I felt Kumail Nanjiani's pride when he tweeted about being "teary-eyed" following news that Pakistani-American Muslim teenager, Iman Vellani, had been cast in the title role of McU's, "Ms. Marvel." As a woman of Pakistani descent born and raised in the UK by immigrant parents, let me tell you what it feels like to grow up with limited mainstream film and television representation: alienating, unjust, and confusing.
"There was a tremendous sense of feeling that the stories of my community were not important, gracious, glamorous, or even family-friendly enough for Hollywood."
Yes, I spent my early years living in a predominantly South Asian London town where people who looked like me were plentiful. But even at the tender age of 5, I remember feeling like that wasn't enough. Where were all those people who looked like me on television or the big screen? Looking back, I'm grateful that my childhood...
"There was a tremendous sense of feeling that the stories of my community were not important, gracious, glamorous, or even family-friendly enough for Hollywood."
Yes, I spent my early years living in a predominantly South Asian London town where people who looked like me were plentiful. But even at the tender age of 5, I remember feeling like that wasn't enough. Where were all those people who looked like me on television or the big screen? Looking back, I'm grateful that my childhood...
- 5/9/2022
- by Jabeen Waheed
- Popsugar.com
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