And Just Like That's Sara Ramirez Finally Addresses The Che Diaz Hate!
04.02.2022 - 05:43
/ perezhilton.com
Sara Ramirez is aware of the internet’s disdain for Che Diaz!
Anyone who’s been following the reactions to HBOMax’s Sex and the City reboot And Just Like That… knows the show is getting its share of criticism. Aside from a noticeable lack of Samantha energy and the troubling treatment of Steve, the series has been ripped on for introducing much-needed diversity elements that, to many, came off half baked and “cringe.” But if there’s one thing every AJLT *critic* (note we said critic, not necessarily every *fan*) can agree on, it’s that Miranda’s (Cynthia Nixon) new love interest is the actual worst.
Since the introduction of Che Diaz, a non-binary comedian and the host of a podcast Carrie Bradshaw now works on, many have agreed the character was a cliché of a non-binary person and a joke of a comedian. It wasn’t just casual viewers: outlets published treatises about why Che is, as The Daily Beast put it, “the worst character on tv.”
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Now, Sara, the non-binary actor who has the pleasure of playing Che, is sounding off on all the noise — and they’re not letting the criticism get to them!
While speaking to The New York Times, the Grey’s Anatomy alum explained:
For their part, Sara said they don’t want to internalize the criticisms of a fictional character, adding:
Fair enough!
As for giving a response to the mounting criticism, the actor went on to say Che — aka, the writers who give Che a voice — should speak to that. They shared:
Interestingly enough, the writers almost chose an even less perfect love interest for Miranda when developing the new season — at least that’s how Nixon felt about it.
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