Karla Sofía Gascón: Islamophobic and Racist Comments Fuel Controversy Before the Oscars
Karla Sofía Gascón, star of the recently Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez, was forced to apologize after the resurfacing of racist and Islamophobic tweets.
Among the most scandalous statements, the Spanish actress wrote in 2020:
“Islam is wonderful, without any machismo. Women are respected, and when they are so respected, they are left with a small square hole on their face so that their eyes and mouth are visible, but only if they behave well. It’s deeply disgusting for humanity.”
This Islamophobic comment not only aims to ridicule religious practices but also insults Muslim women, reduced to objects of systematic oppression according to her distorted analysis.
She also expressed concerns about the “growing presence of Muslims in Spain,” lamenting the increase of veiled women in the streets, going as far as to declare:
“Maybe next year, instead of English, we will have to teach Arabic [in her daughter’s school].”
The actress’s statements, far from being a simple slip of the tongue, reveal a deeply racist and Islamophobic vision, supporting dangerous stereotypes and exacerbating divisions in a society already marked by growing tensions.
Den nationale sanktionsliste, offentligt kendt som hadprædikantlisten, blev etableret i foråret 2016 (1) som led i en politisk aftale mellem Venstre, Socialdemokraterne, Dansk Folkeparti og Det Konservative Folkeparti. Listen blev (...)
I 2018 blev den såkaldte “ghettolov” præsenteret under titlen “Et Danmark uden parallelsamfund – ingen ghettoer i 2030” (1). Loven udgør et centralt eksempel på, hvordan lovgivning kan racialisere og (...)
Som følge af en række kritiserede anbefalinger fra den regeringsnedsatte Kommission for den glemte kvindekamp udtalte statsminister Mette Frederiksen på grundlovsdag i 2025, at hun ønsker at forbyde niqab og (...)
Karla Sofía Gascón: Islamophobic and Racist Comments Fuel Controversy Before the Oscars
Karla Sofía Gascón, star of the recently Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez, was forced to apologize after the resurfacing of racist and Islamophobic tweets.
Among the most scandalous statements, the Spanish actress wrote in 2020:
“Islam is wonderful, without any machismo. Women are respected, and when they are so respected, they are left with a small square hole on their face so that their eyes and mouth are visible, but only if they behave well. It’s deeply disgusting for humanity.”
This Islamophobic comment not only aims to ridicule religious practices but also insults Muslim women, reduced to objects of systematic oppression according to her distorted analysis.
She also expressed concerns about the “growing presence of Muslims in Spain,” lamenting the increase of veiled women in the streets, going as far as to declare:
“Maybe next year, instead of English, we will have to teach Arabic [in her daughter’s school].”
The actress’s statements, far from being a simple slip of the tongue, reveal a deeply racist and Islamophobic vision, supporting dangerous stereotypes and exacerbating divisions in a society already marked by growing tensions.
Den nationale sanktionslistes skyggesider
Den nationale sanktionsliste, offentligt kendt som hadprædikantlisten, blev etableret i foråret 2016 (1) som led i en politisk aftale mellem Venstre, Socialdemokraterne, Dansk Folkeparti og Det Konservative Folkeparti. Listen blev (...)
“Ghettoloven
I 2018 blev den såkaldte “ghettolov” præsenteret under titlen “Et Danmark uden parallelsamfund – ingen ghettoer i 2030” (1). Loven udgør et centralt eksempel på, hvordan lovgivning kan racialisere og (...)
Forbud mod bederum på uddannelsesinstitutioner
Som følge af en række kritiserede anbefalinger fra den regeringsnedsatte Kommission for den glemte kvindekamp udtalte statsminister Mette Frederiksen på grundlovsdag i 2025, at hun ønsker at forbyde niqab og (...)