'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.
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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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”