Character: Bashir HamedFrom: Transplant CTV/NBCRepresentation: RacialTheir Importance: He’s on
Character: Bashir HamedFrom: Transplant CTV/NBCRepresentation: RacialTheir Importance: He’s one of the first Syrian characters I’ve seen in a Western television show. He’s an extremely capable doctor and loving brother. The show has him speak Arabic a lot which I love.Issues: The actor, Hamza Haq, is Saudi Arabian not Syrian. I know as a Syrian-Lebanese person I shouldn’t be picky with rep but I can’t help but wish that they’d hired a Syrian actor to play a Syrian character.Thanks to @lesbiandiegohargreeves for the write up! -- source link
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