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Taylor Swift Fan Recreated Every Single Polaroid From '1989' -- And T-Swift LOVED It

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One Florida teen just took T-Swift fandom to the next level. Nadia Afkhami recreated every Polaroid from Taylor Swift's "1989" album. It's literally spot on.

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After Nadia posted the photos on her Tumblr, nitemaredressedlikeadaydream.tumblr.com, T-Swift replied with some major Internet
Tay posted a note to Nadia on Tumblr, and it's just as sweet as can be:

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After she won Tay's heart, the inevitable Internet bullies came a-trolling. In an email to The Huffington Post, Nadia explained that she started receiving hurtful comments about her photos. So, Nadia stood up to the haters -- the T-Swift way. She wrote on Tumblr:


"Some people commented on the articles that the pictures are the “fat Taylor version” LOL. I mean yea obviously! I will never have Taylor’s body type. And that’s ok. Creativity and beauty don’t have a size. Y’all be any size you want! Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate."


Damn straight.

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Scroll down to see a few more of Nadia's pictures, and check out the rest on her Tumblr.

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Kyle MacLachlan Returning To Showtime's 'Twin Peaks' In 2016

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Special Agent Dale Cooper is officially coming back for the limited run of "Twin Peaks" on Showtime in 2016. The show's co-creator, David Lynch, confirmed that Kyle MacLachlan would reprise his role after the network and MacLachlan announced the news at TCA:




“I’m very excited to return to the strange and wonderful world of Twin Peaks,” MacLachlan said to the crowd. “May the forest be with you.”

The cult classic show will return to TV for nine new episodes next year, which will coincide with the 25th anniversary of its two-year run on ABC. Showtime announced the news back in October. At the time, co-creator Mark Frost told TVLine that "Twin Peaks" will pick up where it left off. "The story continues," he said. "The seeds of where we go were planted where we've been."

Your Favorite BBC Titles May Be Leaving Netflix

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It may be time to say goodbye to your favorite BBC shows on Netflix. A contract set to expire between Netflix and BBC at the end of the month means some classic British television may no longer be at your fingertips.

So, if you're one of the lucky TV lovers in the middle of a "Doctor Who" binge, now's the time to get a move on. And while you're at it, don't forget to visit old friends "Fawlty Towers" and "Coupling." For a look at all the titles that could be on their way out, head on over to What's On Netflix Now?

On the other hand, there is the possibility this is just a case of a contract about to be swiftly renewed. (FINGERS CROSSED). HuffPost Entertainment has reached out to Netflix to find out if they have plans to renew the contract before the titles leave the site at the end of the month. This post will be updated if and when new information is received.

Judd Apatow Explains Why He Keeps Tweeting About Bill Cosby

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In a new interview with Marc Maron for the WTF podcast, director Judd Apatow explained why he's become one of Hollywood's most visible critics of Bill Cosby following renewed sexual assault claims against the 77-year-old comic.

"One thing that I do know is I'm not comfortable with him running around the country doing stand-up like nothing's happening," Apatow said. "I guess, on some level, I feel like I can't be a part of solving that many problems in the world -- I do my best to get involved where I can be effective -- but this is our neighborhood. [...] I absolutely would like to see him in jail. That's where people who commit sexual assaults go."

Multiple women have accused Cosby of sexual assault -- including three women who came forward last week -- but the comedian has never been charged with a crime. "Over and over again, we have refuted these new unsubstantiated stories with documentary evidence, only to have a new uncorroborated story crop up out of the woodwork," Cosby's lawyer, Martin Singer, said in a statement last November. "When will it end? It is long past time for this media vilification of Mr. Cosby to stop."

In the wake of the claims, NBC halted plans for a new series with Cosby, while Netflix postponed the release of a stand-up special, "Bill Cosby 77." Cosby has remained on tour, however, including three shows in Canada last week. He was criticized after a show in London, Ontario, after telling a woman that she should "be careful about drinking around me."

While Apatow cited Rosie O'Donnell as one of the few celebrities speaking out against Cosby -- the interview was recorded before Tina Fey and Amy Poehler mocked Cosby and the allegations on national television at Sunday's Golden Globes -- he noted how a majority of Hollywood's biggest names have remained silent. Apatow himself was even criticized by "Blackish" creator Kenya Barris for being "strangely obsessive" about Cosby on Twitter, but not other social issues.

