« Note that the franchise is Japanese, the series takes place in Japan, and the protagonist is the head of a Japanese task force. “Motoko Kusanagi” is a Japanese name for a Japanese character. Yet somehow, a white woman has been chosen to play her. Media coverage on the subject has been disturbingly positive, mostly cheering the choice for ScarJo playing an action hero. »

Whitewashing, whitewashing everywhere.
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