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Does anyone have a problem with the saying "basic white girl" and associate a hobby, problem, interest, or habit with their skin colour? (read thread)
Being Egyptian, there is much diversity of skin colour like in many other cultures. It can be frustrating when you feel like you aren't dark enough or light enough, but everyone is eager to identify (and judge) you by your colour of skin! https://egyptianstreets.com/2018/11/14/egypts-problem-with-colour//
"For Egyptians who donât fit the âtypical Egyptian mouldâ ... the impacts on their everyday lives are clear: if youâre too dark-skinned you are discriminated against, & if youâre too fair-skinned youâre approached with caution & assumed to be an outsider.
Perhaps a more wholesome discussion would not reinforce the difference or controversy of a "white girl" playing a historical person of colour, but rather highlight the lack of representation for ethnic/cultural casting of Egyptians & other Middle-Eastern women in Hollywood.
To clarify, I loved her as Jasmine - she played her role beautifully! Her darker skin *can* pass her off as Middle-Eastern, but to be honest not very. Her features are more Indian/British.
For example, in the online discussion on casting Gal Gadot (an Israeli) as Cleopatra, and in the discussion on Cleopatra's Greek origins, why do articles speak of "whitewashing" history? There are darker-skinned Israeli people as well as fairer skinned Egyptians.
A way of thinking of this is when an American character is played by a British or Australian character or vice versa. We don't seem to bother with that at all, right? Just because they might "look" the same, when our cultures are varied. Isn't that a double standard?
