"Only very rarely are foreigners or first-generation immigrants allowed to be nice people in American films. Those with an accent are bad guys."

People, American, First, Foreigners

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"Only very rarely are foreigners or first-generation immigrants allowed to be nice people in American films. Those with an accent are bad guys."

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