but to me she is in the middle. Her acting is alright too I have no problem with her but I would say she is overhyped.

[@dr.jorgeb.peterson9872]

Ask a friend who isn't vision impaired...she's a good actress and beautiful as hell.

[@hops2099x]

Sarah Hughes she is one of maybe three bankable female leads? It's just business

[@martymcfly1312]

Sarah Hughes black Widow is the only role of her's i'm interested also she was Mindy in the spongebob movie.

[@earthboundkid1]

I think the whole thing is stupid. Let me break down why. How much of the US population is trans? less than 1%. Ok now how many people are trans and can act well enough to be the lead star in a major movie? Not that many. Ok now how many trans people can act well enough to be the lead in a major movie and are better actors or more "famous"/"popular" than existing "cis" actors? Even less than not that many. Should def charters be played by def actors? How about should blind characters be played by blind actors? How about actors playing people with Bi Polar Asperger's Schizophrenia etc...? Where do you draw the line on how hard must movie studios look to find someone for a part/roll? Many many times it is easier to find some who can act as X,Y,Z thing. Than it is to find some one who can act who is good at acting is popular enough to sell tickets and is X,Y,Z thing. I thought people wanted more trans representation in media why does it matter who is playing the trans person? Isn't the representation on its own enough? I guess it does not matter unless it is the "right kind of representation". Typical SJW double think and good enough never being enough. I mean for fucks sake people didn't get mad at Benedict Cumberbatch for playing Alan Turing a historical figure who was gay in the movie The Imitation Game. Benedict Cumberbatch is straight last time I checked.

[@bobokisama]

It is a sad fact that the SJW crowd don't actually care about the health or well being of a movie, they just want to inject their social politics and complain about... anything they can. When they run out of things to be offended by, they will make up a new thing, so they can be offended by it. Check any of the SJW "inspired" movies out there, they were box office bombs, it seems SJW are willing to literally cut themselves in protest of something they are offended by, but cannot be bothered to actually support anything they cried to get changed.

[@TheVin4enco]

I was going to write a comment but this one pretty much sums it all up!

[@collectorsforecast1132]

earthboundkid1 my thoughts exactly

[@WhoDidIKill]

For me the biggest issue is that trans people don't really get hired to play cis people, so trans roles are really our only chance to participate at all. But lets say they couldn't find a trans man (though I don't believe they looked) to play the role, why hire a woman? Men are played by men, women by women, it's weird and makes us think they just see trans men as women in suits.

[@elir648]

Honestly I wouldn't care if someone that wasn't trans played a trans individual, the problem I have is its just a cross dressing woman playing a trans man. It shows off trans men as woman over men, not to mention the character isn't even very feminine in the first place. Why not just have one of hundreds of cis men play a trans men?

[@dynamitegal3295]

When Eddie Redmayne played a trans woman, it was because the film was about her transition. Casting a woman who has transitioned would be very difficult and potentially mentally draining on the actress. So if ScarJo is playing a role in a film about someone's transition; fine, whatever. But if the film isn't about the real life person's transition, wouldn't it be best to cast a man? Trans or Cis, I feel like a male playing a male character is somewhat of an improvement. If A Quiet Place can cast a deaf girl to play a deaf girl, you can at the very least cast a man to play a man. That's just my opinion though.

[@mojic9421]

Unless you consider that it was a man trapped in a woman's body then wouldn't casting a woman be more accurate?

[@dynamitegal3295]

Mojic I would say it'd depend on where he's at in his transition.

[@mojic9421]

Why?

[@dynamitegal3295]

Mojic If I was a casting director that is something I would need to consider. If the film is about their transition, sure, cast a woman who will play the role well. Show the struggle of being a man trapped in a woman's body. But if the story isn't focused on their transition but on their identity living as a man, cast a man, trans or cis, whoever can do it justice. But I'm not a casting director, I'm someone commenting possibilities on a youtube video.

[@mojic9421]

That's the thing though are people mad cause she can't do it justice or are they just mad because she is a she. All in all its just a silly thing to be upset over.

