Actress Karla Sofía Gascón, named to the Oscars for “Emilia Pérez apologizes after controversial remarks on Islam
The career of Karla Sofía Gascón, named to the Oscars for “Emilia Pérez”, crosses an area of turbulence after the resurgence of controversial messages on Islam. A series of publications dating from 2020-2021, exhumed from its X account by the columnist Sarah Hagi, arouses indignation in the film industry.
“Islam is wonderful, without any machismo,” wrote the actress ironically in September 2020, accompanying her message with a photo taken in a restaurant. The text continued with a harsh criticism of wearing the full veil, evoking “a small square hole on the face for their eyes and their mouths, but only if they behave well.”
The Spanish actress did not stop there. In other equally controversial messages, it was alarmed by the growing visibility of Muslims in the schools of her country, going so far as to suggest with sarcasm that it would be necessary to “teach Arabic rather than English.”
Faced with the growing scandal, Gascón tried to appease the situation via a press release transmitted to Vanity Fair. “As a member of a marginalized community, I know the suffering that such remarks can cause,” she said, apologizing to people injured by her publications. This controversy bursts even though her historic Oscar appointment – she is the first transgender woman to compete in the best actress category – was celebrated as an advance for diversity in Hollywood.