'Squid Game' creator Hwang Dong-hyuk addresses what he calls 'misunderstandings' over casting cisgender actor Park Sung-hoon as trans character Hyun-ju in seasons 2 and 3.
In Korea, there are really not many transgender [people] who have come out and are actors, and there’s just a couple of gay [actors] who have come out publicly
There’s literally only three transfem Korean celebrities who also act. That is a very small pool to be picking from.
Just cause someone is trans doesn’t mean they fit every trans role. That implies that that’s the only aspect of their personality worth anything, which is a hideous thing to imply.
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There’s literally only three transfem Korean celebrities who also act. That is a very small pool to be picking from.
Fuck me lemmy buried me for stating this obvious truth when the story first came out.
Cast someone who is all of the below:
And fits the role.
Just cause someone is trans doesn’t mean they fit every trans role. That implies that that’s the only aspect of their personality worth anything, which is a hideous thing to imply.
“We need 60 Peter Dinklage clones for this next Wily Wonka instalment”