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