
@polotek ("Marco Rogers") wrote:
Nobody wants to answer this question. It’s real, real simple. But people will dodge it all day. You cannot reconcile the idea of “meritocracy” with the actual outcomes that we see without reaching for racist/sexist reasoning. And that’s entirely the point.
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@franklinleonard ("Franklin Leonard") replied to a tweet by @RedHourBen:
@RedHourBen I don't for a second doubt that they've all faced challenges. They're human. I simply reject the claim that the industry is - in the short term or long term - a meritocracy.
If it were, how do you explain the utter lack of diversity behind the camera? Lack of merit?