When Brooks Ginnan saw their face in the thumbnail of the “don’t rely on other men” video, the first thing they felt was a flicker of worry.
The 27-year-old loved being the lead actor in Logan Fields’s gritty cyberpunk visuals for JPEGMAFIA’s new single, where they play a lonely misfit gamer captivated by Peggy’s cult of personality.
But seeing this image of wild-eyed mania and blood gushing from their mouth made them wonder whether they’d actually been typecast in a dystopian horror short exploiting their ectodermal dysplasia — a diverse class of rare genetic syndromes that can affect craniofacial structure, skin, hair, teeth, nails, sweat glands, and other organs.
The Los Angeles-based model, actor, and hypnogothic musician explains over FaceTime that they’ll decline roles that feel exploitative or dehumanizing.
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