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| | Tilda Swinton was hired for 'Doctor Strange' to avoid a racist caricature | | Added 8 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Tilda Swinton was pretty much confirmed for Doctor Strange several months ago, but only officially confirmed for the role recently. Tilda is playing The Ancient One, a character which was traditionally an old, Tibetan man in the comic books. The fact that Marvel had the opening to hire an Asian actor but ended up hiring a white woman has caused some consternation. On one side, yay feminism because an actress got hired for a role that would have gone to a dude. On the other side, boo racism because why does Marvel have to whitewash this character (or any character)?
I tended to think that since the Chinese market for Marvel films has grown by leaps and bounds, Marvel simply didn?t want to have an ethnically Tibetan actor, or an actor playing a Tibetan. But in Entertainment Weekly?s new issue, Marvel honcho Kevin Feige explains why Tilda was hired:
One of the most important characters in the Doctor Strange comics is the Ancient One, a mystic who lives in Tibet and acts as a mentor to Strange?s surgeon-turned-superhero. Traditionally, the Ancient One has been depicted as an Asian man. But in Marvel?s new superhero movie Doctor Strange (out Nov. 4), the character is played by non-Asian actress Tilda Swinton. What gives?
?We?re never afraid to change,? says Doctor Strange producer and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. ?In the comic books, Jarvis is an elderly butler. In the movies, he?s an A.I. system which becomes Paul Bettany?s Vision. We are always looking for ways to change. I think if you look at some of the early incarnations of the Ancient One in the comics, they are what we would consider today to be quite, sort of, stereotypical. They don?t hold up to what would work today. Also, within the storyline of the comics, and our movie, ?the Ancient One? is a title that many people have had. We hit very early on on, What if the Ancient One was a woman? What if the title had been passed and the current Ancient One is a woman? Oh, that?s an interesting idea. [Clicks fingers.] Tilda Swinton! Whoah! And it just hit.?
However, there seems to be some doubt as to whether Swinton is playing a woman in the film. ?Look, she?s a chameleon in everything she does,? says Feige of Swinton, whose credits include Snowpiercer, Trainwreck, and 1992?s Orlando, in which her character transformed from male to female. ?She has this amazing [ability to] harness of this androgynous sense. So, we use the term ?her? and ?she? in the film but, other than that, it?s very androgynous. Because it doesn?t matter.?
Indeed, when EW asks Swinton whether she is playing a man or a woman in Doctor Strange the actress responds, with a cackle, that ?I wouldn?t know how to answer that one. I think it?s all in the eye of the beholder.?
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I sort of understand it now. Marvel was actually trying to avoid the racist Asian caricature seen in the source material (see: Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany?s), so instead of simply updating the material and creating a role for an Asian actor which would have been three-dimensional and not racist, Feige just decided to do a mulligan on the character. Does it still piss you off? I?m pretty ambivalent about the whole thing.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Elsa Pataky & Chris Hemsworth 'dressed up' like Native Americans for NYE | | Added 8 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Usually this kind of thing happens around Halloween. Like, I expect ?dressing up as other races like race is a costume? at Halloween. I wasn?t expecting it for New Year?s Eve. But it happened. Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth threw a NYE party and it involved ?costumes.? The theme seems to be ?Wild West? so people were dressed up like cowboys (fine) and Native Americans. As you can see in this Instagram posted by Elsa Pataky, Chris Hemsworth and his wife were both ?in costume? as Native Americans.
Do we even need to say words at this point about how wrong this is? Cultural appropriation is not cool. Someone?s race is not a costume. You could say ?oh, but Elsa and Chris aren?t American, maybe they didn?t know.? Chris is Australian, and Australia has their own (similar) history of racism towards Australian Aborigines. I just don?t get why, in this day and age, celebrities don?t understand that this is NOT COOL. And not only that, why Elsa felt the need to post it on social media. Awful.
Incidentally, after Chris Hemsworth failed to launch himself as a stand-alone movie star outside of Marvel films, his asking price per film has gone down to $6-$8 million (after an asking price of $12 million). Maybe moving back to Australia wasn?t such a great idea after all?
Photos courtesy of Elsa?s Instagram, WENN.
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| | Brittny Gastineau Busts Out Of Her Pink Swimsuit! | | Added 8 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I’m pretty sure I’m supposed to know who this Brittny Gastineau chick is, considering she’s busty and “famous” enough to get followed around by the paparazzi. Which, in case you’re wondering, ladies, are basically the only two qualifications you need in order to get featured on this site. Well, that and a penchant for wearingbikinis […]
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| | More Daisy Lowe Bikini Pictures | | Added 8 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I know yesterdayI was saying thatDaisy Lowe could use a little work and how she was looking a little chunky in her lower half, but I figure it’s not enough to just point it out, you also have to offer helpful solutions. So here’s my proposal for Daisy: she’s more than welcome to come stay […]
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| | Kate Upton Shows Off Her Puppies In Harper's Bazaar | | Added 8 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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As any of my regular readersknow, I’m almost as much of a sucker for cute pooches as I am for busty blondes. So this latest shoot Kate Upton did for Harper’s Bazaar Singapore‘s “Happy Issue” combines two of my favorite things. It’s just a shame they madeKate wear so much clothing here, because if they […]
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| | More Brittny Gastineau Busting Out Of A Swimsuit | | Added 8 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I guessall the A-list hotties are too busy vacationing with their families this week, because it looks like South Beach has been taken over by a bunch of hot nobodies these last few days. And I guessBrittny Gastineauhas been enjoying all the extra attention from the paps, because themodel/socialite/reality TV star is back for a […]
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| | More Daisy Lowe Swimsuit Pictures | | Added 8 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I guess all my weight comments these last couple days must have gotten to Daisy Lowe, because she showed up at the beach in a swimsuit today. And I actually feel kind of bad about it. Not that I might’ve hurt Daisy’s feelings or anything, but that she’s not wearing a bikini for us all […]
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| | Sara Jean Underwood Must Be Looking For A New Boyfriend | | Added 8 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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I was mostlyjust joking before, but now I’m convinced thatSara Jean Underwood is single again and looking for a rich new BF, because these pictures you’re currently drooling on your keyboard over? Yeah, they’re all Sara’s recent updates from Instagram. From just thisweek. Anyway, I’ve always loved Sara, so I hope she finds what she’s […]
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Good news everybody: looks like that serious case of nippleitis that Rita Ora came down with earlier this week is still going strong, because here she is at the beach in Miami looking nice and chilly. And I just hope that Ritabrings thisback with her to London and spreads it around to all her fellow […]
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