Scarlett Johansson has dropped out the film project “Rub & Tug” about Dante “Tex” Gill, a trans man who rain numerous massage parlors in Pittsburgh during the 1970s:
Scarlett Johansson says in a statement: "In light of recent ethical questions raised surrounding my casting as Dante Tex Gill, I have decided to respectfully withdraw my participation in the project" https://t.co/RzcJjoremw
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 13, 2018
Johansson said, “I’ve learned a lot from the community since making my first statement about my casting and realize it was insensitive”:
Scarlett Johansson has quit the film "Rub & Tug," where she was set to play a trans man, following LGBT outrage
"I’ve learned a lot from the community since making my first statement about my casting and realize it was insensitive."https://t.co/nqj3UTsdWY
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 13, 2018
And GLAAD released its own statement, calling this a “game changer”:
.@GLAAD statement: "Scarlett Johansson’s announcement, together with the transgender voices who spoke out about this film, are game changers for the future of transgender images in Hollywood" https://t.co/LE9GE7mlE1
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 13, 2018
So, a happy ending after all? (Sorry)
Well, not so fast. Will the movie even get made now? “Probably” not says film critic Kyle Smith:
So the trans movie probably doesn't even get made now that ScarJo has dropped out. That's a win? https://t.co/IdbSWo418A via @thr
— Kyle Smith (@rkylesmith) July 13, 2018
And if it does get made and a more accurately gendered actor or actress is hired, it could be problematic as well because although Gill is referred to as a “trans man,” she never went through with “hormones or surgery”:
https://twitter.com/kittypurrzog/status/1017842971977240576
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