They Will Never Be Satisfied

The hit Broadway musical, Hamilton, enjoyed by all age groups, ranging from teens to seniors, is known for its hip-hop genre and its diversity among the cast. Lin-Manuel Miranda, known for his former role as Alexander Hamilton and the mastermind behind this production chose to have a cast of nonwhite actors to play the Founding Fathers of our history. Although, the multicultural cast of this musical entertained millions of people since it first started playing, there's controversy that sparked among those who are against African Americans and Hispanics playing the lead roles.

Netflix Has No Chill

Netflix is releasing a live-action film, based on the popular anime series and manga Death Note, that will premiere in 2017. Manga is a Japanese comic book and anime is a Japanese tv animation series. Death note is one of the most popular animes in the anime world and it has spread from Japan to the United States and many other parts of the world. The creators of the live action though have decided to change a few things as one would do in an adaption, but one of the most impactful modifications made is that they've casted a white male as the main character. The original series was voiced in Japanese by Japanese actors so fans expected that the live-action would cast Japanese American actors but this was not the case. Out of the actors casted for the six main roles, only one of them was Japanese, one was African American, and the rest were white. This has stricken anger and controversy in the Death Note fanbase.

Domination of Western Ideology

Scarlett Johansson as Major in Ghost in the Shell
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Ghost in the Shell, a Japanese manga and anime series is currently being made into an adapted film. It is a science fiction film where the main character Major, a cyborg policewoman faces criminals who she must bring down. Major is being played by Scarlett Johansson, an American actress. The Verge website states that this film is being “westernize,” while the original series has a Japanese foundation. A Japanese actress should take her place because the whole point of filming is to bring the movie to life and this is not the way that fans visualize Major.  Will this film have success with an actress that's from a different ethnic group?

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Straight Wrong

Straight out of Compton, released in 2015, quickly became a popular hit. The film depicted the lives of the infamous rap group, N.W.A. The film was extremely well done, and made viewers feel as though they were actually apart of 1988, and its casting was spot on. A casting call for the movie was released prior to the movies debut, it was looking for girls to be extras in the movie. The casting call was asking for women from ages 18-30 who could play " A, B, C, and D girls," depending on their physical appearance. The A girls had to be pretty, any race was accepted, but they had to have real hair, the B girls needed to be "light-skinned," the C girls needed to be,"medium to light skinned with a weave." While the D girls needed to be,"poor and not in good shape." The casting call was extremely upsetting to people because it was insinuating that lighter skin is more beautiful, and that darker skinned women look "poor." Things like this are the cause of several girls' low self esteem and self hate, all women are beautiful, but when popular platforms say otherwise, young girls will start to believe what they hear. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjXzdDcjrrRAhXF6SYKHQDRBx0QjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fartvlive%2F20461067786&bvm=bv.143423383,d.eWE&psig=AFQjCNGfDpaeNS2BUdOORehh9DFjOoUa0Q&ust=1484224870751265&cad=rja

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