Screenwriter
@ashleyn1cole
discussed the issue on Scriptnotes:
"I applied for all the diversity programs. I didn’t get in. And then I got a job on television. And a lot of my friends who were doing these programs were with me at the Second City."
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I'm applying for the Disney
#screenwriting
program, so I looked up the past participants.
These writers ALREADY have impressive resumes. Why do they NEED to go through a "training" program even to be considered for staff jobs?
Why not just... HIRE THEM?
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"They had the exact same training I do. And I would watch as our white friends would get a staff writer job and our friends of color would get a diversity program."
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"…When someone presents a problem to you of like there aren’t enough people of color at your network or whatever and your solution is a training program, what you’re saying is you assume that those people need training. You’re assuming that they’re less than."
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IMHO, if you’re good enough to beat out thousands of other applicants to win a coveted fellowship, you don’t need more “training.” You’re already good enough to be staffed on a show.
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