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Study: Biggest Hollywood films still go mostly to white men
The Associated Press ^ | March 30, 2023 | By JAKE COYLE

Posted on 03/30/2023 10:14:47 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

NEW YORK (AP) — As Hollywood emerged from the pandemic, its biggest film productions dipped in diversity after years of incremental progress, according to a new study by UCLA researchers. Opportunities were notably greater for women and people of color on streaming platforms than in theatrically released films.

The annual UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, published Thursday, presented one of the most detailed looks yet at how the film industry was shaped and, in many ways, set back during the pandemic. In analyzing 2022 movie releases, academics found that ethnic and gender inclusivity in theatrical films reverted back to 2019 or 2018 levels in many metrics, turning charts downward that had been slowly trending toward greater equity on screen and behind the camera.

As the film industry sought to claw back moviegoers in 2022, it did so by leaning more on films starring and directed by white men, despite considerable evidence that more diverse films attract larger audiences. Black, Latino and Asian American moviegoers make up nearly half of all frequent moviegoers, and for the biggest hits, often account for the majority of ticket buyers.

“It definitely was not an industry that was back all the way. But I really think it gives a picture of a two-tiered system that’s been created,” says Ana-Christina Ramón, director of the Entertainment and Media Research Initiative at UCLA, which produces the report. “What will be interesting to see is what happens in 2023 if it continues to have this bifurcation.”

“The fear is that diversity is something is temporary or could be easily cut at any point in either theatrical or streaming,” says Ramón, noting that streaming services, after years of torrid growth, are now pulling back on original productions.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bidenvoters; culturewar; hollywood; race; woke
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To: Old Yeller

“POC already dominate the commercials. Crackas are only needed if they need someone to play the buffoon characters.”

That is true and I wonder if the advertisers do that because it pays off in sales.

I went down the “tunnel” onto a Delta flight the other day. It was lined with Delta advertising with practically all of the faces black, and there was one with a couple of guys being cuddly.


41 posted on 03/30/2023 10:44:57 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: Andyman

“Men that are more than half white?”

Hmm, like Jussie Smollett?


42 posted on 03/30/2023 10:45:15 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: V_TWIN

thanks for correcting me , I thought it was that other hateful scumbag whats his name


43 posted on 03/30/2023 10:45:28 AM PDT by KTM rider (what if a real J6 happens someday, instead of just a silly false flag show )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Sub-Saharan Africa (black folks) make up about 12% of the population. They speak many different languages. If half of them spoke the same language and didn't have an absurd death rate from hedonism and even bad hygiene practices (such as peeing and pooping next to your drinking water), they'd be an economic force to contend with.

But they choose not to be.

44 posted on 03/30/2023 10:45:32 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

The DEI solution would be compulsory attendance.


45 posted on 03/30/2023 10:47:34 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: All

Hollywood gives a lot of jobs to minorities. Jewish people are only 3% of the population and they get plenty of jobs in show business


46 posted on 03/30/2023 10:49:08 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: KTM rider

I’m guessing your referring to spike lee......yeah he hates whites AND he’s got short man syndrome. LOL!

A rich black American angry at the country that made him that way......thst makes a lot of sense doesn’t it?.....and there’s a bunch of those.


47 posted on 03/30/2023 10:52:18 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I think they, and television studios, should go all-black. They also should never televise anything scene that involves a gun.

I've got a box full of Mack Bolan paperbacks to catch up on while the world burns down around me.

48 posted on 03/30/2023 10:59:33 AM PDT by The Duke
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

DIE-versity !


49 posted on 03/30/2023 11:04:21 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

prolly because they want to turn a profit...


50 posted on 03/30/2023 11:04:22 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Today I couldn't care less what color those associated with a particular film are. I still won't see it....won't buy it...won't buy a ticket to it.
51 posted on 03/30/2023 11:04:43 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I really like this chart. Thanks for posting it. I’ve been looking for one like this.


52 posted on 03/30/2023 11:07:38 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Gun violence" ISN'T the problem idiots. People violence is the problem. Embrace the suck!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer; ProtectOurFreedom

Ditto. Cool chart.


53 posted on 03/30/2023 11:10:27 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The Wokesters have only themselves to blame - who was it who canceled Song of the South? Maybe they should reshoot it with a little black boy getting moral lessons from a kindly white man - Johnny Depp would be awesome - Zip A Dee Doo Dah!
54 posted on 03/30/2023 11:15:11 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Navy Patriot

Nice to see the weepy Asian woman again.


55 posted on 03/30/2023 11:16:11 AM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: Jhadur

In other words, despite the braying of serial virtue signalers, hollywood is still just a giant pit of phoniness. What a shock coming from people whose entire lives are devoted to pretending.


56 posted on 03/30/2023 11:16:21 AM PDT by DPMD (ua)
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To: Boogieman

Larger audiences or full theater audiences that are majority black? It doesn’t take the full 13% of the population to fill a theater.


57 posted on 03/30/2023 11:20:44 AM PDT by DPMD (ua)
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To: KTM rider

Anything by spike lee is to be avoided. Dude looks like he just sucked the sourest lemon on the planet.


58 posted on 03/30/2023 11:30:35 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Jhadur

Why not; they have the most talent. The best always go to the front of the line.


59 posted on 03/30/2023 11:46:11 AM PDT by chopperk ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well, Hollywood has to do something to add authenticity and realism to their movies.


60 posted on 03/30/2023 11:52:20 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Gun violence" ISN'T the problem idiots. People violence is the problem. Embrace the suck!)
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