Given that we have not yet had a response, does this make it easier for you?

Can you sign off on this statement, so that we can be assured that @PrimeVideo will not be responsible for the harmful stereotyping of people with facial differences?

@AmazonStudios @JeffBezos

Find our open letter below. This letter explains the persecution and prejudice people with facial differences so often face, as a direct result of being portrayed negatively on screen

https://faceequalityinternational.org/open-letter-address-lotr/

@LOTRonPrime #LOTRonPrime @amazon @AmazonHelp @AmazonUK #FaceEquality

Here are a series of quotes and images from those who have been directly affected by the abhorrent, degrading casting call.

#FaceEquality

Here's how Liz has been affected:

http://faceequalityinternational.org/film-tv-child/ 

"When you see someone who looks different, radiate kindness and not fear."

And how Crystal has been affected. As someone who wants to become a successful actor, these are not the roles Crystal wants to seek.

https://faceequalityinternational.org/crystal-representation/

And how Sharon has been affected. As someone who has had to step in and defend herself, her experiences and those of others.

https://faceequalityinternational.org/sharon-lotr/ 

And how @PhyllidaSwift has been affected:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCbTpa_Jr25/ 

Thank you to everyone who has opened up and shared their story to help those in positions of power and influence, to better understand the detrimental impact of the harmful stereotyping of facial difference on screen.