[@Pryszard]

Fajnie ze zauwazyl nasz problem

[@TheRandomView]

As an actor, I should be allowed to respectfully portray any character whatsoever. End of statement.

[@LikeSnoop]

If you’re mad about the making of a movie then don’t watch the movie

[@jaredburns2721]

Zach Vega no that would mean you don’t get to control everything other people do

[@gin3868]

Yeah just don't care for one of the movies that features a trans person, just wait 7 years for the next one.

[@JojoCrazyCat]

Makes sense to me.

[@olivebranch7769]

"If you don't think something is right, just ignore it without any effort to make it better." Thanks, I think I'll make that my senior quote.

[@potatoe4277]

Zach Vega I’m mad that a story about a mans life is being played by a woman who relates nothing to him.

[@richardbenthien969]

On the Scarlett Johansson issue. I'm sick of seeing people being put down for taking work because others feel a group of people should have gotten the role. Scarlett is a movie star. People are going to see the movie to see her, she's going to bring the audience. This is not a knock on trans actors, but I don't know a single one. I personally am not going to go see a movie on a story I don't particularly find interesting/care about, especially if the actors are nobodys. Also since when is it a crime to take a job. When accepting a job offer in an industry am I supposed to ask "are there any other minorities applying for this job, because if so I don't want to take their opportunity"? No. This is America. You look out for yourself and make the best decision for you.

[@missyk2454]

Right? For people of different races playing characters of a certain race I kinda understand the irritation...but this is a cosmetic role. The person portrayed was biologically female and cosmetically changed themselves to appear as a man so I don't understand why it'd matter as long as someone can portray the role properly through their actions and costuming.

[@Mariomario-gt4oy]

K Mocks "cosmetically changed" lmao I think you need to educate yourself on what transgender means

[@Mariomario-gt4oy]

Uh no if you're going to play a historical person then portray that person as they are. Transgender. Simple. You dont get to cherry pick when to be offended

[@tyzerro]

transgender is indeed something much deeper than the surface level stuff but for the most part, most transgender people keep their physical transitions merely cosmetic, much like Tex Gill, he still had a vageen. personally i think Scarlett is far too traditionally attractive to play the part, they need someone much more burly and rough around the edges to be convincing.

[@aaauut]

I think the problem is that this kind of casting is what's keeping trans people from becoming known, especially in hollywood. They don't often get roles, even within the obvious sector: the few stories that involve trans characters. Lack of representation in the mainstream (of real members of the community, not just portrayals of dramatized characters) is a serious issue that's keeping many communities from being fully freed from discrimination.

[@JMcAfreak]

Here's the problem with the whole "they could find a trans man to play the role" argument. Trans people make up at most 1% of the population right now, if we're being generous. Fewer of them will be female to male. Even fewer of them have completed or even started transition. Even fewer who are post-transition are open to the public about it. Even fewer have any acting experience (based on models of the entire population), and even fewer of those will have physical qualities that match what the producer is looking for. Hollywood can't just find these people without expending tons of resources and invading privacy. I would think trans folk would celebrate that their identity is being normalized by Hollywood, but instead many of them (and the people who fight for people who never asked for someone to fight their battles) are complaining that they are being cheated of their "right" to play a role. You aren't owed even a movie about a trans person, much less a trans actor playing that role. So keep that in mind. This movie will help normalize trans identity, which should be a cause for celebration, not denigration. Hollywood will base future decisions about trans characters on these reactions and the scandal, and they may choose never to do a normalizing trans role again. Don't ruin this for your community.

[@babziv1253]

JMcAfreak Yes but wouldn’t it be even better for the trans community to see themselves represented in a big blockbuster movie, as actor and character though?

