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During #APAHM, I wanted to share some thoughts on where my mind was at since #StarringJohnCho launched 5 years ago. I didn't have the words. So I started to reflect. While I am filled with both hope and fear, I am driven by urgency most of all. Here's where I'm at. Thread coming. ImageImage
If you're just catching up, see below for a 2016 @nytimes article about what #StarringJohnCho is and how it captured the world's attention for a little while. nytimes.com/2016/05/11/mov…
In 2016, #StarringJohnCho started off with a hypothesis that people cared about Asian American representation as much as I did. Since then, we've not only seen indie hits and Oscar wins from Asian American voices, but also seen a larger welcoming of Asian narratives in Hollywood.
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殆どのキャストが有色人種なのに主人公だけが白人だったり、ピンチになると白人キャラがさっそうと救ってくれる現象をハリウッドでは「White Savior(白人の救世主)」と呼び、近年批判の対象になっています。「ラストサムライ」や「アウトサイダー」などが顕著な例です。
一方、原作では有色人種だったはずのキャラを白人に変えたり、メイクで無理やりアジア人を演ずるのは「#Whitewashing(白塗り)」と呼ばれていて、猛烈な批判の対象になります。「ドラゴンボール」「攻殻機動隊」などがそれです。
それから近年、ストレート(cis)の俳優がゲイの役を演ずると過剰に評価される傾向(「体当たり演技」「難しい役に挑戦」)と、反対にゲイの俳優はストレートの役を演じさせて貰えない不公平な現状に対し、批判の声が強くなってきています。※cis= cisgender(シスジェンダー)
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