1) name five black writers working on TV shows about white experiences black people have never had. Don't worry, I'll wait.
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2) Hollywood (& TV in general) is an apprenticeship business. But you generally only do "apprenticeships" with ppl in your social circle.
3) The accumulated effects of historical disadvantage. Both my parents have worked in media my whole life, as have many of their friends...
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from that group, I know one guy whose films have hit Sundance, and I worked in reality TV for four years right after college.
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I know these people aren't any more or less talented than white counterparts, because they've frequently MENTORED those white counterparts.
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