In an extensive interview with Vulture, Tandy Newton frankly told about different manifestations of sexism and racism, from which she suffered throughout his career. The 47-year-old actress shared that it was supposed to play one of the main roles in the militant "Angel Charlie" 2000, but after unpleasant conversations with the then head of the Sony Amy Pascal and the director Makjj, she refused to further participate in the project:
I met Pascal, and she told me: "Listen, I don't want to be politically incorrect, but your heroine is spelled out in the scenario, and we need to achieve complete believing. This is an educated girl who studied at the university. But we want to add a scene in which she would go to the bar, climbed there on the rack and start to shake the ass. " In essence, Pascal outlined stereotypes about how loudness can be achieved if it comes to black heroine. I answered it: "No, I will not do this." As a result, I never starred in this film.
What is up to the conversation with Makjj, then in it also surfaced painful for Newton theme with stereotypes in connection with its skin color:
The director told me: "I can't wait for it. The first frame will be like this: you first think that you see the yellow dividing stripes on the road, but then retreat back and realize that you have before the stitches before your eyes, because your jeans are sitting so tight that resemble an asphalt road. " I said in response: "Oh, I don't think we will go on this road together."
It is curious that Pascal refutes the fact of such a conversation with Newton. On the contrary, the former manager Sony claims that she has always had a good relationship with Newton.