‘Difference doesn’t equal evil’: Cork man living with a facial difference calls for change in depiction of villains on screen

Tom Hickey, aged in his 60s from Ballincollig, has lived with a facial difference most of his life after he accidentally set himself on fire at the age of two.

Mr Hickey, who documents his life and his experience of living with a facial difference on his blog Hickey’s World, has called on those in the film industry to be more mindful of how they depict visible difference.

Source: ‘Difference doesn’t equal evil’: Cork man living with a facial difference calls for change in depiction of villains on screen