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[iseeyouflaming]

Asian-American comic book superhero, Tommy Zhou aka "The Weapon", set to be played by a white guy.

I heard about this last year and it doesn't seem like the movie's picked up any steam so right now the racebending staff's kind of waiting and seeing what comes of it, but I felt this needed to be known about, even if nothing's come of it

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[socialgraceless]

. . . . . . hrrrp.

[iseeyouflaming]

It's not like being Chinese-American is a huge part of Zhou's character- oh, wait, yes it is.

[socialgraceless]

. . . I admit all of the racebending+ always makes me want to write a lengthy blog post about growing up in White America watching White America movies and coming to the slow and steady realization that I Was Not White America despite being surrounded by White America and fed White America every day. It's a bit different because I'm adopted, but it's one of those funny things.

Luckily I also grew up on ER which is the most diverse show I've seen in like. Ever.

[iseeyouflaming]

Dude, you definitely should - and if you feel comfortable doing so, I say definitely talk about not only growing up Not White in White America, but Not White but with White Parents.

[iseeyouflaming]

I KNOW, MAN

I have to wonder what they thought they'd do with this. Erase all the Chinese/Chinese-American stuff? "Replace it" with, I dunno, Italian (because, you know, that's totally the same experience, really, especially in the 21st century)? Have the white guy be adopted (or "adopted", aka not literally, just all BUT) and therefore turn it into "Mighty Whitey is better at being Asian"?

[nightangelca]

....................LOL