Cast Against Type

[poliphilo]

 I dreamed our neighbours had recruited me to play one of three young Pakistani brothers in a show they were putting on. I was unsure how appropriate it would be for me to brown-up and put on a black wig but no-one else seemed to be bothered. "And you do know I'm seventy" I said....

Comments

[cmcmck]

Back when that sort of thing was considered okay, Spike played an Indian guy- and he could speak fluent Urdu having grown up in India.

[poliphilo]

Curious how shows that were intended to attack racism are now seen as racist.....