ICYMI: Margaret Cho Calls Out The Ab Fab Movie For Its Blatant Use Of Yellowface!

This is absolutely not fabulous.
While we were positively peppy when the first images from the Absolutely Fabulous movie were revealed back in October, the latest news out of the reboot has us less than stoked.
That’s because the Ab Fab girls have a bit of a scandal on their hands after they selected a white woman to play a Japanese character in the film.
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Margaret Cho brought the issue to light this week after tweeting her NSFW disgust for the casting decision, saying:

I AM FUCKING SICK OF YELLOWFACE. Have some respect. Hire Asian actors 4 Asian roles. I’m not going to name the production but I’m DISGUSTED!
— Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) December 14, 2015

I’ll name the production using #YELLOWFACE – I’m upset because I love them. It’s AbFab – I really was looking forward to it too. That’s sad.
— Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) December 14, 2015

#YELLOWFACE is racism. Sorry. It’s unacceptable. Not now. I was thrilled about #abfabmovie but now I just can’t be. I’m very disappointed.
— Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) December 14, 2015

I love AbFab but #YELLOWFACE is something I cannot watch – I just can’t. It’s sad when heroes are no longer heroic. Too bad. #racism
— Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) December 14, 2015

It’s hard enough to get into film and TV as a person of color – and when roles written for us are played by white actors – it’s an outrage.
— Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) December 14, 2015

Thank you for bringing this to everyone’s attention, Margaret!
The character in question is a male, Japanese fashion designer named Huki Muki — which in itself could be perceived as offensive — but by casting Scottish comedian Janette Tough in the role, they’re taking a part away from an Asian actor while actively partaking in yellow face.
We’re sure Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Saunders, and the rest of the cast and crew didn’t mean to be racist when they picked a white actor for the role, but it’s almost 2016 and stuff like this shouldn’t be happening!
[Image via Guilermo Proano/WENN.]