Today’s guest is Alim Somji, the Chairperson of AboutFace, a Canadian non-profit organization that strives to eliminate the stigma and discrimination encountered by individuals with facial differences. Today’s conversation revolves around what facial differences are, the impact having a facial difference can have on mental health, and the journey that Alim took toward the acceptance of his own facial difference.
We also talk about facial differences in movies like Deadpool and how some companies have been instrumental in creating awareness around facial differences in their advertising.
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TIMECODES
00:37 Guest Introduction: Alim Somji and AboutFace
01:28 Alim's Background and AboutFace's Mission
06:13 Discussion on the Representation of Facial Differences in Deadpool
10:29 The Changing Landscape of Advertising
14:43 Alim's Personal Experience with Discrimination
24:19 Desired Representation in Film and TV
28:12 The Isolation and Support for Individuals with Facial Differences
32:03 Resources and Organizations for Facial Differences
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