And you can't say anything because then you set yourself up for public crucifixion.'ĭismissing such complaints, however quietly expressed, Selma director Ava DuVernay, now one of the most powerful black women in Hollywood, wrote on Twitter: 'Everyone has a right to their opinion. 'I understand Hollywood still has a long way to go before people of colour are properly represented on screen but how am I supposed to pay my mortgage, put food on the table? Everyone is terrified. Nathan Lee Bush: ‘Anyone who dares speak up is cancelled’Īn actor in his 50s who has worked on some of the biggest shows of the past 20 years described how, during a recent audition, the casting director told him he was 'perfect for the part' but that they had been instructed to hire 'a person of colour' for the role. White middle-aged men are collateral damage. And it's coming directly from the heads of the studios who know their jobs are on the line. 'Directors normally have a say about who is in their project. 'Everyone wants to be able to check all the boxes for each new hire,' according to one Oscar-nominated insider. The latest buzzword in Tinseltown is 'Bipoc' – an acronym for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour – and 'Menemy', which means a white, male enemy of the diversity movement.
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But there are fears that the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction – and that the movie and TV industries are 'on the edge of a collective nervous breakdown'.
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The failure to nominate actors of colour for the Oscars has been seen as a stain on Hollywood in recent years. There are a lot of hushed conversations going on, but publicly everyone is desperate to be seen to be promoting diversity and too terrified to speak out. 'The pendulum has swung so far, everyone is paralysed with fear by the idea anything you say could be misinterpreted and your career ended instantly. The first sign came with one of the most powerful black directors in Hollywood, Oscar-winning Jordan Peele – the man behind box office hits such as Get Out and Us – stated in public that he did not want to hire a leading man who was white If you are white, you can't speak out because you will instantly be branded 'racist' or condemned for 'white privilege'. They continued: 'We're only hiring people of colour, women or LGBT to write, star, produce, operate the cameras, work in craft services. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the executive confirmed that the climate is now toxic for any 'white, middle-aged man in showbusiness'. Dozens of producers, writers and actors have spoken to The Mail on Sunday about the wave of 'reverse racism' pulsing through the industry.
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Peele is more vocal than most about his hiring policy, but his outlook is increasingly widespread. But I've seen that movie before.'Īs one studio executive responded privately: 'If a white director said that about hiring a black actor, their career would be over in a heartbeat.' Few doubt it. 'I don't see myself casting a white dude as the lead in my movie,' Peele said. The first sign came with one of the most powerful black directors in Hollywood, Oscar-winning Jordan Peele – the man behind box office hits such as Get Out and Us – stated in public that he did not want to hire a leading man who was white. One described the current atmosphere as 'more toxic than Chernobyl', with leading actors afraid to speak out amid concern they will be labelled racist. Edicts from studio bosses make it clear that only minorities – racial and sexual – can be given jobs.Ī new wave of what has been termed by some as anti-white prejudice is causing writers, directors and producers to fear they will never work again. The new intolerance: As BLM protests rage, Refuse Fascism demonstrators dump water on Donald Trump's star on LA's Hollywood Walk of FameĪ revolution is under way.