'A lot of it is based in race. It really is.'
is a living legend, as well as one of the best living actors we've got. She deserves nothing but respect.Unfortunately, Hollywood is riddled with systemic racism, which means that Viola's been treated with disrespect at certain points throughout her storied career.
“I had a director who did that to me," she said."He said, ‘Louise!’ I knew him for 10 years and he called me Louise and I find out that it’s because his maid’s name is Louise."Viola said the incident happened around the time that she was 30 — but it was emblematic of"microaggressions" that"happen all the time.”Viola also discussed Hollywood's persistent colorism when it comes to casting Black women in TV and film roles.
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