There’s been quite an uproar on the interwebs lately about white actors being cast in roles originated by Asians.
also, quite upset abt doctor strange, don't get me wrong i ADORE tilda swinton but why whitewash another asian character
— cami (@leshapeofwater) April 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/LunkenDrush/status/722540343544008704
https://twitter.com/Anthonyxsiedlec/status/720985102424154112
WHY WOULD SCARLETT JOHANSSON PLAY THE PART OF A JAPANESE CHARACTER?! "OH, BUT WE ARE GONNA DIGITALLY ENHANCE HER TO LOOK ASIAN."
— J🌟 (@jezrelleee) April 20, 2016
But this outrage seems a bit much considering white people have been playing Asians in movies forever—and doing it quite well. There’s no reason to cast Rinko Kikuchi as Motoko in Ghost in the Shell when Scarlett Johansson can bring her white-girl flavor to the role. In fact, more white people should steal roles from other Asian actors, because why not?
Here are some Caucasian actors who deserve this opportunity.
1) Tom Cruise as Genghis Khan
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEOcsCgMIwZ/
Rei Kawakubo built her fashion empire in the ’60s as the founder of Comme des Garçons. Martha Stewart kinda did the same thing. This casting choice is a no-brainer.
5) This baby as Amy Tan
Photo via meteo021/Fotolia © (Used with permission)
Only a Caucasian newborn could pull off a role like this.
6) Gerard Butler as literally any Asian person
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEUI6opkAc3/
He’s just coming off of Gods of Egypt, in which he played a pretty convincing Egyptian, so Hollywood should give him a chance to play the role of an Asian person. Seriously, what’s the point of casting someone of Asian descent when there are so many white people available?