Tagged: television programming

“There was a noticeable shift toward minority castings last season, with more parts opening up to ethnic actors, a casting term used for non-Caucasian thesps. It was a concerted effort, with more than one instance where a family member role was rewritten as adopted to make them ethnic. Then, following the success of freshman series How To Get Away With Murder, Black-ish, Fresh Off The Boat, Jane the Virgin and especially Empire, which launched to huge ratings at the kickoff of pilot casting season, ethnic castings exploded this season.”

The white author had the audacity to ask [her mostly white/”Jewish” readers] in the title of her article, if the shift toward minority casting was “too much of a good thing.” Smdh!! Why would anyone ask that, especially if Hollywood has never been and IS STILL NOT racist….

Source: Nellie Andreeva. “Pilots 2015: The Year Of Ethnic Castings – About Time Or Too Much Of Good Thing?” Deadline. March 24, 2015. http://deadline.com/2015/03/tv-pilots-ethnic-casting-trend-backlash-1201386511.