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Karla Sofía Gascón’s Racist Tweets and the Cautionary Tale of ‘Emilia Pérez’
The offensive tweets by 'Emilia Perez' star Karla Sofía Gascón reveal the Oscar contender to be an eerily prescient cautionary tale.
But the ensuing story thoroughly disproves Rita’s thesis; Emilia ( Karla Sofía Gascón) herself may think she’s changed inside as well as out, throwing herself into a nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of the very organizations she once led, but she soon gives into her own worst impulses. A cover story on Gascón in the Hollywood Reporteremphasized her involvement in the creative process, pushing director Audiard from an initially comic premise to a more sincere exploration of self-discovery. In a perverse way, the reelection of Donald Trump — who wasted no time in banning trans federal inmates from institutions that align with their gender and is also attempting to bar transgender troops from the military — could be seen as a boon for “Emilia Pérez.” Never mind that the film itself cautioned against assigning moral value to someone based on their identity, as opposed to their actions; Netflix could position a vote for their strongest contender as a vote against the current administration, something to feel good about in a moment that for many of the Oscars’ voters and viewers alike feels extremely bad.
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