Actress Jessica Chastain told Marie Claire in a recent interview that she believes people are more focused on Ukraine than Iran because Ukraine is 'mostly White.'
As Iran marked the country's student day on Tuesday protesters from college campuses demonstrated against the regime. women's rights protests in IranIn a recent interview with Marie Claire, the 45-year-old actress also chalked up the alleged double standard to the Iranian uprising's role as a"women-led revolution.". But when I bring up Iran, no one wants to talk about that," she told the outlet.
"In an attempt to quiet the noise, journalists on the ground have been arrested, and the Islamic Public of Iran has. But the people of Iran will not be silenced. I stand with the women of Iran and will amplify their voices from afar. When one woman is attacked, it is an attack on us all," she continued.During the interview, she said she prides herself on taking on roles that"celebrate" women.
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and American actress Jessica Chastain pose for a photo in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 7, 2022.
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