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This thread shares the name with an 10/11/2018 Deadline article called "Latino Groups Plan Second Protest At Paramount Pictures Over 'Dismal' Hiring Record" that was written by a guy named David Robb.
Paraphrasing: Paramount Pictures, currently the only Big 6 American movie studio located in Hollywood proper, is going to have a 2nd protest by Latino community leaders because those leaders claim the legendary film studio has a lousy record of employing Latinos on camera and behind-the-scenes. On 8/25, there was another protest that was held outside the main gate of the studio
The demonstration is planned for Wed. Both the National Latino Media Council and National Hispanic Media Coalition and the National Latino Media Council. The latter media group has also issued for a boycott of Paramount films. These groups' leaders said they intend to issue a 12,000+ supporter-signed petition that demands for the studio to sign a message of understanding to increase Hispanic employment.
Research by NHMC says that Paramount ranked the worst among the Big 6 movie studios in terms employing Latinos on camera and behind-the-scenes. In the "Top 100 Grossing Films of 2016" category, none of the 12 Paramount-produced films featured a Latino writer, director, or leading actor. In the "Top 100 Grossing Films of 2017" category, none of the 8 Paramount-produced film had a leading Latino actor or writer.
After the boycott was announced in July, Paramount said it had met with NHMC to better the Paramount culture of "diversity, inclusion, and belonging." Under the new Paramount leadership team, the studio is continuing to make progress towards such representation. For rxample, they cite 3 upcoming films, such as "Dora the Explorer". Paramount welcomes the chance to further enhance relationships with the Latinx (yep, they mentioned that term) creative community.
In another Deadline article by David Robb, a 7/3/2018 piece called "Paramount Responds To Latino Leaders’ Boycott Call Over 'Dismal' Hiring Of Latinos In Films – Update", I saw perhaps 1 of the best comments from a user named Lisa:
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OMG, really?!!! Latinos have their own stations and producers, etc., so make your own damn content and market it yourself! So sick of the whining. There are generally a decent representation of Latinos on film crews, but not so many blacks or Asians or Natives by a long shot. So how about them?
To add on to Lisa's comment about Native Americans getting representation, let's take a look at the 2/12/1914 U.S. premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's first film, "The Squaw Man" (first feature-length Hollywood-shot film. To qualify for an Oscar, a feature has to be at least 40 min. long), featured an actress named Lillian Margaret "Red Wing" St. Cyr (1/13/1883-5/12/1974). Though uncredited, she played a character named Nat-u-Ritch. She was perhaps the first Native American silent film actress. She was born Thurston County, Nebraska's Winnebago's Reservation. Along with husband, James Young Deer (4/1876-4/ 6/1946), they were considered the first Native American Hollywood celebrity couple. He had Delaware Nanticoke ancestry.
The Big 6 movie studios, at least for the U.S., are Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Warner Bro., and Columbia Pictures. Note, while Columbia is owned by Sony Pictures, the Sony empire produces more films under that that label than under Columbia.
What are your thoughts on this? Look, being about 25% Mexican, I can sympathize with these protesters. However, not every by the Big 6 studios has to have a person that is White, Black, LGBT, Muslim, disabled, etc. I also find it pathetic they are making almost forcing Paramount to include more Latinos/Hispanics. There are plenty of smaller movie companies in L.A. that might be more willing to make more films aimed at this audience because those studios might specialize in making such films.
If you want representation, knock on the WB's door. They and D.C. have no problem doing this. For example, they might change an established White male comic book character to a Black lesbian in a movie adaptation. OK, I don't if they have actually done that but they done similar things.
Unrelated note: the founders of Paramount, like many early Hollywood studios, had co-founders that were ethnically Jewish, so Paramount knows about minorities getting representation since it's 5/8/1912 founding as Famous Players Film Company. Here they are and the type of ethnic Jew they were:
Jessie L. Lasky (10/13/1880-1/13/58; American), William W. Hodkinson (8/16/1881-6/2/71), and Adolph Zukor (1/7/1873-6/10/1976; Austro-Hungarian). On occasion, DeMille (8/12/1881-1/21/1959; German-British) is seen as a founder.
Zukor, main founding father of Paramount, established a partnership with Charles (7/15/1856–5/7/1915) and Daniel Frohman (8/22/1851–12/26/40). The Frohman brothers are only studio founders if counting the founding of Famous Players Film Company. However, for whatever reason, FPCC's Wikipedia article lists only Zukor as the founder. Though not a founder, there was a third Frohman brother named Gustave (c.1854 –8/16/30; all were American).
