EXCLUSIVE: A trio of Black Hollyoaks actors have spoken out about the “systemic racism” that exists at producer Lime Pictures and the TV industry in general following the rise of the Bl…
about the treatment of Black actors on the show, claiming that she was told “you’re all the same” by a makeup artist on, while she also said they were referred to as “blackies” by a senior figure in the production team.
and has promised to address specific concerns. The All3Media-owned production outfit has also pledged to work with unconscious bias trainers, offer mentoring to BAME members of staff, and review its writer and director schemes to improve diversity.podcast, Grant raised concerns about industry tokenism.
Grant quoted veteran civil rights activist Angela Davis, who said: “I have a hard time accepting diversity as a synonym for justice. Diversity is a corporate strategy. It’s a strategy designed to ensure that the institution functions in the same way that it functioned before, except now that you now have some black faces and brown faces. It’s a difference that doesn’t make a difference.”cast members, Blackwood, who hosted the podcast, said: “We are in the system trying to change it.
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