Board Thread:Spoilers/@comment-96.228.137.74-20160311185338/@comment-26164766-20160526090527

This recent article from the New York Times, might be of interest of either of you. As it talks about problems with Hollywood, the industry in general and how whitewashing is a thing, recognized and fought against now. The article focuses on Asian-American actors, but that is just one part of the missing representation/opportunities of POC..

"It’s never been easy for an Asian-American actor to get work in Hollywood, let alone take a stand against the people who run the place. But the recent expansion of Asian-American roles on television has paradoxically ushered in a new generation of actors with just enough star power and job security to speak more freely about Hollywood’s larger failures.

And their heightened profile, along with an imaginative, on-the-ground social media army, has managed to push the issue of Asian-American representation — long relegated to the back burner — into the current heated debate about Hollywood’s monotone vision of the world.

“The harsh reality of being an actor is that it’s hard to make a living, and that puts actors of color in a very difficult position,” said Daniel Dae Kim, who stars in “Hawaii Five-0” on CBS and is currently appearing in “The King and I” on Broadway."