Talk:Ava Jalali/@comment-37690343-20190314181418/@comment-24173435-20190628024015

Like Jay said, this is a classic case of colorism.

The comments that I've seen so far are not meant to bash Sofia or put her down as a person or actress. Do I think Sofia is talented? Yes. Do I like her as Ava? Sometimes. But we shouldn't for a second overlook the fact that Ava Jalali was written as a canonically Iranian-Irish woman. In a perfect book-to-tv adapation she would have been portrayed by an Iranian-Irish actress

Instead, the writers changed the ethnicity of Ava character to better accomodate the actress, without fully committing and altering her last name, background, etc. Are we supposed to believe that Ava is Iranian-Irish? Or are we supposed to believe that the Jalali's (a name rooted in Iranian culture) are Hispanic? I understand that race/ethnicity is not all that makes a character. But to pretend these questions aren't issues is also wrong.

They could/should have made Sofia a new character that was BASED on Ava Jalali. The writers should be writing for the characters not the actress.