Movies

Well, the rumors were right all along. Hollywood has whitewashed another minority character. Antibody Apr 24, 14:24

ARGH! Moviesnob Apr 24, 14:38

Ah, argh it is :( {nm} islander Apr 24, 14:49

Spoiler GMov Apr 24, 19:08

Is this what I think it is? If so, aargh! If not, then huh? {nm} islander Apr 24, 14:42

JJ's first Star Trek was a lazy effort, so no surprise that the next one would be too {nm} charlie Apr 24, 14:45

Not sure of the rumor... But nothing could ever beat Fisher Stevens playing an Indian in Short Circuit. {nm} dioneta Apr 24, 15:40

Mexican Charlton Heston charlie Apr 24, 15:47

Linda Hunt as an Asian MAN. {nm} Antibody Apr 24, 15:52

Mickey Rooney as a Japanese guy in Breakfast at Tiffany's is pretty high up there. {nm} TheHat Apr 24, 15:54

Robert Downey Jr playing an Australian playing an African American for the win! {nm} RazorHawk Apr 24, 16:40

Rooney is definitely worse.. Nice memory. :) {nm} dioneta Apr 24, 16:46

Hunt was a casting choice based on talent...as evidenced by her Oscar win. Most of the others are arbitrary prejudicial choices {nm} dioneta Apr 24, 16:50

You can't emasculate an Asian male any worst than by having a white woman play the role. The Oscar is more for shock value, Antibody Apr 24, 17:14

Is it the gender or racial component that bothered you the most? {nm} dioneta Apr 24, 17:36

She shouldn't even been considered. Imagine if the roles have reverese and an Asian woman cast in the role of a white man. {nm} Antibody Apr 24, 17:22

+1 {nm} tealfan Apr 24, 17:48

What does this mean? What are you referring to? {nm} ndmaster Apr 24, 16:51

Near as I can tell from a Google search, some "review" by "Furious Fan Boys" that reads like a stale April Fools' joke. {nm} KalElFan Apr 24, 17:15

If you do google it recognize you will come up with a potential major spoiler. Kinda bummed I just did {nm} GMov Apr 24, 17:33

Right, but that FFB site, and another thread on a Trek board, cite *one* IMDb poster! That's it. And the review reads like a gag. {nm} KalElFan Apr 24, 22:13

If true, then IMO the Asian-to-White casting isn't near as bad as it sounding like a derivative parody. Groans at the screening indeed. {nm} KalElFan Apr 24, 22:28

Casting is arguably a non-issue. The first actor wasn't (South) Asian either. I think ending spoilers are more damningly derivative. {nm} KalElFan Apr 24, 22:37

Oh the humanity. Who cares! Gotta be fair, white people are bad. {nm} hawkfanatic2 Apr 24, 21:47