Variety Schedules TV Panel with 11 Men and 1 Woman, Issues Apology

Jun 05, 2018 22:59


I guess what you’ll find in the writers’ room is over 90% men! Cool! I’ll be over at The Jessica Hotel just menstruating with my sisters! pic.twitter.com/5tUB7D0LGx
- Wendy Molyneux (@WendyMolyneux) June 5, 2018
This morning, Variety sent out invites to an event it is hosting on June 14th called "A Night in The Writers Room", featuring showrunners ( Read more... )

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goldie3 June 6 2018, 06:28:37 UTC
I would also like to know how many POC and WOC were invited to this?

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frankthesheep June 6 2018, 08:47:10 UTC
Looks like two black dudes - one on each pannel.

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goldie3 June 6 2018, 09:10:00 UTC
Thanks, not surprised at all.

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melodiee June 6 2018, 06:31:00 UTC
Wow, was this event put together entirely by men? how did someone not notice that? They should also try to feature shows with strong female presences. Rachel Bloom and Aliene Brosh McKenna would be great for this.

I'm also struck by how powerful Twitter is for immediate backlash like this. No other platform gives individual people this much of a voice.

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surprisesidney June 6 2018, 06:50:15 UTC
i really don't understand why ppl feel that panels need to be perfectly equal/representative

Because...it's representative? The world is made up of 50% women, so there should at least be more than 10% women in anything like this. With ones that are made up of all women, that's generally the point -- to talk about female writers in television or whatever. If it's just a normal lineup with no gendered perspective, it should be mostly equal.

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goldie3 June 6 2018, 07:12:08 UTC
Spoken like a true man lmao

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orange_jelly23 June 6 2018, 07:17:53 UTC
what the fuck is this comment hahaha how dumb are you

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sivartt June 6 2018, 06:43:25 UTC

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sweet_heloise June 6 2018, 06:43:51 UTC
They should get Veena Sud

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frankthesheep June 6 2018, 08:48:39 UTC
Yasss! She is so under appreciated. I want her to join the Queen Sugar directing roster but she is probably too experienced- havibg already run two series

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hewontgo June 6 2018, 14:22:15 UTC
Seven seconds was amazing

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