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Keren SimKeren Sim

Keren is a pop-culture obsessed writer with a soft spot for trashy reality shows, musicals and romantic comedies. She has previously worked in the magazine world covering celebrity and entertainment stories.

Crazy Rich Asians and why representation matters

30 August 2018 by Keren Sim

A glaring lack of representation in Hollywood means Crazy Rich Asians still feels quietly revolutionary in a #woke 2018, writes Keren Sim. The year was 2000 and the movie was Charlie’s Angels. Watching Lucy Liu kicking ass alongside Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore, I sat up a little straighter, feeling a jolt of recognition that … Read more

Categories Featured, Media Tags Crazy Rich Asians, Racism, representation

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