In the movie, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, Paul Thomas Anderson makes choice to change a major female character from white to a woman of color. Why? Is it more acceptable for U.S. audiences to see a woman of color in debaucherous, sexually degrading role than for a white woman to be in that position?
October 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In the movie, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, Paul Thomas Anderson makes choice to change a major female character from white to a woman of color. Why? Is it more acceptable for U.S. audiences to see a woman of color in debaucherous, sexually degrading role than for a white woman to be in that position?