‘Cowboy Bebop’ Changes the Game for Asian Casting in Anime Adaptations
Thanks to our friends at That Hashtag Show, we’ve got some great news regarding Netflix’s casting for their upcoming Cowboy Bebop
Ghost in the Shell
An All-Star Lineup Discusses Whitewashing and Asian Erasure
Doctor Strange. Iron Fist. Ghost in the Shell. It’s hard out there to be an Asian American actor. Or an
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Ghost In The Shell: Worse Than We Thought
On February 28, 2017, I saw a 15-minute sneak peak of the Hollywood adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. From the announcement of the project to today, this has always been a bad idea.
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‘Ghost in the Shell’ and the Complexity of Cultural Appropriation
by Trungles There is an old fairy tale popularized by Hans Christian Andersen as The Little Mermaid. I’m one of
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‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer is Just as Racist as Everything Else This Week
by Dominic Mah | Originally posted on YOMYOMF Wow, where to start with this trailer. It OPENS on a person
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Jon Tsuei is Right: A #WhitewashedOUT Ghost in the Shell Misses the Cultural Mark
There’s been so much talk about Ghost in the Shell, Dr. Strange, whitewashing, yellowface, and underrepresentation I bet some of
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N.O.C. One-Shot: Whitewashing in Black and Yellow
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Fresh Off the Boat star recently caused controversy after likening studio attempts to make Scarlett
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What a Shitty Week to be an Asian American Woman in Hollywood
It may feel like beating a dead horse, but I have some thoughts to share about the last seven days
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Giving Diversity a Chance to Play the Lead
“Give Me A Chance and I’ll Change The World” — Beau Sia One of my favorite spoken word poems of
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Which AAPI Actor Deserves the Nerd Grand Slam?
This week’s reveals from Doctor Strange and Ghost in the Shell are further proof that it’s hard out there for
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Some Thoughts on Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell
by Jon Tsuei [Ed. note: This essay first appeared as a series of tweets on Jon’s twitter account and is
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Four Hollywood Rip Offs of Motoko Kusanagi
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the theatrical release of Ghost in the Shell, (and 26 years since the
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Origins: Anime is Life
I am one of those nerds that came out later in life. Growing up, I was not hip to nerd
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Lost in Translation: Scarlett Johansson and ‘Ghost in the Shell’
As our friend Angry Asian Man pointed out earlier this week, Scarlett Johansson has been offered the role of Major
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