"I spoke to him afterwards about that," Apatow said about Barris. "I can understand why someone would say, 'Why does Judd care about this?' I don’t know, I have two daughters. I'm a comedian. I see him a little bit as our comedy dad. It's like finding out your comedy dad is a really evil guy. You want to say, 'Hey, does everybody care about this? That he's doing that?' And when the community is pretty silent, then I feel like, 'Well, if no one is going to talk, then I'm going to talk.' If everybody was talking about it, I probably wouldn't have much to say about it. But I don't want it to suddenly disappear and then he kind of just goes back out on the road and does his thing."

Following the release of the Maron interview, Apatow returned to Twitter to once again post about Cosby:




Listen to Apatow discuss Cosby on WTF with Marc Maron by heading here.

Don't Wish. Do.

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George Clooney's acceptance speech upon receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at last night's Golden Globe Awards had everyone talking this morning. The women I listened to were wishing more guys were like him, while the guys were mostly wishing he hadn't set the bar so high, as they'll never be able to reach it. It's great when someone sets an example for the rest of us, but it also got me thinking about why we are always wishing and not just doing.

I decided to think about what I can do and not just freak out about the Clooney bar. This is what I came up with and want to share. How difficult is it to do this?

To my wife Lori:

I don't tell you this often enough, but you mean the world to me. You've loved me in the good times and the not-so-good times. When I told you I couldn't return to the the career I once had and was successful in, you supported me financially and emotionally. I know it wasn't always easy for you, and the sacrifices you made by changing your lifestyle have made me love you more than you will ever know. I am committed to telling you how special you are to me with my words and my actions. My heart was once broken, and after I thought I had fixed it, you showed me how full it could be. Your smile and laugh brings warmth to my heart. I wouldn't be the person I am without you, as together we have become stronger, both as a couple and individually. You agreed to move to New York when I had a chance to pursue my dream job. You left your family and friends to join me and put up with a place you didn't want to be, for us. You are selfless with your love. You have given in more ways than I could imagine. As the years go by, our age is only a number, as your beauty has me mesmerized every morning when I awake and see you sleeping next to me. You fulfill me as a person. I love you.



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I don't share this to compare myself to George Clooney, especially in the looks department. I share it because as I was talking with my friends about how wonderful his acceptance speech was, I was reminded that I don't tell my wife things like this enough. I could have gone on with my day, and the news would have died down, and everything would have remained the same. But I didn't. I was inspired and shown hope by George's speech and the words to his wife, and even more so by the reaction that so many people had to them. That hope let me know that I could step out and share my feelings for someone I love. I could change the fact that I don't tell her how much I love her nearly often enough. I could do something that lets her know how I really feel. I could stop wishing for something to change and just do it.

My question to you is: Did you feel moved and inspired by George's acceptance speech? Are you still wishing you had what it takes to share such words with your loved one? Don't wish. Do.

Watch The New Trailer For 'Avengers: Age Of Ultron'

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Disney debuted the new trailer for "Avengers: Age of Ultron" during the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, giving sports fans the chance to enjoy the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Everyone else can enjoy the new teaser below, which is high on Avengers fun and low on football. "Avengers: Age of Ultron" is out May 1.

Jeremy Renner Defends His Joke About Jennifer Lopez's 'Globes'

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While presenting at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards, Jeremy Renner decided to acknowledge that his co-presenter Jennifer Lopez has breasts by referring to them as "globes." This was of course supposed to be a humorous play on words as breasts, with their round shape, could resemble globes, and oh gee, they were at the at the Golden Globes.

Ha! Oh, what a lark.

But you see, this play on words wasn't so well received by some. Take comedian Sara Schaefer, who tweeted: "Jeremy Renner wins best supporting creep #GoldenGlobes."

Schaefer wasn't alone in her feelings as Twitter lit up with indignation, and on Monday, Renner shot back at his critics with a reminder to like, chillax, bro:


Raven-Symoné Tanned '3 Or 4 Times A Week' To Have Darker Skin For 'That's So Raven' (VIDEO)

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Many African-American actresses in Hollywood have spoken out about the entertainment industry's discrimination against women with darker skin, the lack of roles for black women in general, the hotly debated controversy over skin lightening and the standards of beauty that impact women and girls of all ages. These women of color have encountered clear prejudice both personally and professionally, but those with darker skin aren't the only ones facing discrimination -- especially in the high-profile movie business.

In the new documentary "Light Girls," light-skinned African-American women open up about their experiences with colorism, the discrimination against those with darker skin, often from those of the same race. (Iyanla Vanzant explains the roots of colorism here.) "Light Girls" is the sequel to the "Dark Girls" documentary that premiered on OWN in 2013.

The stories in "Light Girls" expose both the advantages and disadvantages these women face every day, to which no one -- not even the most successful among them -- is immune.

