When a television show like 'Scandal' becomes the biggest show in recent history, suddenly advertisers and networks want to jump on that. And what it's showing is that people want to see diversity.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Audiences have become so much more sophisticated, and they're looking for different eyes and different ways to tell a story. And 'Scandal' certainly gives us the freedom to take those chances.
I've just always been a proponent of having a lot of diversity in the shows I've done. I just think that's the world we live in.
The call for diversity is about recognizing that in order to be in the conversation come awards season, it goes back to the content that is being produced.
People love scandal; people love drama. They love stripping away the layers to see what's really in there, and they'll do anything - as well as make it up - to get it.
I have very strong views on TV. There's no diversity, there's no choice. Things are decided by committee.
The only way we are going to get diversity is if the demographics of the decision-makers change... The odd-token bone thrown is not going to do it. Don't pat yourself on the back because you made that black drama; that's not diversity. It's got to be baked into the foundation of where the ideas flow from.
In art, scandal is a false narrative, a smoke screen that camouflages rather than reveals. When we don't know what we're seeing, we overreact.
That crossover of whether it's entertainment or news is the biggest crock of b.s. in television today, because it's all entertainment.
Statistics show that diversity in the media is pretty dismal. Critical voices from women and people of color are missing from many important conversations.
When advertisers ignore diversity, it is because they don't think the lives of others matter. There is not enough of a financial imperative for those lives to matter.