Posted on 07/31/2018 2:46:10 PM PDT by EdnaMode
UPDATED with Paramount statement, 10:50 AM: Paramount Pictures has issued this statement about the call for boycott: “We recently met with NHMC in a good faith effort to see how we could partner as we further drive Paramount’s culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging. Under our new leadership team, we continue to make progress — including ensuring representation in front of and behind the camera in upcoming films such as Dora the Explorer, Instant Family, and Limited Partners — and welcome the opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with the Latinx creative community further.”
EARLIER: Paramount Pictures was singled out today by Hispanic leaders for its “dismal numbers” in the hiring of Latino and Latina actors, writers and directors. Speaking at a news conference in Pasadena, leaders of the National Hispanic Media Coalition and the National Latino Media Council called for the public to join them in a boycott to force the studio to sign a Memorandum of Understanding “detailing how they are going to solve their Latino exclusion problem.”
The groups said that 20 of Paramount’s 100 top-grossing films in 2016-17 had seven Latinos out of 160 of the top eight credited actors, one Latino director and zero Latino writers.
The groups originally said they would wait to hear Paramount’s response, but there were “Boycott Paramount films” signs at NHMC headquarters today, and Brenda Victoria Castillo, NHMC’s president and CEO-elect, made the groups’ stance clear: “Boycott Paramount Pictures today,” she said.
“The whole Latino community is going to boycott their films,” said NHMC president and CEO Alex Nogales, adding that he and a delegation met with Paramount execs in late June to urge them to sign a memorandum of understanding but got nowhere. The groups are planning a demonstration August 25 in front of Paramount to deliver a petition.
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More remakes of the “Cisco Kid” “Oh Cisco -— Oh Pancho!”
So Latino unemployment is down everywhere but in liberal Hollywood? Hmmm
Next up...
Remake of Gone with the Wind with Scarlett acted by a black “Latino” homosexual male with lots of back hair...
All those “Spaghetti westerns” were made in Spain...
Maybe Paramount can do a Chico and the Man movie.
Spain makes some darn good movies.
Look for “Alatriste”
Weirdly, its got Viggo Mortensen, speaking Spanish well enough.
They’re remaking everything else (no new ideas I guess).
So I’m looking forward to more Cheech and Chong movies. That should fix the problem and improve the quality of stuff coming out of holywood. And expose today’s kids to the Latinos and Latinas that my generation was exposed to (most of my family was from Mexico so they weren’t my first exposure, but Cheech and Chong were GREAT and my friends got exposed).
My rant was actually more directed at the ubiquitous and tawdry Mexican soap operas, game shows, sabado gigante, etc. etc. LOL.
what some people don’t seem to understand is that it isn’t some other studio’s responsibility to give voice to your ideas and movies just because you think they should do it.
Freedom means being allowed to go make your own movie about whatever you want. If it is good... people will want to see it no matter who is in it.
Instead of boycotting, why don’t they all throw in $10 and go make their own movie?
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