This might be true, if it weren’t for two facts.įirst and foremost, those accusing Hollywood of always casting a white hero In short, there are many valid examples, but The Great Wall is not one of them.Īccusations of cultural insensitivity in having Matt Damon as the white hero inĪ film taking place in China. To play the Himalayan Ancient One in last year’s Doctor Strange. There have also been complaints about Scarlett Johansson and Michael Pitt beingĬast in the upcoming remake of the classic anime, Ghost in the Shell, and some uproar over Tilda Swinton being chosen Gods and Kings (2014), and a similar lack of Egyptian faces in a film And let’s not forget the odd decision to have primarily Numerous examples of legitimate whitewashing, from Johnny Depp and Rooney Maraīeing cast to play iconic pop culture Native Americans in The Lone Ranger (2013) and Pan
In only the past few years there have been But the past is not the only place this hasīeen an issue, unfortunately. (1964), or when John Wayne inexplicably decided it was a good idea to play Tiffany’s (1961), Laurence Olivier playing the title character in anĪdaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello Classic examples of this include Mickey Rooney being cast as Of this, the actor may even wear make-up to appear a different ethnicity than
White actors in traditionally or historically non-white roles. “Whitewashing” is the practice of casting
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