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Entertainment Weekly contributor writes: 'Movie called 'Orient Express'—and I don't see any Asian people on here'

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So reports Observer (John Bonazzo) and RedState (Amelia Hamilton). (The Twitter account (@FilmFatale_NYC) has now been made private, so I can't personally confirm; UPDATE: Amelia Hamilton has included a screen-grab of the Tweet.) The author of the tweet describes herself as the founder of "'Film 4 Justice' where filmmakers, film writers/critics and film lovers use movies to advocate for social justice."

And what about the "China Syndrome"—with no Chinese? Or does Hanoi Jane count?

Of course, perhaps the tweet, from a "Film/TV contributor Entertainment Weekly, Forbes, NYTimes, Roger Ebert," is just a very deadpan parody. (For those who are curious, I myself do know that Hanoi is not in China.) Thanks to Ed Driscoll (InstaPundit) for the pointer.

Eugene Volokh is the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA and a Visiting Fellow (Senior Fellow starting May 2024) at the Hoover Institution (Stanford). Naturally, his posts here (like the opinions of the other bloggers) are his own, and not endorsed by any educational institution.