TMC
01-05-2021, 05:38 AM
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/30/entertainment/schitts-creek-ray-butani-accent-rizwan-manji-trnd/index.html
Manji recently reacted to criticism (https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/12/29/how-a-schitts-creek-character-stirred-debate-about-actors-faking-accents-and-hollywoods-diversity.html) that his character Ray Butani's use of an Indian accent fed South Asian stereotypes, especially since he was one of the few non-white cast members on the show. "It is a very slight Indian accent -- somebody who was probably raised in Canada, but probably was born in India or Pakistan," said the Indian-Canadian actor. "I don't regret that because I think it actually works for Ray. He wasn't like everybody else in that town. He was from somewhere else."
Manji recently reacted to criticism (https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/12/29/how-a-schitts-creek-character-stirred-debate-about-actors-faking-accents-and-hollywoods-diversity.html) that his character Ray Butani's use of an Indian accent fed South Asian stereotypes, especially since he was one of the few non-white cast members on the show. "It is a very slight Indian accent -- somebody who was probably raised in Canada, but probably was born in India or Pakistan," said the Indian-Canadian actor. "I don't regret that because I think it actually works for Ray. He wasn't like everybody else in that town. He was from somewhere else."