The role that actress Ada Maris was up for was Carmen, Michael’s Latina housekeeper.
“It wasn’t even funny it was hurtful and derogatory,” she said.
and “They stole!
Darren Star, Ada Maris, and Neil Patrick Harris.Gary Gershoff/Getty Images; Dominik Bindl/Getty Images; JC Olivera/WireImage
I don’t know how they get in.”
In her second scene, Carmen says, “No, I do that.
You don’t clean good you always leave a ring.”
“You are modern gay men,” she said.
“How would you like to watch or play an outdated, offensively stereotypical gay part?”
Harris is not a writer on the show and was not involved in the casting process for Carmen.
She added, “These media images shape our ideas of ourselves.
That’s why it’s really important that the portrayals be more realistic, not hurtful.
We need to see ourselves more like we really are.”
EW has reached out to representatives for Star and Harris for comment.
This article has been updated with a statement from Maris.
