I’m not saying there aren’t people who take... - Official Tumblr of We Need Diverse Books

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I’m not saying there aren’t people who take diversity and inclusion seriously, they do exist. I’ve had dozens of meetings over the past couple of months (courtesy of my amazing manager and a team of new high performance agents). These meetings are set up for me to talk about directing and developing TV, but nowadays almost everybody brings up an article I’ve written about women directors or my diversity activism on Twitter (more than a few times now I’ve been elevated to VIP status with an important executive because either one of their family members, friends, or children follows me on Twitter… which is quite amazing if you consider the wider connotation).
Some of the executives I met are honestly trying, some studios have even — on shareholders orders — created entire diversity task forces to increase their numbers and a good 60% of Hollywood companies still don’t care at all, convinced that they don’t have a diversity issue (pro tip: unless you work for ShondaLand your Hollywood workplace probably hasn’t mastered diversity and inclusion).
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- Lexi Alexander, “Of Fear and Fake Diversity” (via tubooks)

Jan 08, 2016