Four Middle Eastern and Muslim Actresses on the Roles They Don't Get and the Ones They Won't Take

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Four Middle Eastern and Muslim Actresses on the Roles They Don't Get and the Ones They Won't Take MuslimWomensDay

It's so real! I felt like nobody understood me. And the fact that my mom had one of the heaviest accents on the planet was a dead giveaway that I wasn't American. So I spent my whole life trying to pretend that I was white, and it wasn't really until I came to L.A. that I started noticing how everybody [in the industry] kind of looked the same, that they were just cookie cutter versions of each other, and I really started to embrace my differences. I also grew up with a single mom.

 

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Elle, be more aware of what you publish. Because these women are frustrated doesn’t mean Elle should give them an open forum to openly bash other communities. Even in jest, it’s not okay.

Hold my tydiggy... first, whoever said, “fucking Brazilian”, and for those who all laughed, imagine hearing, “fucking Muslim” or “fucking Asian”. And the one that said she just wanted to blend in to an English and Spanish-speaking area but not speak Spanish 🤦🏻‍♂️

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