My Oscar Dreams For Brown-Skinned Kids

Imran Siddiquee
Feb 24, 2017 · 17 min read
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Hollywood is obsessed with poor, lost brown people in slums or jungles. It doesn’t have to be this way.

II like Dev Patel, and not just because he has brown skin. Though, if I’m being honest, that was the main reason I woke up before the sun while on vacation, to watch the live announcement of this year’s Oscar nominees. As the…

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Imran Siddiquee

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writer, activist, filmmaker | on gender, race, and pop culture | working with mediajustice.org and saada.org | email: siddiquee.imran@gmail.com

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