Kal Penn is tweeting out his old audition scripts — and they’re incredibly racist
Stereotypes, accents and nameless “foreign” characters are all the reality when looking for work as a South Asian actor.
On Tuesday, actor Kal Penn tweeted out a series of snapshots from scripts that he’d auditioned for in the past, most of which included racist caricatures of South Asian culture.
The first screenshot showed a call for a “Gandhi Lookalike,” “Snake Charmers” and “Fire Eaters.” Read more. (3/15/2017 1:15 PM)
Lol and when I try to tell people Hollywood as is racist af and I rarely will support anything they produce ppl act like I am making shit up.















