Rooney Mara Hated Sparking Whitewashing Debate As Tiger Lily In ‘Pan’
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Rooney Mara has opened up about the whitewashing debate that ignited when she was cast as Tiger Lily in 2015 film “Pan,” leading to thousands protesting the fact that a white actress was cast in the famous part.
In an interview with the Telegraph, Mara said she hated being at the center of the controversy and being on “that side” of the conversation.
“[It was a] tricky thing to deal with,” Mara said. “There were two different periods; right after I was initially cast, and the reaction to that, and then the reaction again when the film came out.
“I really hate, hate, hate that I am on that side of the whitewashing conversation,” she went on. “I really do. I don’t ever want to be on that side of it again. I can understand why people were upset and frustrated.”
Although she said she enjoyed her time working on the movie and that the people involved in it had good intentions, Mara thinks there should have been more of an attempt at a diverse cast.
“Do I think all of the four main people in the film should have been white with blonde hair and blue eyes? No,” she said. “I think there should have been some diversity somewhere.”
Whitewashing has been a popular topic as of late, especially with the Oscar’s all-white acting nominees in 2016. On Monday, John Oliver took Hollywood’s whitewashing practices to task, and a study found Hollywood is a “straight, white, boy’s club.”
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Has anyone seen this movie? Can you confirm its shittiness?
Is that a yarn headdress? -
Her mom owns the Pittsburg Steelers her pops owns the New York Giants. $$ out the ass
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If she was that appalled by it she would've turned the part down
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Her mom owns the Pittsburg Steelers her pops owns the New York Giants. $$ out the ass
So did she flip flop her first and last name or some ? ? -
Dam tiger lily was Indian that's double dead wrong
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Ghostdenithegawd wrote: »Dam tiger lily was Indian that's double dead wrong
Lol @ Rooney Mara dancing and singing "What Made the Red Man Red"...
Let's not pretend the OG movie was a pillar of racial sensitivity...
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Ghostdenithegawd wrote: »Dam tiger lily was Indian that's double dead wrong
Lol @ Rooney Mara dancing and singing "What Made the Red Man Red"...
Let's not pretend the OG movie was a pillar of racial sensitivity...
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I ain't seen this much tap dancing since, @talented1 last post. -
Breezy_Kilroy wrote: »If she was that appalled by it she would've turned the part down
Grand openin grand closing -
Black Peter Pan fly too I die
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Ghostdenithegawd wrote: »Dam tiger lily was Indian that's double dead wrong
Lol @ Rooney Mara dancing and singing "What Made the Red Man Red"...
Let's not pretend the OG movie was a pillar of racial sensitivity...
thats just the disney movie, the original story is not from disney
story is from a scottish dude from around 1900 -
Ghostdenithegawd wrote: »Dam tiger lily was Indian that's double dead wrong
Lol @ Rooney Mara dancing and singing "What Made the Red Man Red"...
Let's not pretend the OG movie was a pillar of racial sensitivity...
thats just the disney movie, the original story is not from disney
story is from a scottish dude from around 1900
Duh...
In the OG movie Tiger Lily was Chinese... -
Breezy_Kilroy wrote: »If she was that appalled by it she would've turned the part down
Once she signs on the dotted line she's probably stuck
They're not just going to let entertainers get out of contracts
Word to Kesha -
Her mom owns the Pittsburg Steelers her pops owns the New York Giants. $$ out the ass
Rooney family owns the steelers
Mara family owns the Giants
Rooney Mara...
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Her name is actually patricia rooney mara but she dropped her first name. Her sister kate has the same middle and last name combo