One of the most coveted actresses is Scarlett Johansson but after the strong criticism she received after knowing that she would star in the movie Rub & Tug, by director Rupert Sanders, where she would put herself in the shoes of a transsexual, the actress has decided to give up this project. It was foreseen that Scarlett Johansson would put herself in the shoes of Jean Marie Gill, a woman who posed as a man and who ran a network of massage salons and prostitution in Pittsburgh (United States) that led her to confront both the authorities like the city mafia in the eighties.
But many fans immediately fell on top of the actress for giving life to a transsexual character and the critics came to the ears of the American actress, since she does not have social networks, and in a statement she announced her retirement from the film Rub and Tug. "In light of the recent ethical questions raised around my casting as Dante 'Tex' Gill - the main character in the story - I have decided to respectfully withdraw from the project," according to the magazine Out.
The famous actress went on to explain his reasons: "Our cultural understanding of transgender people continues to advance, and I have learned a lot from the community since I made my first statement about my casting and I realized that I was insensitive. I have great admiration and love for the trans community and I am grateful that the dialogue on inclusion in Hollywood continues, "he added.
Despite making this decision, Johansson says he would have liked to get involved in this story based on real events and be able to put himself in the role of the protagonist, however he understands "why many feel that I should be portrayed by a transgender person, and I'm grateful that this debate, although controversial, has triggered a broader dialogue on diversity and representation in cinema, "she said.
The anger on the part of the activists and members of the trans community in their social networks was because Scarlett Johanssen is a cisgender actress, that is, people whose gender identity coincides with the sex assigned at birth and would play the role of a transgender man. This debate was born as a complaint for the lack of opportunities for transgender artists in Hollywood, as denounced by actress Trace Lysette, known for her appearance in the Transparent series. Meanwhile, the transgender American actress, Jamie Claytones, known for playing Nomi Marks in the series Sense8 on Netflix gave her opinion on her Twitter account and said: "The actors who are trans never get a hearing for anything other than are not trans characters roles. That's the real problem.
