feministfront:

i was reading about “a quiet place” and they were talking about how john krasinski made a point to cast a deaf actress (her name is millicent simmonds) in the role of a deaf character because he didn’t want a non-deaf person pretending to be deaf and also because he thought it was essential to have that perspective to help inform the character and story.

and i think that’s just really cool, and really refreshing in a hollywood where representation is still a major problem and where, even when the stories of marginalized people are told, those people often aren’t given the chance to tell them. and it’s such a bare minimum thing, casting a disabled person in a disabled role, but it’s still almost revolutionary in our media. i’m just really glad to see a major hollywood person openly talk about how important it is and actually make a point to walk the walk, not just talk the talk.