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Riz Ahmed wants to talk about diversity versus representation

Celebrity 8 October 2018
During an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, the Venom star opened up about not liking the term "diversity" because "it sounds like an added extra."
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diversity vs representation

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PREACH!!!!! Diversity is about making the already powerful person in the room feel better about themselves. Representation is about allowing people to see themselves in the stories allegedly being made for them. That's been my experience anyway. Love you riz

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I started my career in ‘diversity television’ and now the word ‘diversity’ makes me cringe. I like the way Riz puts it. @rizmc 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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Riz Ahmed breaks down why your “diversity” goals always fall flat. We don’t want to hear about diversity without representation. We don’t believe you until you put your money where your mouth is.

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diversity is talking about it and representation is actually following through and having it front and center

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Indian film industry needs to work on this too. People from the north-east, dalits, dark people, people with turbans, how many of them & how are they represented in terms of what expect from our culture & politics. @rizmc

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These are necessary conversations. takes it a step further when she states, “DIVERSITY is being invited to the party. INCLUSION is being asked to dance.”

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Completely agree. This is why I don't believe in bullying writers into adding 'diversity'.

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I love it, yes! This is something that is often times misconceived with making something “diverse”. Diversity isn’t bringing one or two ppl in and calling it diverse, it’s having a space in which that community can fell supported and empowered to continue to exist in those places

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Yes!!!! Casting 'the token ethnic' in order to tick the diversity box is NOT 'representing' us 👏

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