![]() Awkwafina was recognised for her Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance, which did not go down well with many people from the marginalised community since she had not apologised or acknowledged the criticism about her past appropriation of AAVE. ![]() The recent backlash came when the actress was nominated for an NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Image Award, which historically has honoured African-American achievement and talent in Hollywood. ![]() The actress added that as a group, Asian Americans are still trying to define what their journey as immigrants means to them, “What is correct and where they don't belong." It’s making fun of, and it upholds white supremacy by turning the voices of a community into a joke.”Īwkwafina’s statement mentioned that while growing up, she consumed hip hop culture and she became fond of it. However, actor Sameer Hasan has made his entry into Telugu movies after being removed. Most of the actors act in movies after getting immense fame in TV serials. Cheryl Bedford, Founder of Women of Color Unite, an organisation fighting for fair access and treatment for women of colour in Hollywood, told BuzzFeed News on Saturday, “Putting on any marginalised person’s identity in comedy equates a person’s voice and culture to not being taken seriously. He was ousted from Na Mogudu Naku Sontham serial that aired on ETV Telugu from 2016 to 2019 and faced financial distress. Critics Applaud MCU's Latest Superhero Movie Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsĪwkwafina has been accused of appropriating the culture of African-Americans in her comical work which has miffed many of the people who belong to the community.
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