Posted on Mar 26, 2022
A new test looks at the way Muslim women are portrayed onscreen
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...""I see Jasmine as the Muslim version of the woman who needs saving, who's constantly the victim or the runaway," says actor and founder of Muslim-American Casting Serena Rasoul. "We see these particular stereotypes and tropes being used over and over and over when it comes to Muslim women...and then it still persists in media today."
"It does present itself to be a negative view and negative messaging that we're giving to young girls. Not just Muslim girls, but...brown girls in general."
Rasoul wanted to do something about this, so she helped develop the Muslim Women On-Screen Test to assess onscreen representation of Muslim women. She spoke with NPR's Juana Summers about the test, how it works and how she hopes it will change the way Muslim women are represented in the United States."...
...""I see Jasmine as the Muslim version of the woman who needs saving, who's constantly the victim or the runaway," says actor and founder of Muslim-American Casting Serena Rasoul. "We see these particular stereotypes and tropes being used over and over and over when it comes to Muslim women...and then it still persists in media today."
"It does present itself to be a negative view and negative messaging that we're giving to young girls. Not just Muslim girls, but...brown girls in general."
Rasoul wanted to do something about this, so she helped develop the Muslim Women On-Screen Test to assess onscreen representation of Muslim women. She spoke with NPR's Juana Summers about the test, how it works and how she hopes it will change the way Muslim women are represented in the United States."...
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Portrayals on TV are for entertainment and much of that is absolute silliness if not garbage. Pick your poison.
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