One very tiny good thing is happening in the world, and we intend to enjoy it. Two weeks after Jewish actor Ed Skrein gave up a role in the new “Hellboy” movie, citing a refusal to “obscure ethnic minority stories and voice in the arts,” Daniel Dae Kim has been cast in the role. Kim…
The world is round. Gravity is real. Hollywood is racist. These are all indisputable facts and Chinese-American Marvel star, Chloe Bennet, is using the last one to defend her decision to change her last name from Wang to Bennet. Her need to defend a decision that, quite frankly, is nobody’s business, came after she posted…
If there’s one thing Hollywood can’t get enough of, it’s casting white people in nonwhite roles. Despite the criticism that inevitably meets these casting choices (not to mention the abundance of actors of color from which casting directors can choose), white actors continue to accept these roles. So it’s refreshing to finally see an actor…
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