Why diversity matters?

Representation matters for A LOT of people and it's time for Hollywood to do something about this

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00:00Whose stories get told matters, and who gets to tell them matters.

00:07Media and television shape what we see of ourselves and how others define us.

00:12How many films do you see with a black female lead?

00:24I'm trying to think when was the last film that I saw with a black female lead.

00:29Okay, got it. How about a Latina? How about an Asian?

00:39Media tend to normalize things.

00:44The more we see something in the media repeatedly over and over again,

00:48the more we begin to accept it as the norm.

00:50We've been dying to see it, which is just ourselves at the same party.

00:54We just want to be invited to the same party.

01:00How do you see yourself in the future?

01:02Movies that are more diverse, make more money at the box office,

01:06and have a higher rate of return on the investment.

01:11When I look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child

01:16that no matter where you're from, your dreams are valid.