Starting soon, “The Power of TV: #RepresentationMatters”! Join us for a virtual conversation discussing what it takes to achieve equity in terms of race, gender, and ability in the industry. Follow as we tweet along, and watch live here: http://bit.ly/3b1fE9x pic.twitter.com/Acie9ZYggp
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Important words from
@StevenCanals: “A large part of navigating going into rooms and being told ‘no’ and having the resilience and the persistence to keep moving has everything to do with living in a world that tells me that I am less than because of my identities.”Show this thread -
Ryan O’Connell lays out one of the key reasons why
#RepresentationMatters: “TV and film implicitly tells the culture who and who does not matter. So when you’re not being represented, the message is received: ‘You do not matter.’” For him, his work must at least be meaningful.pic.twitter.com/RJkQVkVUkzShow this thread -
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@AshleyParkLady reflects on her relationship to her identity over her career. “...every time something good has happened, I’ve always been like, ‘Oh, yes! I got that in spite of being Asian.’” Now, she feels she has a responsibility to embrace her#AAPI identity in her success.Show this thread
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