When is it acting and when is it insensitive?

Scarlotte Johansenn is getting crap for signing on to portray Tex Gill in the movie Rug and Tug. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8656640/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Dante Tex Gill; https://newsinteractive.post-gazette...ante-tex-gill/

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For awhile, DeLucia’s business partner was Dante “Tex” Gill, an overweight Brentwood woman who dressed like a man in suits and ties, wore short hair and sideburns and preferred to be called “Mr. Gill.” A lesbian, Gill married Cynthia Bruno of Dallas, Texas, in Hawaii and lived with her in Pittsburgh before the couple eventually split.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...acklash-2018-7

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Trace Lysette, a transgender actress who plays Shea on "Transparent" took to Twitter: "And not only do you play us and steal our narrative and our opportunity but you pat yourselves on the back with trophies and accolades for mimicking what we have lived... so twisted. I'm so done."

So some people object to Scarlett Johansson portraying Tex Gill instead of hiring a transgender actor to play the part. The other side takes the position that Ms. Johansson is an actor, so she can play any part she wants.

Seeing as how actors are paid to be something they're not, where is the line to be drawn? Personally I can't be bothered to get really upset about whitewashing or anything similar. I have written about how annoying it is to alter a book character to fit what Hollywood wants to see on the screen; the changes to Starship Troopers and Edge of Tomorrow (All You Need is Kill) are examples of my displeasure.

But to use an actor who does not exactly fit the profile of the subject matter is no big deal in my opinion. After watching Bridget Moynahan portray Susan Calvin in I, Robot and Valarie Bertinelli as Pancho Barnes, why would anyone care who plays an ugly old bat like Dante Gill? :)

Ranb

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