“I certainly understand the sentiment that a trans actor should play a trans role.
Both Johansson and Sanders similarly faced accusations of whitewashing for her role in last year’s Ghost in the Shell.
An announcement which, unsurprisingly, found heavy criticism for casting a cisgender woman in the role of a transgender man.
Scarlett Johansson has once more faced a major backlash for one of her roles.
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