It’s super disheartening when a lot of shows seem to have a spot designated for a ‘diverse hire’ in their rooms but don’t make any significant moves to hire beyond that number as per the above study.

Exactly. I worked my way through graduate school and one of the requirements for the degree was taking an unpaid internship - and registering for it, which meant I would be paying to work. I told my program director there was no way I would ever do that and after several discussions/meetings, I was “allowed” to take a…

This happen to me this summer. I was at LaGuardia going through a security check for Houston. Followed every procedure..had to go through that weird body scan thing. Finally the white man on the other side goes “I have to pat you down..and also feel your hair.(I have large twists) The white man did seem uncomfortable…

So get writing!

Your second point also highlights the tyranny of the unpaid internship in climbing the entertainment ladder. If you can afford not to get paid or severely underpaid, you have a tremendous advantage.

CBS, FOX, Hulu and Showtime had no people of color showrunners.

1. Both on the “business” side and the “creative” side, entertainment is very much a business in which hiring is done on the basis of “he reminds me of myself when I was his age.” (Pronoun choice very much intentional.) What this means is that it’s not just a largely white and male business: it’s disproportionately…

I love how she manages in such a short time to make everyone evil or stupid but her - Obama is neglectful (because on top of trying to govern, focus on OFA, and actually campaign for individual candidates he should have been spending his down time raising fat cash for the DNC I guess), DWS is incompetent (possible,…

Because I am sick and tired of the entire country clutching their pearls about the poor working class white men while conveniently forgetting working class PoC got screwed too, and that we treated them like trash. Let’s make good to the people who had it worse first and then shed tears for the guys who have access to…

Yes, but this is only acceptable when it’s said to white women. Apparently.

“Hurting my feelings is the real racism.”

The right wing was able to create a fuss about a black First Lady encouraging kids to exercise and eat vegetables. If the right wing’s gonna be a whiny baby person, then the right wing can go fuck itself.

On the other hand, why should I give two shits what right wing publications think about anything whatsoever?

Personally while I’m definitely self-righteous, I guarantee I pay out more in taxes than I receive in benefits, so I don’t think you could call me a freeloader. And I mainly think people like me, who, through a combination of hard work and good fortune have more than enough, should help out people who don’t have…

Breaking News: People who supported Bernie and wanted ideological purity suddenly against ideological purity when it is turned against them.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. It won’t be easy, or pretty - but here’s hoping it leads somewhere better than where we’re at.

Other countries manage to have free societies while restricting public displays of Nazism. Of course, other countries manage to remain free and peaceful while restricting access to firearms, too. If the guns aren’t keeping the Nazis in check, I say we get rid of both of them.

I love this picture:

here’s a little colin:

The sad part is that these wypipo are doing better than average because they at least asked. A lot of them will straight up start their inspection with no permission, if you have the misfortune of standing in front of them at the checkout line.