Aisha Dee as Kat Edison.
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Put this on the cover of Scarlet magazine. Actress Aisha Dee defended every Kat Edison in the world in an Instagram post that addresses diversity on her show. The bold type. With the open letter, he hopes the program can move forward and “really practice things The bold type teaches, acknowledging mistakes and making commitments to be better in the future. “Dee says that in her time as Kat, it took” three seasons to get someone in the hair salon who knew how to work with textured hair, “and two seasons to get a single BIPOC in the writers’ room, “and even then, the responsibility to speak for the entire black experience cannot and should not rest with one person.” There were no black or Muslim LGBTQ writers on staff when they wrote that The tumultuous love story of a queer black woman and a lesbian Muslim woman, she adds, Dee also disagrees with a current story, where Kat has romantically involved a woman named Ava, whose father ran a gay conversion camp. The decision for Kat to enter into a relationship with a privileged conservative woman felt confusing and out of place, “Dee writes.” Despite my personal feelings about the choice, I made all I do my best to tell the story honestly, even though Kat, who I know and love, would never make these decisions. It was heartbreaking to see Kat’s story become a story of redemption for someone else, someone who is complicit in the oppression of so many. Someone whose policies are actively damaging to their communities. “
Dee goes on to describe her experience as a black woman in Hollywood: “I could list every microaggression and example of problem behavior that I have come across throughout my career, but I am not writing this out of sympathy or inciting anger. I am writing this with the hope that the people who come later do not have to experience the things I have, “he writes. After having conversations with writers and producers “in the past few weeks,” she hopes that Freeform and. The bold type will commit to doing better. Freeform, Universal TV and The bold typeThe producer has already released his own statement applauding Dee. “Our goal in The bold type it is and has always been telling entertaining and authentic stories that are representative of the world in which Kat, Jane and Sutton live; We can only do it if we listen, “the statement read. Speaking of which, that strong female friendship emerged offscreen: Both Sutton (Meghann Fahy) and Jane (Katie Stevens) republished Dee’s open letter. The drama continues The bold typeThe finale of the fourth season will air on July 16 at 10 p.m.
