Why it was controversial:
Similarly to Johansson, Wolff was a white actor playing an originally Japanese character . In fact, none of its major characters were plaid by Asian actors. IndieWire critic, Hanh Nguyen, about how this affected the story:"This story, like many taken from the most popular anime or manga, has cultural significance to Japan. ... The concept of a death god is very common in Japanese lore, and therefore comes with a set of expectations or rules.
While Mickey Rooney's yellow face in Breakfast at Tiffany's is racist, HannahMarder missed the point in the scene of Soul Man that it's a critique of HOW white people see real black people through preconceived notions & prejudices.
We have raised a generation of prudes and scolds.
Anyone who thinks Shallow Hal was offensive missed the entire point of the movie. While it was a stupid movie, the point was to not judge people by their looks.
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