CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

The title character of “Emilia Pérez” is not a good person. Her lawyer, Rita (Zoe Saldaña), thinks she can become one, agreeing to facilitate a notorious cartel leader’s gender transition in part because “Changing the body changes the soul / Changing the soul changes society / Changing society changes everything.”

But the ensuing story thoroughly disproves Rita’s thesis; Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) herself may think she’s changed inside as well as out, throwing herself into a nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of the very organizations she once led, but she soon gives into her own worst impulses.

On Thursday, social media users uncovered — and as of this writing, are still uncovering — posts by Gascón disparaging Islam (“deeply disgusting”), George Floyd (“a drug addict swindler”) and a diversified Academy Awards (“an Afro-Korean festival”). Gascón is currently nominated for best actress.

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