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So if people ever look down upon you for crying for fictional characters, you should give them a gentle, pitying look and feel bad for them. If they’ve never cried for a fictional character, then they’ve never loved one (and what a joy that is). If they’ve never cried at a book, a movie, a piece of music, then they’ve missed one of the great pleasures life has to offer. Just because fiction does not contain things that are real doesn’t mean it doesn’t contain truth, and we find it through the alchemy of our tears.
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refinery29: “ Watch: In a powerful Congresional speech, Sandra Bland’s mother called people who think they’re woke “the walking dead” because of how little we still know The speech included a rousing call to action before the newly formed...
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refinery29: “ Watch: In a powerful Congresional speech, Sandra Bland’s mother called people who think they’re woke “the walking dead” because of how little we still know The speech included a rousing call to action before the newly formed...
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refinery29: “ Watch: In a powerful Congresional speech, Sandra Bland’s mother called people who think they’re woke “the walking dead” because of how little we still know The speech included a rousing call to action before the newly formed...
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refinery29: “ Watch: In a powerful Congresional speech, Sandra Bland’s mother called people who think they’re woke “the walking dead” because of how little we still know The speech included a rousing call to action before the newly formed...
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refinery29: “ Watch: In a powerful Congresional speech, Sandra Bland’s mother called people who think they’re woke “the walking dead” because of how little we still know The speech included a rousing call to action before the newly formed...
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refinery29: “ Watch: In a powerful Congresional speech, Sandra Bland’s mother called people who think they’re woke “the walking dead” because of how little we still know The speech included a rousing call to action before the newly formed...
Zoom
refinery29: “ Watch: In a powerful Congresional speech, Sandra Bland’s mother called people who think they’re woke “the walking dead” because of how little we still know The speech included a rousing call to action before the newly formed...
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Watch: In a powerful Congresional speech, Sandra Bland’s mother called people who think they’re woke “the walking dead” because of how little we still know

The speech included a rousing call to action before the newly formed Congressional Caucus On Black Women & Girls. See every single time Bland’s mother spoke truth to power before she dropped the mic.

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popculturebrain: “ micdotcom: “ micdotcom: “ Ghost in the Shell whitewashing continues to fuel online backlash Hollywood still is not learning its lesson when it comes to whitewashing and yellow face. A new photo released today shows Scarlett...
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popculturebrain: “ micdotcom: “ micdotcom: “ Ghost in the Shell whitewashing continues to fuel online backlash Hollywood still is not learning its lesson when it comes to whitewashing and yellow face. A new photo released today shows Scarlett...
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popculturebrain: “ micdotcom: “ micdotcom: “ Ghost in the Shell whitewashing continues to fuel online backlash Hollywood still is not learning its lesson when it comes to whitewashing and yellow face. A new photo released today shows Scarlett...
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popculturebrain: “ micdotcom: “ micdotcom: “ Ghost in the Shell whitewashing continues to fuel online backlash Hollywood still is not learning its lesson when it comes to whitewashing and yellow face. A new photo released today shows Scarlett...
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Ghost in the Shell whitewashing continues to fuel online backlash

Hollywood still is not learning its lesson when it comes to whitewashing and yellow face. A new photo released today shows Scarlett Johansson as Motoko Kusanagi in the upcoming adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, sparking Ming-Na Wen and many others to speak out online. This isn’t even the first example of Hollywood whitewashing this week. Cough cough Marvel.

Update: Just when this couldn’t get worse, it did.

According to “multiple independent sources,” Paramount and DreamWorks, attempted to use CGI and other visual effects to slightly alter Johansson’s face to appear Asian, ScreenCrush reported.  Paramount even admitted to most of this claim — but argued that one part of the report was not true.

That is so gross. What are these people thinking.

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