Viola Davis recalls the micro-aggression she experienced decades ago when she discussed Rasa’s impact on her Hollywood career.
Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, the Oscar-winning actor said he was called a waitress by the unnamed director. “And I’ve known him for almost 10 years,” he said. “She called me Louise and I realized Louise was her maid’s name.”
“I was probably around 30 at the time, just now. “But what you have to understand is that these micro-assaults are always happening,” Davis explains.
The actress also spoke at the time when she was told she wasn’t “beautiful enough” for certain roles. “It breaks my heart and makes me angry,” he said. “For many reasons. Many of them are based on race. Really like that. Why be honest; If I had the same characteristics and was lightweight with five colors, it would be a bit different ”.
Davis recently starred as Michelle Obama in “The First Lady,” which ends its 10-episode season in June, and has also just released her memoir, “Finding Me.”
She also stars in the film “The Woman King,” a historical epic inspired by real events in the Kingdom of Dahomey, in the former West African state of present -day Benin.
Source: Huffpost
