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Entertainment
Chun-Li, Bayonetta voice actor dead at 61
Atsuko Tanaka, the voice actor behind iconic video game characters Bayonetta from the “Bayonetta” series and Chun-Li from “Street Fighter II...
Bryan Ke
‘Ghost in the Shell’ Anime is Coming to Netflix by 2020
Netflix will release a “Ghost in the Shell” anime in 2020. In an announcement on Twitter, the entertainment service revealed that the new an...
Carl Samson
Civil Rights
‘BoJack Horseman’ Creator Finally Talks About the Problem With Whitewashing in Cartoons
Earlier this week, Indiewire discussed an often overlooked problem in animation: Whitewashing. Certainly the topic has been broached many a ...
Max Chang
Taylor Swift’s New Music Video Uses Whitewashed ‘Ghost in the Shell’ and People Are Pissed
Taylor Swift has come under fire for her soon-to-be-released music video for her song “…Ready For It” and its likeness to ...
Heather Johnson Yu
Natalie Portman’s Character in New Film ‘Annihilation’ Was Originally of Asian Descent
“Annihilation“, the popular first book of Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, is receiving the Hollywood treatment —...
Asia
Paramount Forced to Admit That Whitewashing Made ‘Ghost in the Shell’ a Disaster
As many have probably heard by now, like the other whitewashed anime adaptations that have come before it, “Ghost in the Shell”, starring Sc...
Ryan General
Why ‘Ghost in the Shell’ is an Amazing Film and Bitter Asians Should Stop Crying
There’s been so much controversy surrounding around “Ghost in the Shell” this year regarding Hollywood whitewashing. Despi...
Original ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Director Thinks Its Completely Okay to Whitewash the Film
Mamoru Oshii, director of the 1995 animated film “Ghost In The Shell,” has no problem with its upcoming live-action remake slated to hit the...
‘Ghost In The Shell’ Tries Making a Viral Meme, Severely Backfires
What appears to be Paramount Pictures’ final marketing stunt to win moviegoers on “Ghost In The Shell” has been hijacked y the internet to p...
One Video Perfectly Sums Up The Disastrous Affects of Hollywood Whitewashing
Scarlett Johansson’s casting in “Ghost In The Shell” has certainly brought the idea of Hollywood whitewashing back to ever...
One Part in the ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer is Seriously Irking Japanese People
There has been a lot of criticism on the live-action ‘Ghost in the Shell’ film, the worst being the bastardization of Japanese c...
Scarlett Johansson Still Has No Clue Why Asians Are Upset She’s in ‘Ghost in the Shell’
In the wake of controversy surrounding Scarlett Johansson’s casting in “Ghost In The Shell”, the actress herself spoke to clarif...
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