Ohh, interesting. That's exactly what I wanted to know. I've seen the original movie a bunch of times, but I could have sworn that Kusanagi was pure robot, especially due to the introduction sequence where it seems like they start with nothing human. But if that is the case, then I do stand corrected.

Gonna ask a possibly stupid question: isn't she getting unfairly punished for this controversy, since she's playing a robot? It sounds like the logical equivalent to getting mad that a black dude is cast as C-3PO or something. I understand that there should be more roles for all minorities in general, but it's not…