"I see a lot of lighter women deal with colorism, especially in our industry," says Hollywood writer, producer and industry veteran Chris Spencer. "They'll have an audition and then they don't get the part. A lot of time -- whether it is [true] or not, I'm not sure -- they'll say... 'I didn't get it because they wanted to go with someone who looked blacker.'"

Looking darker or lighter is something that many actresses worry about, even when they've gotten the job. Raven-Symoné, a light-skinned actress who starred in "That's So Raven," specifically recalls trying to appear darker during her series.

"When I had my own show, I used to tan three or four times a week in a tanning bed to get darker," she says. "I did."

Raven's skin tone ended up changing enough that it actually began having an impact on the show's production.

"It's funny, one of the lighting guys came up -- I love him to death; I love him, oh my goodness -- he goes, 'Raven, I need you to stop tanning. You're getting too dark, and we have to re-light the whole entire show,'" Raven recalls. "I was like, 'Sorry. I was just trying to be pretty.'"

As a producer, Ralph Farquhar admits that colorism is indeed a reality when it comes to casting for certain roles in primetime television.

"A lot of times, we might be in situations where we want to make sure we cast a dark-skinned girl. So, we're passing up the light-skinned sisters because, you know, we don't want to be accused of doing that," Farquhar explains. "You might have a very talented actress who's being overlooked because of her complexion."

Actress Erica Hubbard knows firsthand what it's like to have complexion play such a big part in landing a role.

"I remember going in for this one production. It was 'Akeelah and the Bee.' I wanted to play the daughter to Angela Bassett and the sister to Keke Palmer," Hubbard says. "So, I was looking at their complexion because all this time, people -- my agents, my managers, people in the industry – [would say], 'Oh, you're light-skinned.'... That's just in your head when you're auditioning. It shouldn't be."

Hubbard was so concerned about having the right color skin for the part that she, like Raven, turned to tanning.

"It was such a focus for me that I tanned myself," she says.

"Light Girls" airs Monday, Jan. 19, at 9 p.m. ET on OWN.



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Charlie Day And Jimmy Fallon Hilariously Fail At Guessing Movie Titles And Giving High Fives

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Well, at least it can't get any worse.

During his recent trip to the "The Tonight Show," Charlie Day played a game of "5-Second Summaries" with Jimmy Fallon in which they try to guess movie titles based on short plot summaries. Unfortunately for Day, the characters on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" would probably have better luck.

Everything leads up to one glorious moment of awfulness, which Fallon impeccably describes as "the worst slap high five ever." Enjoy.

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC.

Kim Kardashian Frolics On The Beach For Steamy, New 'Vogue' Australia Shoot

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Kim Kardashian has landed another Vogue cover!

The 34-year-old reality star is the new face of the fashion magazine's Australia issue for February 2015, opening up about all the media attention surrounding her family and how she'll teach North West to overcome the obstacles associated with her name.

Matt Bomer Slated To Play Montgomery Clift, Iconic Hollywood Closeted Gay Man

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One of our favorite queer celebrities is set to take on a new role playing one of the most iconic gay men to ever work in Hollywood -- and who never came out.

Recent Golden Globe recipient Matt Bomer is slated to play Montgomery Clift in a new HBO biopic. According to People, Clift was one of Hollywood's most charismatic leading men, whose sexuality was not publicly known about until after his death in 1965.

Bomer recently won a Golden Globe for "Best Supporting Actor" for his role in Larry Kramer's emotional play-turned-HBO movie "The Normal Heart."

During his acceptance speech the hunky actor, who has also quickened pulses when he appeared in the TV series "White Collar" and the film "Magic Mike," among other projects, thanked his husband, publicist Simon Halls, and their three children, Kit, Walker and Henry.

Julianne Moore Regrets She Didn't 'Stand Up Straight' During Her Golden Globe Acceptance Speech

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Julianne Moore's goal when accepting her Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama this past Sunday was to be "as present as possible," but as a result, according to the 54-year-old beauty, not everything transpired exactly the way she wished it had.

"Now I wish I had taken a deep breath and managed to get Kristen [Stewart]'s name out, for one thing, and Alec [Baldwin]'s," she told HuffPost Live on Tuesday, referring to her "Still Alice" co-stars. "Slowing down, I think, is the message."

The actress also lamented that she didn't accept the award with better posture.

"I didn't stand up straight, though," she griped. "As I walked up to the stage, I was all hunched over."

But while Moore "didn't prepare much of anything" in the way of an acceptance speech leading up to the event, she doesn't necessarily plan on taking a more deliberate approach in the future.

