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Is forced diversity in Hollywood hurting or helping the entertainment industry? The Blaze TV host and “Roaming Millennial” Lauren Chen sits down with Candace Owens to discuss why the Right is actually the side of inclusivity, and why diversity of thought is so critical.
The Candace Owens Show: Lauren Chen
This article goes over some of the issues inside the production processes, with hire quotas for screenwriters and other background jobs.
Hollywood's New Rules
That amorality, coupled with a finely tuned sense of what the audience is hungry for, what’s trending, has left Hollywood more susceptible to the vagaries of the culture war.
“Now, they’ll just say, ‘Sorry, diversity quotas. We’re just not allowed to hire you,’” said a 48-year-old white, male comedy writer who was recently dropped by his agent.
Zack Stentz, a writer and producer who was a screenwriter on “Agent Cody Banks” and the Marvel movie “Thor,” said, “A really toxic thing that does happen is that agents will tell their clients, especially white clients, when they don’t get a job, ‘Oh yeah, it’s because they had to hire a minority writer.’” Stentz added: “Even if it’s true, it’s not a helpful thing to say.”