The biggest star to take the stage during the Academy Awards arguably was the #OscarsSoWhite controversy as Chris Rock hammered home Hollywood’s diversity issues during the three-plus-hour telecast. But now that the curtain has closed, the question becomes how the industry will avoid a repeat.
The wheels already might be in motion: Since the Oscar nominations were announced Jan. 14, a slew of diverse stories and color-blind castings have gained momentum. Newly announced projects include the young Barack Obama movie Barry and Disney’s immigrant story Dr. Q. (Those come on the heels of the record-breaking $17.5 million Sundance deal for Nate Parker’s slave drama The Birth of a Nation).
“There’s definitely a big conversation taking place right now in our business,” says Management 360 partner Darin Friedman. “From both the filmmaker side and the buyer side, there’s a push for more diverse stories. It’s happening in a genuine way: an understanding that the cast or the directors who get hired should reflect the way the world looks.” ...
So we are headed toward 10 percent and less and less and less ...
We have two choices: (1) A multiracial nation where Whites will be soon dispossed and extinguished; (2) Our own White/European nations, just like the nations, the homelands that are routinely allowed to the Chinese, Japanese, Africans, Mexicans ...
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscarssowhite-spurs-diversity-casting-boom-872005
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