"I also feel like it's bad juju," she said. "I'm oddly superstitious, too. You know, you feel if you're too prepared, you're asking for it."

Co-star Kristen Stewart, also present for the HuffPost Live conversation, added that she thinks it looks presumptuous when stars bring a printed speech up to the stage.

"That looks so silly -- you come up with a piece of paper and you're like, 'I knew it! I knew it!'" she laughed.

Watch more from Julianne Moore and Kristen Stewart's joint HuffPost Live conversation here.

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Surprise! Kate Gosselin's Daughters Are Turning Out Just Like Her

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This season of "Kate Plus 8" premieres tonight at 9 PM on TLC ... and can you even imagine what this is going to be like from here on out?

Kim Kardashian Shares Her First No Makeup Selfie Of 2015

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It's time for a little role-playing game: Imagine you are Kim Kardashian.

It's a Tuesday (Jan. 13, to be specific). You are getting your nails done when the inspiration to take a selfie hits you. The problem is that you aren't wearing any makeup. What do you do?

You look deep inside your soul and find the courage to take that first makeup-free selfie of 2015. You let that practically pore-less skin shine. You post it on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook because it's important to be active across multiple social platforms.

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After your nails are done you sit there still clutching your phone, thinking about what it means to take a makeup-free selfie.

9 Shonda Rhimes Quotes To Inspire You To Break Through The Glass Ceiling

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Shonda Rhimes, the woman who has taken Thursday night television by storm, turns 45 years old today.

Shonda's shows, "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal," and "How To Get Away With Murder," challenge traditional ideas of what female (and therefore male) characters should look like, force viewers to accept that love is love is love in any form, and most obviously, are wildly entertaining.

Off screen, Shonda has cracked the glass ceiling for women in the entertainment industry -- though she admits others before her have run hard into it -- and won't apologize for her success. In speeches, and on Twitter, Shonda consistently imparts wisdom that should be heard far and wide. In honor of her birthday, here are nine of those tidbits:


Anna Kendrick Says She 'Would Hate' To Be Overconfident

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There are plenty of reasons to love Anna Kendrick, but perhaps the actress' biggest draw is her relatability. Kendrick's candid interviews, hilarious Twitter account and self-deprecating humor tend to make her feel less like an untouchable celebrity and more like the best friend we wish we had. In Nylon's February issue, the "Into the Woods" star told the magazine about why she would hate to be overconfident:

I think self-doubt is healthy. It pushes you, and humbles you, and I would really hate to be one of the three people in the fucking universe who are actually well-rounded, because then you can’t relate to anybody else’s inner shit. Sometimes I meet people who are too confident. I’m like, "I don’t even like being around you. You’re boring. Get a neurosis, and then we’ll talk."


But that doesn't mean that she doesn't feel comfortable in her own skin. The 29-year-old told Nylon that she's learned to accept and embrace her body over the years:

“I was a very late bloomer," Kendrick said. "I was the smallest in my class, always telling myself, ‘I’m never getting boobs!’ I remember being comforted by hearing that guys like small boobs and big boobs. They like any boobs!’ At the time I was like, ‘That is excellent news!’”

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For more with Anna Kendrick, head over to Nylon, and pick up a copy of the February issue, on newsstands Jan. 20.

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Tom Arnold And Robin Williams Ate Only Turkey For Two Weeks In 1995

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The only movie Tom Arnold and the late Robin Williams made together was 1995's "Nine Months," by all accounts a below-average comedy about a surprise pregnancy. The movie clocks in at 28 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, while Metacritic doesn't even have an entry for it. Maybe the best thing the movie produced, as Arnold revealed in a HuffPost Live interview Tuesday, was the strange diet he and Williams followed during filming.

"We ate only — and I don't recommend this — turkey and mustard every day for two weeks," Arnold told host Josh Zepps. "And then he'd found these Chinese herbs that would not be [considered] cheating on our sobriety plan called ma huang. This was way back in the day. At about the end of the second week, he came into work and said, 'Hey, did you think you were having a heart attack last night?' I go, 'Yeah, I thought I was having a heart attack every night. I thought it was part of the diet.' He goes, 'Oh no, let's stop taking this stuff.'"

Williams tragically committed suicide this past August. Arnold said every nice thing said about Williams in the wake of his death is fact.

"When people pass away, people go, 'Oh, he was amazing, he was whatever,'" Arnold said. "He was everything and more."

Watch the full HuffPost Live conversation here.