[@JMcAfreak]

Babzi V Yes and no. Just because something isn't ideal doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. What we had was a movie where the protagonist was trans. That's a huge step in the right direction that has now been lost because it wasn't the _perfect_ step in the right direction. Hollywood is not known for risk taking. Hiring Scarlett Johansson was a pretty solid way to guarantee that people would see it. It would also bring people who were otherwise unaware that the character was trans, and who might have had their opinion of trans people changed by this movie. You don't send a message if you're only sending it to the people who already agree with you. You don't move closer to normalizing an identity if the only people who are going to watch the movie are those who think trans people are just super. In fact, I would say that having a trans actor right now would hurt the message because there would be people put there who don't watch it BECAUSE the actor is trans. That hurts it. Remember how I said Hollywood doesn't take risks? Let's say for the sake of argument, they do this one time and hire a trans actor whom no one in the general public has heard about. Great news, right? Complete representation! Now let's say the movie is panned by audiences and just doesn't do that well. How likely is Hollywood to take that risk again? How likely is that trans actor to ever be cast for a role in a Hollywood movie ever again? The odds are next to none. If this movie flops, Hollywood as a whole will not take it to mean they should just hire a trans actor next time. It will tell them that people don't want movies about trans people, and trans actors can kiss goodbye whatever hopes and dreams they had of making it big in Hollywood.

[@ramit_3834]

Scarlett Johansson....Absolute MADLAD

[@NerdsBehavingBadly]

"Together... as Americans... we couldn't spell" Lol dyingggggg

[@Zikar]

How many A-list trans actors are there?And, as Phil said, part of Gill's story is his transition. That can't be done without portraying his life before.

[@doubled6490]

Gender of the actor does not make the plot different, +Pixel Fyxe

[@82Jaster]

But how can you become an A-list trans actor if you're never actually given the opportunity to have a big role?

[@doubled6490]

That is not how people become A list actors. It's years of hard work, smaller projects and knowing important people. Getting into big role isn't about being trans for a trans actor, it's about the acting skills, acting exprience, and the looks of the people involved. Black actor might get a role because they're black because the plot ot source material demands it, but people can ACT as trans people (therefore the name "actor", they act as other people) Of course, being gay might be good thing for a role if you need to do a gay kiss. Although most A-list actors can kiss their own gender pretty easily, so it's more about being able to kiss men than being attracted to them. Only thing in acting outside of your skills and people you know that can get you a job is your looks. Sadly, trans people don't look different from cis people. Color of skin, body type, hairtype, eye color, handsome/cute/beutiful factor, and resemblance to other actors are only things that matter for the "looks" section. Being trans therefore does not give any advantages or disadvantages inherintly to acting. Trans is rare thing, just like A-list acting. Seeing trans that is ALSO an A-list actor is super rare.

[@yakubthecavebeast6444]

82Jaster Why do people keep saying actors are "given" rolls? Do they not earn them?

[@Rose-hh7mk]

And not just transgender, a transgender man. Laverne Cox is good, but she's a woman. Elliot Fletcher is a male transgender actor, but probably too young for the role. I can't think of any others.

[@ThatSoulsGirl]

1. Hire people to play people. 2. Who cares? ScarJo has the right attitude and I applaud her for it. Don't apologize or submit to these people's ridiculous demands and annoying screeching. They are bullies, narcassists and hypocrites.

[@VaskoGames]

Kind of hoping you cover the KZbin Partner Program reviews going on lately. A lot of channels have been left with a "your channel is being held for further review" and being told they should just keep uploading original content and that their channels will be reviewed "in the near future". They've refused to be any more specific and honestly for claiming that KZbin will be working on better communication with creators, this action is both hypocritical and hurtful to content creators who've been waiting for 3+ month to be reviewed and are now left waiting for "the near future"

[@raikuFA]

He doesnt care. Unless he gets hit, he wont say anything.

[@jaredlapierre1304]

Raiku are you numb, he does news every other day and always covers youtube relevant stories, just because he takes the time to get the details and facts first before to get the story right doesn't mean he won't cover a story. Have some patient.

[@mikeboglio1410]

Raiku then why u here? Especially in the first 24 hours? Seems it's a source you keep track of, why try to discredit?

[@stutteringcris468]

Maybe Drama Alert will cover it if Philly doesn't.

