“It’s such a complex situation yet also ... it’s tied so simply to misogynoir,” Thomas tells TODAY.com, referring to the misogyny that Black women face in which their race and gender are intersecting forms of oppression. “Black women and their relationship to the world around them is so different,” she explains. The actor says Lady Danbury rebukes conventions, choosing to advocate for her own place in society and to not remarry after the husband, Lord Danbury, dies. Thomas says in doing so, her character not only challenges the status quo, but she asserts her agency. I think for a lot of us the fact that we’re all grouped into a monolith, yet we are all so different,” Thomas says.

Source: Ethiopian News May 12, 2023 18:23 UTC