Olivia Wilde Received ‘Insane Death Threats’ During ‘House’ Over Her Character's Interracial Relationship (www.indiewire.com)

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In the show, a storyline involving her character Remy having an interracial relationship was considered so shocking that she said there were “insane death threats constantly coming into the studios” and extra security had to be hired. Remy was also bisexual, something she says was considered groundbreaking at the time, but is commonplace today. “Seeing what’s on television now, if you watch ‘Euphoria,’ the fact that that my character was shocking and groundbreaking then, it’s like, no, it’s nothing.”

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[-] odium@programming.dev 7 points 1 week ago

Wtf? ppl were that against interracial marriage in 2007?

[-] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes. Racism still exists and isn't going away easily, even now.

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