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[quote=Anonymous]PP. You are way off base. Black, Asian and Latino professionals in H'wood do work together and commiserate on these issues. In my view Black in Hollywood is a proxy for all people of color in the business.

The issue of the Oscars shines a little light on the fact that stories about people don't get the Greenlight that often and that is the larger issue the the Oscars reflect. Go see some of the disgusting emails leaked by the SONY fiasco. Another example, years after oscar worthy performances, Denzel gets one for Training Day. Spike Lee is another example - and he had to work outside the traditional Hollywood structure to even get his movies made!

It's a serious issue because the images that come out of Hollywood influence our perceptions of people. TV has come alot further. We need more diverse movies that tell all types of stories. There are markets out there for other types of stories. The real truth is that Hollywood doesn't want to share the loot.

I lived and worked in Hollywood for sometime and it is a very hard business for people of color.[/quote]

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