Bill Maher Blasts Appropriation Movement in Casting Decisons for Movie Roles - TMZ
He lays out his case, beginning with John Leguizamo, who was incredulous James Franco was picked to play Fidel Castro, saying "No more appropriation Hollywood ...As he says, "People become actors so they can spend their lives not being who they are.".Bill asks if the logical conclusion to that is transgender people can only play transgender people, yet that's clearly not something they would want.
Ditto straight people playing gay people ...So can gay people play a straight romantic role.