The public critique said Hollywood needs to acknowledge the role it has played in perpetuating racist stereotypes and take concrete steps to repair the damage that’s been done.
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"It’s challenging for everyone in this town, we get that," says Michelle Amor, who co-chairs the WGAW's Committee of Black Writers."When the powers that be don’t acknowledge we have very specific challenges, and don’t take the time to meet with us and say what are your concerns, and what can we do to make it better? ... we wanted to get their attention."
“You were there the entire time, denying us equal representation on your sets and in your studios while perpetuating dehumanizing stereotypes about us in movies and mis-telling our stories to the world,” guild members wrote. “As black Americans, we cannot afford to deny how these racist histories have served to mischaracterize us as people, marked our experiences and impacted how we are perceived and represented at work and around the world.
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