AMY GOODMAN: And now you are a black woman superstar in Thor. Talk about your message to young women in the world.
TESSA THOMPSON: I think what's really been incredible about that, obviously, the character Valkyrie has not historically been a woman of color, although she is -- in the context of the comics, she is depicted as sometimes a bisexual, so she's a queer woman. But it's been incredible to see young women come up to me and say that it means so much to them because they can see themselves reflected in a film like that. And I think, for me, you know, when I first got the part, I couldn't believe it. And I think a part of that is because I had not seen it before. And so, I think that's where representation in media is really important. It's important that when people are ingesting their popcorn, they're also ingesting images that make them feel hopeful about their sense of possibility.
AMY GOODMAN: That's actress Tessa Thompson at the Respect Rally on Saturday here in Park City.
When we come back from break, we will look at RBG, a new documentary about the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who's here in Park City, as well. Stay with us.
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