In China (and I think Japan? Plz confirm) we believe that a doll that’s been neglected grows its own spirit and haunts the shit out of you. The solution is to never accept any second-hand dolls. LIKE A SMRT PERSON

But the casting choice is making a statement about race and identity. And that statement is: fuck y’all & fuck diversity in casting.

You could probably put some makeup on Marcus Chong.

I offered a fun fact about the relationship between MJ and Diana and you’re...mad about it? Who said anything about a thesis? Why are you so defensive? I mean, I’m sorry that I know more information than you or, at the very least, I can Google. Relax, dude. It’s really not that deep.

I wish Hollywood would do it more often. Linda Hunt won an Oscar for The Year of Living Dangerously where she played a man.

Cat Blanchett! She was great as the Bob Dylan surrogate in I’m Not There.

Given his quirks, I have to agree. Though I think he would rather have Tilda Swinton play him.

That’s so true. Will Smith, Chris Rock and Denzyl Washington are all 75% Italian. Sure, they have some black in there, but they’re all mostly white guys posing.

I know he would have! I have a friend of a friend and let me tell you... people say MJ was trying to look like Diana Ross... try David Niven.

As much as racism is rampant in Hollywood, Michael Jackson himselfs picks up the cheque for this one. He literally turned himself white, why would you expect a Black actor to play him in his “white“ phase? This would only be an issue worth complaining about if a white actor played him in his Black phase. Quit with the…

Yes, but his first choice would be Diana Ross.

To be fair I'm white and I'm to dark to play Michael Jackson.

See, I read this comment, and it’s really Exhibit A why if you’re privileged you just shouldn’t ever say anything on these topics.

Exactly my fear: having to hear him.

I’m not surprised that many white liberals have been silent about this:

In every post about Macklemore, it should be noted that he’s probably a 9/11 truther.

We’re not afraid, we’re ambarrassed.

I fear having to listen to his music. Or that I will be trapped somewhere with his music playing and I wont be able to escape it? OR LIKE, someone will kidnap me and tie me to a chair and force me to watch hours and hours of macklemore concert footage.

I don’t know if that’s the best example since this is what Michael looked like 2001.

God damnit but I want to see Stockard Channing as Elizabeth Taylor!