| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Last Edit: Singapore/Fling 02:14 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 02:13 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - writerkev 01:13 pm EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| No. I'm acknowledging that we live in a country and participate in an entertainment industry that is dominated by white people, which has historically oppressed Black people, and which continues to pay them, on average, less than white people. And I'm acknowledging that as a result of this system, white people have to respect that we can't ask to be regarded as equals by our BIPOC colleagues while continuing to benefit from our privilege. I find it repugnant how quickly (presumably white) people on this thread are to deny even the possibility that there may be racial disparities in pay, even though these have been consistently reported in the media, and even though we are in the midst of a national crisis about the undervaluing of Black life. I agree that there are many factors aside from race that can contribute to Tveit's paycheck versus the original offer to Odom - and that choosing "Grease Live" is a rather arbitrary benchmark - but I'm shocked, shocked, shocked at how quickly people are to take offense and loudly condemn a Black man for an innocuous statement that reflects hundreds of years of oppression against him and his people. |
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