White Man Javier Bardem: "I know what I'm talking about when I talk about minorities."
Following his Oscar nomination, Javier Bardem said “let's talk about Spanish minorities. How many Spanish characters are there in international cinema? None. There are Latin American characters. I know what I'm talking about when I talk about minorities.” pic.twitter.com/JQyW9P3A3g
- DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 8, 2022
"Let's talk about Spanish minorities. How many Spanish characters are there in international cinema? None. [Talks about his two Spanish roles that were Spanish just because he played them]. I've never been offered a Spanish character. There aren't Spanish characters outside of Spanish cinematography. There are Latin American characters. So I know what I'm talking about when I talk about minorities. We have to respect minorities, but we also have to support us, who are also minorities, who are trying to represent other minorities." (can anyone translate the last sentence better than this? lol he's such a dumbass.)
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There's so much to unpack here, but I'll let ONTD handle it, whew.