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'Squid Game' creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, addresses 'misunderstandings' over casting cisgender actor as trans character; "Going forward, I will try my best to do authentic casting for not just transgende (ew.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What a non-story... Which media organisations are running it?

Because this article even includes bits like:

"In Korea, there are really not many transgender [people] who have come out and are actors, and there's just a couple of gay [actors] who have come out publicly," he continues. "So it was physically difficult to find a transgender actor who could really play the role. It was, realistically speaking, nearly impossible."

I will try my best to do authentic casting for not just transgender [people], but other sexual minorities as well," Hwang says. "And I really hope that we could move toward that kind of society. But in the case of East Asian culture, like Japan or China or Korea, it's really difficult to do that kind of authentic casting. I really hope that going forward we have a more open and inclusive and embracing society that enables that."

Hwang explains that he was moved as he watched the [out and trans] content creator go through a journey that ended in acceptance when it came to the casting choice. [...] She was moved by how beautiful and how genuine this character portrayal was. It actually moved her to tears.

What's the story, again? That some very online people kicked up a fuss? Or that some very online people kicked up a fuss about people kicking up a fuss? Or culturally unaware Yanks tried to make the whole world march to their tune?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I recall there being a lot of fuss before the season about the casting of the trans character. People were preemptively assuming they were setting the character up to be some sort of parody, like a minstrel show or something, and attacking the casting choice on that basis.

I haven't seen Squid Game season 2, but based on other comments, it does not seem like that is what happened in actuality.

What I can also say, though, is that I don't recall there being such a huge controversy for something like casting Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl, so I guess it's fine when it's a European cast and crew behind it and not an Asian one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I suspect that age has something to do with the difference in treatment... There's been a lot of change in how all representation, let alone trans representation over the last decade.

But you're probably right in that racism, and the first series of Squid Game being very popular, have also played a role.

There wasn't a big online fan set waiting for Danish Girl II to complain about things in the lead up to release.

I missed pre release controversy as I try to ignore teasers and discussion of things I plan to watch one day (still haven't yet, though).

[–] phoenixz 1 points 20 hours ago

online people

There you go, that's your answer

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

That some very online people kicked up a fuss? Or that some very online people kicked up a fuss about people kicking up a fuss? Or culturally unaware Yanks tried to make the whole world march to their tune?

The third operates just by creating the conditions of the first two.