In an interview with Allure, the actress explained why she feels she should be able to portray white characters. “In the past, the role would be given to a white actor who would tape up their eyes and do the role in yellowface. If John Wayne can play Genghis Khan, I can play Bess of Hardwick.”Asian-Americans are familiar with many Asian or Asian-inspired roles that have been given to white actors. And throughout Hollywood history, roles that should have gone to Asians also went to white actors. “If we portray a pure white past, people start to believe that’s how it was, and that’s not how it was.

Source: Huffington Post March 19, 2019 22:30 UTC