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Jay Duplass Sounds Off On 'Transparent' And How The Series Exposes White Male Privilege

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Actor Jay Duplass opened up about his experience on "Transparent," the Golden Globe-winning Amazon series about a Los Angeles family that discovers that their father identifies as transgender, in a HuffPost Live interview this week.

"I learned a ton about the culture and about...specific trans issues, but also just...the struggle to be authentic," he told host Ricky Camilleri. "In the trans community, it's very on the surface."

Duplass, who is also the co-creator of HBO's "Togetherness," went on to note that while "Transparent" depicts a lot of challenges facing members of the transgender community, the show's "amazing and universal themes" are relevant to members of all ages and backgrounds.

"What's interesting about 'Transparent' as a show is that the lead character, Maura Pfefferman (Jeffrey Tambor), has a very clear-cut journey towards her own authenticity," he said. "It's not as visible with the other members of the family, but I think what people are connecting to is the fact that every single person in the family is following Maura."

"Being born a white man in America is, like, the greatest privilege that could ever be handed to you," he then added. "It's a bit of luck to be made aware of that and to be given the context to have empathy for people who are not in that position."

Hey Girl, Ryan Gosling Is Making A Movie With Brad Pitt (And Christian Bale)

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Here's your new favorite movie: Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling are attached to star in "The Big Short," an adaptation of Michael Lewis' best-selling book "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine." Adam McKay, he of "Anchorman" fame, will write and direct.

Lewis' book focuses on the financial crisis, and the film will be of the ensemble variety. (Variety, which broke news of the casting, compared the project to "Traffic," Steven Soderbergh's ensemble movie about the war on drugs.) Here's the plot description of "The Big Short," via Amazon:

The real story of the crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower--and middle--class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking.


Pitt and Bale are never far from theaters -- both released movies within the last three months -- but the casting of Gosling is a welcome bit of news. The beloved star hasn't appeared in a movie since 2013's "Only God Forgives." His next film, "The Nice Guys," isn't out until 2016. (The film Gosling directed, "Lost River," opens in the spring.)

For more on "The Big Short," head to Variety.

Why Scarlett Johansson Starring in 'Ghost In The Shell' Is So Problematic

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As you've probably heard by now, well known Hollywood celebrity Scarlett Johansson has been cast to star in a remake of Japanese anime film Ghost In The Shell. Since the announcement, there has already been a surge of backlash on social media surrounding the fact that Johansson, a white woman, is to play the protagonist of the Japanese classic. If you're unaware of why this is problematic, I will break it down.

Let me begin with a disclaimer: it is not always problematic for actors to play a character of different origin than their own and we've seen a lot of familiar characters reimagined in great new ways because of this.

What is an issue is the Hollywood white-washing of stories that could just as well be told by people of color, which is something we see all too often (most recently, Exodus: Gods and Kings). Practices like these contribute to the erasure of non-white characters in history as well as actors and actresses who are already so largely underrepresented in media, and that does not come without a cost.

Many of us who enjoy cinema are conditioned to think of whiteness as the default. As if there weren't already enough roles written for white actors, Hollywood decides that no one could've been a better fit for this Japanese speaking character living in Japan than, you guessed it, a white actress. A bit of a slap in the face to all the Japanese actresses that suddenly became unworthy of the big screen, don't you think?

This certainly isn't an isolated incident, and familiar patterns of Asian erasure and underrepresentation are perhaps even more apparent in fashion than in film. In Nov. 2014, Vogue Japan's 15th anniversary issue sparked controversy by choosing Australian model Miranda Kerr to model several Japanese inspired looks and culturally significant themes. Critics rightfully responded with not only claims of cultural appropriation but suggestions of Japanese models who would have been perfect for the shoot, including Devon Aoki and Tao Okamoto.

Similarly, among the uproar of discontent for the Ghost In The Shell casting, Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi's name has come up a lot in response to any and every claim of Johansson being the best choice for the role.

A common argument shared by Johansson defenders who are also familiar with the original story is the fact that because the protagonist is technically a cyborg -- making her ethnically irrelevant. However, I consider this argument to be a diversion from the issue at hand of Hollywood's notion that non-white actors just don't sell movies at the same volume as their counterparts. In all honestly, white actors don't need to be promoted any more than they already are. Racial discrimination does not always manifest itself in the form of blatant hatred, often it is neatly packaged in a way that makes it easier for us to accept without much criticism.

Ghost In The Shell is an iconic Japanese media franchise and Hollywood's adaptation to live action without honoring the culture which created it is a theme I'd like to see less of. Ghost In The Shell fans and critics of mainstream media alike are losing hope that Hollywood is even able to see the array of talent that lies beyond their white-washed lens.
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