Oscar nominations are out and we’ve got THE LEAST DIVERSE group of nominees since 1998!
The nominations are part of a larger problem with how Hollywood works, who gets hired to produce content, and who ends up starring in it.
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn summarized it nicely:
Apparently 93% of Academy voters are white, 76% of them are male, and 0% of them are made of Legos.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 15, 2015
The thing I want to talk to you about is why diversity in media matters. Find out how diversity is good for fans, content creators, and the bottom line on this week’s THE PSYCH SHOW.