SO WHAT???
Posted on 06/10/2019 12:11:56 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Animation companies are moving haltingly to promote women to key roles producing and directing the films and shows they make, according to a new study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.
In the past 12 years, 3% of the directors of animated movies were women, and just one, “Kung Fu Panda 2’s” Jennifer Yuh Nelson, was a woman of color. On the small screen, 13% of episodes from popular animated TV programs from 2018 had female directors, three of whom were women from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds.
That lack of diversity was reflected in the stories unfolding across movie theaters, television, and mobile devices. Movies such as “Moana” and television shows such as “Dora the Explorer” have made headlines by focusing on female characters, but they remain the exception to the rule. Only 17% of the 120 top-grossing animated films from 2007 to 2018 had a female lead or co-lead, and just three of those movies boasted a woman of color as its protagonist.
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While a bit off topic, last night a commercial during the NHL hockey playoff game by the Female CEO of Discover card and her tiny donation to young girls hockey...was pathetic. She went on and on and on and on and on about how Discover was going to level the field for girls hockey. Give me a break...get that crap over with so we can get back to real hockey.
I like hidden objects games and the hero of the plot is always a heroine.
They need to hire a tranny midget of color with mental challenges.. to be fair
Looking at the voluminous credits women don’t figure heavily in other areas of such productions.
If women are 51% of population, then by Gaia, women MUST be 51% of animated filmmakers.
Whether they have any desire to do so is irrelevant.
The WOKE are not very woke.
There was only ONE broadway show this year directed by a woman.
Are we saying that there is something inherently “masculine” about directing animated movies? I don’t think so. My guess is guys just feel safe hiring the guys, and since it is animated they don’t have to appeal to the woke crowd to get name actors and actresses into their production.
SO WHAT???
Judging by modern cartoons, I'd say you scored a direct hit.
IDGAFF.
So what.
JoMa
She has breasts and a vagina! Why that means talent...even if she can’t draw!
With streaming content the public/marketplace can decide if they want to seek out works directed and written by women.
So why haven’t the fan girls listed the names to watch? Who are the innovators? Who are the best?
If they don’t have anything (even a notable short) in their portfolio, they aren’t going to get the call to direct features.
>>Only 17% of the 120 top-grossing animated films from 2007 to 2018 had a female lead or co-lead,
How many animated Disney films in history focused on a female lead or co-lead?
More women are showing up at conventions these days. To look at movie stars and dress up in cosplay costumes. But to read? Not so much.
And there are women who go to draw or paint, but do they make films or publish comics?
Because "Finnish Paradox" sounds better than "People like us, who presume to judge other people's decisions, are too stupid to be allowed to steal oxygen normals need, and should certainly never be allowed anywhere near political power. Naturally, we were wrong from the getgo, like always."
True, but not quite as snappy.
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