Talk:Ava Jalali/@comment-37690343-20190314181418/@comment-27481640-20190314200804

In an era where diversity matters, representation matters as well. As a Latino myself I wouldn't like it if some dark-haired tan white person is cast as a Latino but doesn't imo represent it well (like cringey accent Spanish) I'd be a little offended. I don't want to sound mean but obviously you're a big fan of Sofia and clearly you're biased in her favor. I know there's this new ABC show coming soon called Grand Hotel about a Hispanic family running a hotel and their staff but like only two of the actors are genuinely Hispanic.

This case is just an example of colorism since physically Sofia looks to have some general Arab features like dark hair and eyes. But ethnicity wise, honestly I hope the show honors Ava's cultural roots. Ava's book counterpart is technically half-Iranian and half-Irish (aka white) but really she is primarily defined as Arab-American. I know there's this scene where Ava appears to be wearing a beige turban but we'll see. Honestly we wouldn't be having this conversation if the show just decided to change Jalali to Juarez or something when they were changing Caitlin and Dylan's last names apparently.