THREAD: I've worked in Hollywood for 20 years, and also helped them cast "Japanese" actors for the past few years. I watched up-close how racist they are when it comes to casting Japanese characters, and I cannot stay quiet anymore. 1/
Hollywood firmly believes that "Japanese" is a race, and they insist that "Japanese characters" must look quintessentially oriental. And they're not even shy about this. The first thing they care about when they cast "Japanese" is if the actors can "pass as Japanese". 2/
As some of you may know, actual Japan is quite diverse. Mixed-race Japanese is just as Japanese as I could ever be. But for Hollywood, mixed Japanese is absolutely not Japanese. Because they want to contrast "Japan" with "racially diverse Americans", they go full-on racist. 3/