"I grew up never seeing myself on-screen, and it's really important to me to give people who look like me a chance to see themselves. I want to see myself as the hero of any story. I want to see myself save the world from the bomb"
- Sandra Oh
About this Quote
Sandra Oh's quote speaks to the importance of representation in media. Growing up without seeing herself on-screen, she comprehends the impact of not seeing yourself represented in the stories you take in. She wants to give people who appear like her a chance to see themselves, to be the hero of the story, and to save the world. This quote speaks to the power of representation and how it can form the method we view ourselves and our place on the planet. It is a suggestion that everyone deserves to see themselves represented in the stories they consume, and that representation can have a powerful effect on how we see ourselves and our location on the planet.
This quote is written / told by Sandra Oh somewhere between June 20, 1971 and today. She was a famous Actress from Canada.
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