The controversy over another bad Scarlett Johansson casting decision continues to reverberate as several prominent transgender actors have spoken out about her upcoming role as a trans man.
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When it was announced that Johansson had signed on to star as real-life massage parlor owner Dante “Tex” Gill, a transgender man, in Rub & Tug, the casting was met with backlash, much like Johansson’s casting in Ghost in the Shell, where she played a Japanese manga character.
Johansson stirred up a bigger ruckus with her tone-deaf response to the criticism, issued by her rep to Bustle: Read more…
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