The actress Gemma Chan plays Bess of Hardwick in the movie Mary Queen of Scots (2018) that was recently released. They have a woman of clearly East Asian origin playing a European historical figure.
I haven't seen the movie (and don't plan to), so I don't know how big of a role this character really has, but even if it is a minor role it is clearly not historically accurate.
I haven't seen the movie (and don't plan to), so I don't know how big of a role this character really has, but even if it is a minor role it is clearly not historically accurate.
I wasn't aware of the African-Americans taking more roles to the point of "black washing" either because I haven't been watching much films this year. The way I look at it, the African-Americans are being pushed out through alleged controversies - Kevin Hart and Neil deGrasse Tyson. To be honest, I never watched Kevin Hart's stand-up. From the reactions of some of the celebrities, it seems that he was unfairly picked on when there are others who did similar jokes.