So, according to Wikipedia, this building housed several factories that made clothes for:

Thank you for reporting on this. Now I’m posting this vintage piece from 2013 in case anyone has forgotten how large American retailers shrugged their shoulders at this:

Olivia Munn. I read somewhere that her ethnic make up is much closer than Stone’s.

Well, I could be wrong about the “budgetary reasons” but they also wrote out Stephen Tobolowsky’s character pretty quickly (from whom the practice got its name — a plot point they later had to address). Pally wasn’t added until after they brought on Tamra and whatshernamecrackerjacks... Beverly, that’s it.

Thank you for writing this Jia. I hope it gets some national coverage. If this happened the other way around, mainstream media would make a huge fuss about it. But once again, stones thrown at the Asian community are ignored and dismissed - and so the cycle continues. People have to be held accountable or nothing will…

Yes, exactly. I think she’s just as responsible as anyone else involved in the casting.

because white people aren’t 6.6% of the demographics coming out of hollywood. additionally, rue was not recast as someone black, she was black in the books. louis ck’s wife isn’t being cast as someone not black, angelina jolie in salt proved that the film worked regardless of gender.

BUT CAN I TELL YOU ABOUT MY HAPA FRIEND’S FRIEND’S COUSIN’S DOG WALKER’S MOTHER’S COWORKER’S GYNECOLOGIST? SHE’S BLONDE IT’S ALL OK

Yup, there are literally none. Had to be Emma Stone. Just like Tiger Lily had to be played by Rooney Mara in Pan and Joel Edgerton had to be Ramses in Exodus. God, those casting people have it rough, eh?

For everyone commenting with anecdotes about their Hapa friends/relatives/dog walkers/random persons: NOT THE FUCKING POINT.

Between this and her constantly starring in Woody Allen films my love for her has waned significantly... Which makes me so sad.

Please correct me if I’m blaming the wrong person or if I’m wrong, but- I feel like, if I was an actor, and I was presented with a script and my character was written as non-white and they’re trying to give my lily-white ass the role, then I have a duty to be like “dude no, I can’t in good conscience when there’s…

The question isn’t really whether it happens, though. The question is why are we so happy to say “oh, this could happen, totally plausible” when a demographic that is under-represented in film continues to be under-represented while there’s a really great opportunity to have that not be the case. Why are white people…

I agree that some 1/4 asian people can look very caucasian, but she is also supposed to be quarter Hawaiian. Like ethnically Hawaiian. That usually lends to a darker complexion, even when mixed with caucasian and/or asian genetics. Definitely a missed opportunity.

You guys, it's just SO HARD to find Asian actresses? It's not our fault that acting doesn't seem like a viable career choice for POC, so we perpetuate a system where the laziest, easiest option is to just hire another white face. SO HARD.

According to the post, the character is supposed to be 1/4 Chinese and 1/4 Hawaiian (presumably ethnic Polynesian). That would make her 50% non-anglo caucasian. Emma Stone, on the other hand, is approximately 134% white.

What kicks me though is that “Allison Ng,” minor spelling differences aside, is my actual daughter’s name. She happens to be 50% Chinese. Imagine it sure would have been cool for her to see a positive character with HER NAME who was an actual Asian person. Instead it’s the usual “no one looks like me” crap.…

Oh god, it’s happening.