Rachel Zegler Reacts to Backlash Surrounding Her 'Snow White' Casting
31.01.2022 - 20:37
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Rachel Zegler is speaking out about the backlash around her being cast as Snow White in the upcoming live action adaptation.
News of Rachel‘s casting was announced back in June 2021 and there were some toxic fans online who objected to a Colombian American actress taking on the role.
In an interview with Andrew Garfield as part of Variety‘s Actors on Actors series, the West Side Story star shared her thoughts on the backlash.
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“Never in a million years did I imagine that this would be a possibility for me,” Rachel said. “You don’t normally see Snow Whites that are of Latin descent. Even though Snow White is really a big deal in Spanish-speaking countries.”
She continued, “Blanca Nieves is a huge icon whether you’re talking about the Disney cartoon or just different iterations and the Grimm fairy tale and all the stories that come with it. But you don’t particularly see people who look like me or are me playing roles like that.”
The actress added, “When it was announced, it was a huge thing that was trending on Twitter for days, because all of the people were angry.”
“Ah, those people,” Andrew replied. “The people that we need to educate. The people that we need to love into awareness.”
“We need to love them in the right direction,” Rachel agreed. “At the end of the day, I have a job to do that I’m really excited to do. I get to be a Latina princess.”
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