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at the risk of being flamed

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Analog Scott

In Reply to: RE: Memoirs of a Geisha posted by Alex S on September 18, 2007 at 04:13:01

those are sensitivities for which I have no regard. Film making is pretend. what next? Aussies can't play English? Steve Martin has to give up his role in the Pink Panther? Japanese and chinese are both Asian. yes I know there are certain physical traits that predominate both but in fact there are Chinese people who look Japanese and visa versa just as there are Irish with dark hair and skin and Italians with red hair and freckles. I think it's all a load of crap. Race is superficial and culture is something that is not Owned by any group. Let the artists play what they want to play. It's art not real life.

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RE: at the risk of being flamed - Alex S 19:13:23 09/18/07 (0)
I'm with you - I normally not too anal about these things...

but in this case filling ALL three lead roles with Chinese actresses in a film premised ostensibly on a Japanese cultural icon?

> ...culture is something that is not Owned by any group. <
By definition a culture IS owned by a group. The Japanese has their own and the Chinese has their own. I think you meant to say the human condition is common across all races and cultures. Fine. But surely you don't deny that different cultures has distinctive traits, nuances and undercurrents.
"Steve Martin has to give up his role in the Pink Panther?" If only he had, if only he had...N/T - musetap 16:32:29 09/18/07 (1)
N/T

"...You're all welcome to stay for the next set...we're going to play all the same tunes, but in different keys..." -Count Basie
- RE: "Steve Martin has to give up his role in the Pink Panther?" If only he had, if only he had...N/T - rico 06:58:10 09/20/07 (0)
  Amen. Even the anti cell 'phone bit with him they run in theaters is an abomination.
Good points... - mpathus 16:18:19 09/18/07 (0)
...and sometimes the best actor for the production may not be of authentic race.

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