With conversations about diversity and inclusion being held after social justice protests occur around the nation, award-winning actress Kerry Washington thinks that the topic of “language” should be on the table when speaking about inclusivity and diversity in Hollywood.
Appearing on the premiere episode of the podcast Hollywood the Sequel, Washington spoke about the current state of the entertainment industry in the wake of the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd.
We're still centering whiteness as the most important thing and inviting diversity around that," the American Son actress said.
So, we're still centering certain kinds of people and maybe in tiny fractions allowing other people to the table.
Speaking on what she hopes her world of Hollywood can get out of the movement, Washington says that a “more radical acceptance of anti-racist society, policies and culture,” should be in order.
