This has been happening in the arts for the better part of two decades, but worsened since the George Floyd riots. He is right that it is time to push back:
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I’m glad he’s fighting back. You can see the discrimination against white men throughout America, like a sore thumb in the arts, & especially commercials. So much for the US subscribing to “rule of law”. Racial discrimination is ubiquitous.
I have a second cousin who performed in the theater scene in New York, and she told us probably 15 years ago what was happening with regard to placing minorities in roles that should have ordinarily been white folks. It shut out opportunities for people who would have fit the role, and who would have been consistent with the kinds of people and places associated with the story being told.
It is a huge dumpster fire. But it’s just a reflection of what is happening throughout the economy, as you suggest. I am glad it is finally in the process of being corrected.