[@brysongbg]

Mike Boglio he ain't wrong, it took 4 years from the first mass demonetisation for ANYONE to say anything. And even then, it was because the big KZbinrs got hit with it too. Still never heard of anyone outside of that first mass demonetisation speak on it. Which is hilarious cause it points to a huge corruption scandal in online advertising. Just imagine EA demanding that a whole game be hidden and discourage anyone from making content about it. And KZbin literally killing around 10 channels to appease them. All because a they where at risk of losing sales of the battlefield franchise.

[@mickeficks]

There's a reason it's called "acting". The internet gives too many stupid people too much of a voice.

[@remedyfordegeneracy3214]

I like that they have a voice so they can easily be called out on their stupidity, however I do wish they didn't have as much influence as they do.

[@matthewcibor4601]

At least Poland is finally in the news

[@aarontheperson6867]

Agreed.

[@jameslegrand848]

Matthew Cibor and I'm sure it's first words are "kurwa"

[@JojoCrazyCat]

Poland was in the news during world war 2.

[@JimmyT28]

Jojo Crazy Cat Briefly, very briefly.

[@ColinGoldGrizz]

To busy getting stomped on my nazi Germany

[@aX1o]

Philip. I rarely comment on videos. But I have to thank you for discussing the turmoil that is going on in Poland currently. I'm worried for my country right now.

[@hotlover000000000000]

Have Phil's ears always been this red...?

[@Niom_Music]

Gianni Bodeutsch Yesn’t

[@FearCycle]

It’s the cocain

[@mikejohnstonbob935]

"I love democracy" ~ Polish Palpatine

[@kayo5011]

I might not be proud of my government but am damn sure proud to be an American

[@AxisSilent]

Top NocH I’m proud of ur government

[@r.c.g5243]

Top NocH damn right

[@madman10340]

I’m proud but not extremely proud, I understand that our country isn’t perfect and I do believe that Americans can be ignorant just like in every nation. Lots of wars we shouldn’t have been in and I don’t think we should have guns (I own a gun).

[@frinkls5347]

But why? Being proud to be American used to mean "I am proud to live in country that is open to everyone! That anyone can make his own!" "I am proud to live in a country that rules with heart and compassion." But all of that has changed... Do you mean you are proud that you happen to be born on one side of an imaginary border? If so why?

[@brovahkiin4302]

Top NocH I never understood pride in something you have no control over, like your nationality. Sure, I'm glad I live in a free, democratic Frist world country but it wouldn't matter to me one bit in which exact country that is, be it the Netherlands, Finland or America.

[@ReliantX]

Proud to be an American when Obama was in office, and still very proud today. Our leaders don't determain the free spirit of this country, and the people who make up this proud culture.

[@k-mdn4905]

Immigrant here, never been “prouder” to be American.

[@swordpunk]

America is great. People are jerks but we just need to connect with our values again. Which is hard since right now the only thing we value is fighting with each other

[@drea94]

Micah Mcgaffin Edgy

[@Vintagepanda0216]

Woke

[@swordpunk]

Micah Mcgaffin Do you support these things? You said "we" so I can assume your American. Micah, if you yourself see the issue. assume that your not alone. Do your part to fix things.

[@jme55]

I wouldn’t be mad if Morgan freeman portrayed me in a movie

[@BubblyRainbows]

You're talking about Morgan Freeman. Who WOULD be mad if he played them in a movie?

[@ABEL-cd2sp]

BubblyRainbows feminists apparently

[@jme55]

Danny M watch my sitcom

[@jme55]

Danny M hey man

[@jme55]

Danny M it’s ne

[@tristanneal9552]

Actors pretend to be someone they’re not when they take on a role. That’s what an actor is. It’s reasonable to expect them to educate themselves on the experiences and worldview of the person they are playing. It’s NOT reasonable to expect the personal experiences of the actor to match those of the role they are playing, that’s ridiculous and antithetical to what it means to be an actor. The best standout performances of all time are from those people who don’t have the same experiences as their character, but who take on the persona so convincingly that they become that person on screen (think Dustin Hoffman as Rainman).