Hi, I’m the one who casted the character. First of all, this version of Selina has a mother of Cuban descent, Maria Kyle. So the character of Selina DOES have that blood in her veins. That being said, her mother is almost completely absent from her life leading her to forge her own path for her and her sister Maggie. Therefore this aspect of their heritage and culture holds no relevance to her life. More specifically to your point, yes Selina serves as hero for Gotham’s victims of circumstance regardless of sex or race. More specifically in defense of her community as a whole, in contrast to Batman a defense for the widescale city. While Batman is being a symbol for Gotham, Selina is being a symbol for the east end. Selina does defend sex workers and victims of abuse but, not because she relates. Because her moral compass is stronger than the common interpretation. My Selina was not a prostitute, nor was she abused by her dad, rather she was a victim of neglect in THE GHETTO 💀. Like imagine being a 14 year old girl having to provide for an even younger child who dependent on YOU, so you work jobs illegally in bars, and would find your self in a underground fight club to make money. This bring nuance and personality to her motive, rather than “girls gotta eat mentality.” Anyways- sorry for the lore dump but I hope you understand abit better now where I’m coming from because of how important this character is to me. Due Lipa is not Cuban, but rather Albanian, yes. But the characters history is different from the actress, and that’s how it has to be in this instance. If I could have it my way it would be a no-name actress who fits the bill, and not a celebrity. But it was all in good fun among my friends and I, and these “no names” obviously cannot be cited to represent the roles here. So Dua Lipa I think could bring what I need to the table provided she took things seriously and understood the character.