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Issa Rae just said the quiet part out loud: DEI has become “a bad word” in Hollywood.
“And now, even after so much progress, we’re kind of back to limited representation and having to stake claim of our stories. We’re back where we started, in a way, but wiser.”
After years of pushing “inclusive” storytelling, she’s admitting the industry is in an identity crisis, execs are scared to touch certain projects, and representation for women of color is sliding backward
“You have to be smarter about how you package and market [projects]. You tell them, ‘It’s not a show about a Black woman, it’s a show about class,’ as icky as that might feel, it gets the show sold.”
Full story: thewrap.com/industry-news/…


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