A New Report Reveals Inequality In Hollywood Is Worse Than We Thought

io9 ^ | August 5, 2015 | James Whitbrook

[EveningStar]

The ongoing debate about equal representation in movies is more important now than ever—but it turns out we didn’t really realize just how bad the situation really was. It turns out that, according to a new report, if you’re not straight, white, male—or in the case of a Marvel movie, named Chris—in Hollywood, you’re screwed.

[EveningStar]

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[EveningStar]

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[GeronL]

There are people barely paid anything acting next to someone making millions... they need to revolt!

[golux]

My take is that a lot of the hard-working scions of the entertainment business like Kelly Osborne are working their skinny little butts off trying to support a bunch of ungrateful Latinas who basically clean a few toilets, get all the cash tax-free, and high-tail it to their East-LA hovels without giving so much as a Neilssen rating for The View.

[rikkir]

From the Article;
“No actress over the age of 45 has played a leading or co-leading role in that seven-year period at all.’

Lie! I just watched “August, Osage County”, with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts as co leads.

“Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” Dame Judi Dench.

Pretty much makes the rest of the article bunk.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

How about inequity in pay. Those hollywood liberals are the biggest bunch of hypocrites ever. The pay difference between the top and the bottom in their industry is inane.

[Ezekiel]

A New Report Reveals Inequality In Hollywood Is Worse Than We Thought<<<

Anyone else read that as "iniquity"?

[Chickensoup]

Anyone else read that as “iniquity”?

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no but that is why your name is Ezekiel.

[867V309]

A New Report Reveals Inequality In Hollywood Is Worse Than We Thought

Inequality? How about this: I propose $15/hour across the board.

[Tupelo]

Aww. Poor babies. Besides, my give a damn is broken.

[Ken H]

I read the title as 'Inequity'. Hard to believe that would be worse than we thought.

[jeannineinsd]

From the Article; “No actress over the age of 45 has played a leading or co-leading role in that seven-year period at all.’

Last year I enjoyed the movie Saving Mr. Banks, which starred Emma Thompson, age 56.

So you are correct, the author of this article just made everything up.

[minnesota_bound]

Read this story about a guy who owes $1.18 billion.
He is 40 years old. This is how Hollywood handles money.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/relativitys-ryan-kavanaugh-breaks-silence-813257

List of movies they invested in. Not necessarily wrote & produced. Most you have not heard of. Con men like him link themselves with those actually involved in the making the movie to lure in investors. This guy among others lost over $1 billion for the investors.
http://www.imdb.com/company/co0142678/

[rikkir]

Yes it did, and she was certainly a lead as much as Tom Hanks.

I also enjoyed that film. Disney was a genius, and had the patience of Job.

[minnesota_bound]

See the salary’s of some. Wow!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3186427/From-heroin-loaded-guns-51m-best-paid-star-Hollywood-Rise-fall-rebirth-Robert-Downey-Jr.html

[doorgunner69]

I just watched “August, Osage County”, with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts as co leads.

I would rather have bamboo shoots driven under my fingernails that see either of them skanks in a movie.............

[rikkir]

It was on a free preview of TMC and it pretty much sucked wind.
Streep did play a good “Older, Cancer patient, junkie, crazy person” character.

[roadcat]

Put LGBT actor representation in every movie. Within a few years every movie theater in America will close due to few customers. Then they’ll have to drop all actor salaries to $15 an hour. The majority of Americans refuse to watch butt-bangers in movies, yuck.

[GeronL]

Could you imagine owing a billion bucks?

It would take me forever to build up that much debt.

[Jack Deth]

What’s the big deal?

Hollywood is scheduled to crank out a full female cast ‘GhostBusters’ that’s guaranteed to crash and burn within its first weekend!!!

Women and gays want roles? Get better talent and better agents.

Then purge Hollywood of its cloistered, moronic writers, lawyers and staffs. Who travel no farther than Venice Beach or Vancouver, Canada for glimpses of what they percieve of Middle America!!!