This is from this post on KCRW's Facebook.
At times, I find it hard not to engage in what I view to be conversations with strangers on the internet, which they generally tend to view as altercations, arguments, trolling, or inciting a riot.
In this thread I posted the following:
Thought I got a pretty decent receiving. I don't tend to get 10 likes on much - even on my own page! haha
This is in response to the Sande Alessi Extras Casting matter regarding a casting call put out for the film "Straight Outta Compton". There are multiple articles but this is the one KCRW posted that I responded to.
I am a member of Sande Alessi Extras Casting. I read casting breakdowns ALL THE TIME. I read them on Backstage.com and ActorsAccess. I felt these breakdowns were pretty par for the course. I don't get bent out of shape when a casting call asking for "white, hickish rednecks" or "pasty, strung out people - poor, look like they are drugged out of their minds " are put out there - because I am a mature person who works in entertainment. I understand there will be "types." I understand that there will be "stereotyping" and when casting a film from a specific area during a specific time frame - things might seem a little racist. This also lets the actor know what they will be doing, what the attitude of their part is, the mannerisms, the thoughts and time period - how people reacted then as apposed to how people react now. It's information about your character.
If you look the part, or potentially COULD look the part, and you're an actor trying to get work and make ends meet, then well, why wouldn't you do that? I wonder how this could have been worded that wouldn't have people in an uproar. Some people claimed there was a ranking? I don't see a ranking, I see groups for casting. People are reading into this WAAAAAY more than necessary.
What am I saying - people who do not work in the "looks" industry are going to find something wrong with anything said about race. It's just one more thing to latch onto to demonize the industry. Believe me, folks. It doesn't need anymore help! haha
For the record with the top image - I did not press enter and send that comment to the gentleman that wrote about how
"It is always people of non color vehemently defending racism. Is this a coincidence?
I think not."
Sir, I would not consider myself someone of non-color. I've done my genealogy and my ancestors are from all over the world, nearly every continent. Nor would I consider myself a racists or okay with racism.
I'm just as sad that we put people into boxes. But I work in an industry where people are put in boxes and then BREAK THEM. That's what I'm about.
On another note regarding Racism:
It was less than an hour prior to this that someone on my Facebook who is someone that identifies as a "person of color" posted a video about how "dumb white women" clutch their bags when a "black man" gets on an elevator with them. I can't face palm hard enough. I don't care WHAT color or gender you are - #1, I'm gonna make room in the elevator for you; #2 If you look like a tweaked-out, super-sketchy person, I'm probably going to move my bag onto my other shoulder and be wary of you. Just saying.
Okay. *LoudMouthedGal* OUT!
