yeah… so… I really hope #MattDamon has a good team helping him
with his #damonsplaining, AND that the conversation begins to change. Many of us
know that this is an issue in Hollywood, but what I think is even more
telling is that without knowing it he really got to a crux of the
issue… he is only thinking about Diversity from outside optics… what
people outside see that then has an audience be attracted to a piece of
work… he for some reason doesn’t see that you can not just place an
outside image on top of a story and call that diversity. There is
something unique and more authentic that comes from have multiple voices
in the the writing room, behind the camera etc… I think that is part
of the recent success we are seeing. I don’t think the fact the
Empire has a very diverse writer’s room and behind the scenes team AND
broke crazy records is coincidence nor is it coincidence that Shonda
Rhimes’ shows, and the shows she produces have authentic characters from
many backgrounds and SHE has a diverse team on both sides of the
camera. It’s not just putting a diverse cast on top of a story told by
the traditional make up of a writers room. When you are used to the
world telling stories through you lens to everybody… when YOUR prism
is what considered “universal” it is easy to think that is you just add
color on top it’ll be/taste the same like food coloring… #notso.
Diverse voices add so many layers of authentic flavor that you can’t
even really quantify them. Glad this has been brought to such public
light.
Honestly this film is a slap in the face to the people who took part in the riots, who fought in the streets for your right to be treated like a human being. It’s an insult to the LGBT community, to trans people, to drag queens, to women and people of color. Hollywood has once again taken our moment of major historical significance and told us that the only way people will care is if a white man is the hero, and that the only way change really happens is if a white man fights for it.