Posted on 12/17/2019 11:03:34 AM PST by yesthatjallen
Actress Hilarie Burton says she walked away from a job for the Hallmark Channel earlier this year after executives ignored her requests for an "LGBTQ character, an interracial couple and diverse casting."
Burton's claims come after the network was embroiled in a scandal this month over first pulling and then reinstating commercials with a same-sex kiss.
Burton, who has appeared in several Hallmark Channel movies such as Summer Villa and Naughty or Nice, wrote in a Twitter thread Sunday that she was let go from a job back in January.
I had insisted on a LGBTQ character, an interracial couple and diverse casting. I was polite, direct and professional. But after the execs gave their notes on the script and NONE of my requests were honored, I was told take it or leave it, Burton wrote. I left it. And the paycheck.
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She should become a producer then she can control casting of her own projects.
Never heard of her. But gosh! She sure sounds noble!!
I find it hard to believe that Hallmark hasn’t had an interracial couple in their movies over the years. They’ve been doing this for a while.
But I admit I haven’t been on top of this genre. Have they really had no interracial couples in their films?
And stupid......................
“”I had insisted on a LGBTQ character, an interracial couple and diverse casting. I was polite, direct and professional.”””””””””
Thank you for your input, Now pack your schiff and beat it.
[[I was polite, direct and professional....]]
‘...And when they didn’t meet my irrational demands, i became all stompy foot and left’
Jeepers. I miss the good old days when faggots/perverts only wanted to be left alone.
Was it a LGBTQ character, or was it really just a “T”?
Well, la dee frickin’ dah!
I never heard of her but I guess the makers of television commercials must have heard and responded to her virtue signaling.
If the LGBTQ community wants more programs with gays, why the heck don’t they just get their own channel?!
Jeez louise, there’s nothing on I want to see, but I don’t try to shove what I want down other people’s throats. I just turn off the dammed TV.
Unknown, but it appears they're going to skip right over that boring stuff and go straight to queers and trannys.
Today, that's pretty much all I want, is to be left alone by the 'woke'.
All you see in ads any more are interracial couples, and most ads have to have the stupid, incompetent white male with an always wise woman or minority to look down on him. I’ve noticed that there are comedies now that have that as their main schtick - dumb, un-cool white guy looked down upon by hip, smart black guys.
[[why the heck dont they just get their own channel?!]]
Because that’s not their goal- they want to ruin everything that other people control-
Somebody hit her with a whole forest of ugly sticks.
Laz, would NEVER ...
All white folk should be ashamed and embarrassed for being white. Problem solved.
Sounds like everyone was exercising their rights. Hallmark can produce whatever content they like, and an actress can choose to refuse a role. God Bless America.
She looks perfectly suited to fill a position in the Pole Dancing or straight-to-video-porn industry.
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