Elisa Mariño
1 min readJul 1, 2021

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Hi,

I've take a look at the reports you cited but haven't linked:

https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/2021-hollywood-diversity-report

https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/2020-hollywood-diversity-report

2020 was the COVID year, with people confined. So streaming data seems way more relevant than box office. Which the studies acknowledge.

So I'm going to quote the research you mentioned.

"Of the top 185 films of 2020, more than half were released via streaming platforms only.

Of the films that had a theatrical release, minority audiences accounted for the bulk of ticket purchases.

Films with casts that were at least 21% minority enjoyed the highest online viewing ratings among all racial groups in the all-important 18–49 age category.

Women and people of color gained ground in all job categories tracked by the report: lead actors, total cast, writers and directors.

People of color and women are still underrepresented as film writers and directors and typically helmed lower-budget films."

That is the opposite of what you are claiming. So, do you want to explain which data and research support the "The call was answered, women were provided in more lead roles, but you failed to actually support these movies and go see them." come from?

If your theory is that the year that people were confined to their homes should be compared with years were there was no confinement then, I think the bad faith (or serious lack of basic reasoning) comes from you. Just saying.

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Elisa Mariño
Elisa Mariño

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