粉丝呼吁迪斯尼用亚洲人演“花木兰”.docx

近日，著名社交网站Care2上出现了一封名为“告诉迪士尼你不想看到一个白人木兰”的请愿书，短短两天之内就获得了超过3万人的联名支持。据悉，此前迪士尼宣布将拍摄真人版《花木兰》电影，有影迷担心由于影片的主流市场在美国，因此迪士尼会不会选择白人女演员来饰演“花木兰”。截止目前，迪士尼还未对这份请愿书做出任何回应。

请愿书中写道：“现在白种人霸占商业大片的趋势，绝对不能在《花木兰》中出现。”“要是让白人饰演，不论出于什么原因，都会对影片、观众乃至整个演员生态产生严重的不良影响。”

FanscallonDisney'nottowhitewash'Mulan

EversinceDisneyannouncedplansforalive-actionversionoftheirhitanimatedfilm,Mulan,manyfansinChinaandabroadhaveexpressedconcernthestudiowillgiveintoahistoryof"whitewashing"whencastingroles.

InternetuserNatalieMolnar,achildren'slibrarianandalsoamemberofthepopularsocialmediawebsiteCare2,initiatedapetitiontitled"TellDisneyYouDon'tWantAWhitewashedMulan!"topreventthisfromhappening.

Sofar,thethreadhasreceived38,338signatures.

"Disneyjustannounceditwilldevelopalive-actionMulanfilm.Takeastandagainstwhitewashinginourmedia.SignthispetitiontotellDisneythatwedemandtoseethemcastanAsianMulan!

Thepetitionstatedthatthecharacter,storyandfansdeservethebestretellingofthestoryDisneycanproduce,withoutwhitewashing.

"Ifanycompanycanaffordto"risk"adaptingabelovedstorywithacastofPOC(PeopleofColor,atermusedintheUnitedStatestodescribeanyonewhoisnotwhite),it'sDisney,"readthepetition.

ThestoryofMulanisbasedonaChineselegendwhereayounggirlnamedHuaMulandisguisesherselfasamantojointhewarinherfather'splace.

HollywoodhasahistoryofcastingCaucasianactorsforitslive-actionadaptationofanimatedhitswheretheraceoftheanimatedprotagonistisanythingbutwhite.

AmericanactorMickeyRooneyportrayedtheroleofMr.Yunioshi,theJapaneseneighborofHollyGolightly(playedbyAudreyHepburn)inthe1961filmBreakfastatTiffany's.Inlastyear'sblockbusterhitExodus:GodsandKings,ChristianBaletookontheroleofanEgyptianprince.ScarlettJohanssonsignedtoplaytheroleofMotokoSanagi,theAsianprotagonistinJapanesesci-fianimationGhostintheShell,whichisscheduletoopenin2017.

Inthepetition,Molnarstatesthatwhitewashingisn'tjustatargetforthemostpoliticallycorrect;itisaproblemthataffectsourchildren.

"Thescariestthingaboutwhitewashingishoweasyitistoignoreifitisn'tovertlyaffecting