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Scarlett Johansson blasted for being cast as transgender man
The crime drama ‘Rub & Tug’ is based on the life of Dante ‘Tex’ Gill
Scarlett Johansson is facing backlash for choosing to play a transgender man in the upcoming crime drama “Rub & Tug.”
“Rub & Tug” is based on the life ofĀ Dante “Tex” Gill, a transgender man who operated a string of massage parlors that doubled as brothels in Pittsburgh.
Transgender actress Trace Lysette, who appeared in “Transparent,” fired back at the casting choice and brought up the double standards of transgender representation in Hollywood.
“Oh word?? So you can continue to play us but we canāt play yāall? Hollywood is so fucked… I wouldnāt be as upset if I was getting in the same rooms as Jennifer Lawrence and Scarlett for cis roles, but we know thatās not the case. A mess,” Lysette tweeted.
Oh word?? So you can continue to play us but we canāt play yāall? Hollywood is so fucked… I wouldnāt be as upset if I was getting in the same rooms as Jennifer Lawrence and Scarlett for cis roles, but we know thatās not the case. A mess. https://t.co/s8gBlBI1Sw
ā Trace Lysette (@tracelysette) July 4, 2018
In another tweet, she added, “And not only do you play us and steal our narrative and our opportunity but you pat yourselves on the back with trophies and accolades for mimicking what we have lived… so twisted. Iām so done…”
And not only do you play us and steal our narrative and our opportunity but you pat yourselves on the back with trophies and accolades for mimicking what we have lived… so twisted. Iām so done…
ā Trace Lysette (@tracelysette) July 4, 2018
“Sense8” star Jamie Clayton also weighed in tweeting, “Actors who are trans never even get to audition FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ROLES OF TRANS CHARACTERS. THATS THE REAL ISSUE. WE CANT EVEN GET IN THE ROOM. Cast actors WHO ARE TRANS as NON TRANS CHARACTERS. I DARE YOU.”
Actors who are trans never even get to audition FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ROLES OF TRANS CHARACTERS. THATS THE REAL ISSUE. WE CANT EVEN GET IN THE ROOM. Cast actors WHO ARE TRANS as NON TRANS CHARACTERS. I DARE YOU #RupertSanders @NewRegency #ScarlettJohansson https://t.co/RkrW8MeGcG
ā Jamie Clayton (@MsJamieClayton) July 4, 2018
Transgender activist Jen Richards pitched to the Hollywood Reporter that they should have a roundtable discussion on the issue of transgender casting in Hollywood. “Orange is the New Black” star Laverne Cox agreed.
This is a great idea. https://t.co/ezFd08ejmv
ā Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 5, 2018
In response to the criticism, a representative for Johansson sent this statement to Bustle: “Tell them that they can be directed to Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto, and Felicity Huffman’s reps for comment.”
Tambor played the lead role in “Transparent” earning two Emmys before he was fired from the series. Jared Leto won an Academy Award for his role as a transgender woman in the 2013 filmĀ “Dallas Buyers Club.”Ā Huffman portrayed transgender womanĀ Bree Osbourne in the 2005 film “Transamerica.”
The 2024 New York City Pride Parade wound through the streets of Manhattan and past the historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday, June 30.
(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
The fourth annual Fredericksburg Pride march and festival was held at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 29. The event began with a march around downtown Fredericksburg beginning and ending in the park.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Covering Fredericksburg Pride for @WashBlade . City Council member @WillMackintosh speaking: pic.twitter.com/tDdVD2IVsM
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