Tessa Thompson believes we’re too ‘obsessed with watching black pain and criminality’ on screen
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metro.co.ukWestworld star Tessa Thompson says the industry can’t only be showing black pain and criminality in films and TV shows.The 36-year-old has spoken out about the importance of representing all kinds of black experiences on screen rather than obsessing over one aspect of life.Speaking to Ramy Youssef for Variety magazine, Tessa explained she feels the ‘burden’ of being exceptional as a black actress – especially as the only person of colour starring in Westworld.‘The work that we do should be inside a diversity of ideas around our identity, because Muslims are not a monolith, and neither are black people,’ she said.‘When we’re able to speak from a place of honesty, we set people free, because there’s bound to be somebody that feels seen and.
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