You know what “acting” is, right? If we limit actors to only play what they are, asexual actors will be out of a job and I really fear the next actor that has to play Hitler.
This IS a situation though (action scifi genre) where cishet men are already MASSIVELY over represented. Casting an attractive cishet man as Murderbot IS a missed opportunity. You don’t have to LIKE that people are noticing and complaining, but it’s STILL a missed opportunity.
What percent of male presenting men are cishet men? Over representation would require relatively more roles go to them than they represent in the population.
Androgynous or trans wouldn’t reflect the character though. The robot has no sex characteristics and isn’t even human. So it really should be played by an AI.
I guarantee there is some androgynous trans actor out there who could have torn this role up.
You know what “acting” is, right? If we limit actors to only play what they are, asexual actors will be out of a job and I really fear the next actor that has to play Hitler.
This IS a situation though (action scifi genre) where cishet men are already MASSIVELY over represented. Casting an attractive cishet man as Murderbot IS a missed opportunity. You don’t have to LIKE that people are noticing and complaining, but it’s STILL a missed opportunity.
What percent of male presenting men are cishet men? Over representation would require relatively more roles go to them than they represent in the population.
Androgynous or trans wouldn’t reflect the character though. The robot has no sex characteristics and isn’t even human. So it really should be played by an AI.