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Study: Middle Eastern Actors Ignored, Stereotyped by TV

LOS ANGELES — Actors and characters of Middle Eastern and North African descent are either ignored by TV or stereotyped, according to a new study. The few such actors who get work are largely confined to playing tyrants and terrorists, said the university-funded study released Monday. One percent of regularly...

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