For the record, Hodkinson is credited with making the famed movie logo design. It's often agreed that he based it off of the Ben Lomond Mountain near Ogden, Utah. He was a native of that area for a few years and in 1907 opened one of the first Ogden movie theaters.
Maybe its hard to be represented in intellectual and artistic endeavors when you don't finish high school or attend college - especially film school at USC, UCLA, or NYU, have out of wedlock children, and in general don't prepare yourself properly for a career in the cinematic and visual arts.
Or is that not important and Hollywood should hire you just because you're brown and speak Spanish?
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To add on to my "Unrelated note" section, here are the 4 other Big 6 studios with Jewish co-founders. I am including movie/theater company founders and founders of film studio predecessors that got merged to form the ones listed below.
-Columbia Pictures: Joe Brandt (7/20/1882-2/22/39) and the Cohn brothers: Harry (7/23/1891-2/27/58) and Jack (10/27/1889-12/8/56; both were Russo-German)
-20th Century Fox: Joseph Schenck (12/25/1878-10/22/61; Russian), Darryl Zanuck (9/5/02-12/22/79), William Fox (1/1/1879-5/8/52; Hungarian).
-Paramount: Charles (7/15/1856–5/7/1915) and Daniel Frohman (8/22/1851–12/26/40), Jessie L. Lasky (10/13/1880-1/13/58; American), William W. Hodkinson (8/16/1881-6/2/71), and Adolph Zukor (1/7/1873-6/10/1976; Austro-Hungarian). On occasion, DeMille (8/12/1881-1/21/1959; German-British) is seen as a founder.
-Universal: Charles O. Baumann (1/20/1874-7/18/31; Polish), Pierre E.J. Brulatour (4/7/1870-10/26/46), Robert H. Cochrane (1877/78-6/1/78), Mark M. Dintenfass (4/17/1872-11/23/33), David Horsley (3/11/1873 -2/23/33), Adam Kessel (1866-1946), Carl Laemmle (1/17/1867–9/24/39; German), Patrick Anthony Powers (10/8/1870-7/30/48), and William Swanson.
-Warner Brothers: Albert (7/23/1884-11/26/67), Harry (12/12/1881-7/25/1958), Jack (8/2/1892-9/9/78), and Sam (8/10/1887-10/5/27) were Russo-German Jews.
*Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Warner Bro., and Columbia Pictures. Note, while Columbia is owned by Sony Pictures, the Sony empire produces more films under that that label than under Columbia.
I want to know how they "know" that they weren't hired simply because they are Latino. Not once have I ever received a "we went with someone else" letter that detailed why someone else was picked over me. Maybe they had more experience, maybe they knew someone in the business, maybe they interviewed better, whatever, we don't get to know why someone else was picked.
So how can they possibly know it has anything to do with them being Latino? Did someone come right out and say, "We aren't hiring you because you're Latino"? I highly doubt that, so instead, just like with other people in this country, they don't want the job on merit, they want it handed to them simply because of their race, culture, or gender.
Welp, now liberal Hollywood gets to feel what that's like.
I want to know how they "know" that they weren't hired simply because they are Latino.
I don't think Paramount legally required to say why they didn't hire them. Also, if a Paramount worker was to confirm that was the reason, civil right suits would starting soon.
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Maybe its hard to be represented in intellectual and artistic endeavors when you don't finish high school or attend college - especially film school at USC, UCLA, or NYU, have out of wedlock children, and in general don't prepare yourself properly for a career in the cinematic and visual arts.
Or is that not important and Hollywood should hire you just because you're brown and speak Spanish?
Latinos come from a tribal and victim mentality culture. Doesn't surprise me one bit.
I will agree that there should be more sexy Latinas in lead roles. Not for ideological reasons though. I just think they're hot.
Same here. Being a White guy with Mexican blood, of course I am more attracted to White ladies and Latina/Hispanic women. However, some of the hottest ladies I have seem are gravure models.* However, there are hot Black and Native American ladies out there as well. Personally, I think the hottest non-White women I have seen are the Latina/Hispanic** and Japanese women.
*Per it's section on the Wikipedia page for "Model (person)", "a gravure idol (グラビアアイドル gurabia aidoru), often abbreviated to gradol (グラドル guradoru), is a Japanese female model who primarily models on magazines, especially men's magazines, photobooks or DVDs."
**Sometimes they can be considered White and other times not. For the sake of argument, I am treating them as non-White for this post.
I will agree that there should be more sexy Latinas in lead roles. Not for ideological reasons though. I just think they're hot.
Yah man, tell me about it.
Still the best girls scene ever is Naomi Watts and Laura Harring. OMG.
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