Christina Calcote on biracial erasure in the film/theater industry
11/20/22 • 79 min
Why are there so few biracial Asian characters on stage and on screen? Why so few bisexual and genderqueer characters? Don’t they have stories to tell too? Wasian actor/influencer Christina Calcote joins me on the show to share their insights.
Content Warning: mentions of queerphobia, racism, cyberbullying
For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.
And be sure to follow Christina on Tiktok @tik.tok.tina and on Instagram @christinacalcote and visit them at christinacalcote.com.
Why are there so few biracial Asian characters on stage and on screen? Why so few bisexual and genderqueer characters? Don’t they have stories to tell too? Wasian actor/influencer Christina Calcote joins me on the show to share their insights.
Content Warning: mentions of queerphobia, racism, cyberbullying
For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.
And be sure to follow Christina on Tiktok @tik.tok.tina and on Instagram @christinacalcote and visit them at christinacalcote.com.
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Content warning: references to political violence, assault, suicide attempt, and queer/transphobia
For more content, check out my website at chaseleeacts.com and follow me on Instagram @chaseleeacts and on TikTok @chaseleeacts.
And make sure to follow Pooya on Instagram @pooyaland and visit her at pooyaland.com
Organizations promoting women’s rights in Iran:
www.change.org
united4iran.org
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