![]() ![]() Set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, WandaVision presents a vintage sitcom world in which Wanda is suddenly reunited with her husband, the android superhero Vision, who had been killed in Marvel’s Infinity Wars by Thanos, a clue that reality isn't what it seems. While the Scarlet Witch has plenty of magic, she does not need to fall into the stereotype, nor have her identity erased. Many Roma like myself are frustrated that a rare opportunity for mainstream representation character boils down to a white lady in cosplay, especially when so many talented Roma actresses abound. ![]() the Scarlet Witch (played by Elizabeth Olsen) appears in her retro costume - red headband, leotard, tights, and cape - announcing that she’s a “Sokovian fortune teller.” The reference is a sidelong nod to the comic-book character Wanda’s part-Romani ethnicity that Olsen, a white actress, says she fought for.īut it should be painfully obvious that neither the Scarlet Witch’s headband nor leotard is part of our culture - it is not, as Olsen offensively claimed, "a gypsy thing" - and passing it off as such only layers on the misrepresentation. In a recent episode of WandaVision, “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!” the titular superhero Wanda Maximoff a.k.a. ![]()
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