#ZARQA coming to YouTube worldwide starting Apr 25 & on @CBCGem in Canada! Creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie & author of Jameela Green Ruins Everything
Aug 21, 2020 • 16 tweets • 9 min read
THREAD: And now for some answers! What was the inspiration for the #ZARQA trailer? Hubby insists I tell everyone he hasn't run off with a white, hot yoga instructor. We are still married (more or less happily) & the trailer is fictional and not based on anyone's life.
Think-pieces by authors such as @amil, @TazzyStar & @nansequiturs inspired me. They critique the romantic comedy trope in @TheBigSickMovie & #MasterOfNone among others: brown men choosing white women as the highly desired trophy while brown women are disposable side characters.