| re: Gene Nelson -- No "White Privilege" Benefit? | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 06:41 pm EST 03/08/21 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 06:34 pm EST 03/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Gene Nelson -- No "White Privilege" Benefit? - whereismikeyfl 09:26 am EST 03/08/21 | |
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| The studio claimed that Oberon was Anglo-Indian and described her as exotic. As I've said before, Hollywood was run by white and/or Jewish guys. They saw everything through a white lens so white actors had a big advantage over actors of color, although Hispanic actors fared better than Asian and black actors. It wasn't fair or just and obviously "the powers that were" didn't care about social justice. Nevertheless, I would not define the situation as "white privilege", which is a term that means different things to different people. Most historians of the film industry (that I'm aware of) define "white privilege" differently than the way it has been defined on ATC. I'm not trying to be controversial -- I just have observed that to be the case. |
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