This is not a "controversy" or a "dispute" about casting. It's a racist position being echoed and amplified by other racists. Journalists need to learn to use the word "racist" much more freely; right now, too many publications treat it as unprovable unless self-reported.
Mark Harris
One good thing that entertainment journalists covering The Odyssey can do is never to ask Nyong'o, Page, or Nolan about this. When a prominent racist and transphobe says something racist and transphobic, go make his life miserable and leave his targets alone. They have nothing to defend or explain.
Mark Harris
Elon Musk is criticizing the casting of both Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o and transgender actor Elliot Page in director Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster “The Odyssey.”
Elon Musk is criticizing the casting of both Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o and transgender actor Elliot Page in director Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster “The Odyssey.”
