WGA WRITER EXPOSES HOLLYWOOD DEI | Film Threat Rants

[@Punky_Brewski]

It's not just an invasion of privacy, it's the death of creativity.

[@johnbernhardtsen3008]

I love it, seeing fools at the top throw truckloads of money into projects by blue haired freaks that cut corners to get a foot in the door at the industry, then blaming us normies for Not liking the goop they throw out on tv screens and big movies!

[@lunarvision]

The erasure of creativity is a natural consequence of wokeism.

[@santosmadrigal3702]

Entertainment, writing, music and art in general . The cellphone and the internet stripped everyone of creativity and individualality .

[@allyourbase888]

Communism is a helluva drug. ☠️

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

Yes, it is the death of creativity. But as Chris said, the people now reaching out to him are some of the most progressive people that he knows. That means they supported, pushed for and applauded these policies until it now came to bite them in the arse.

[@lance134679]

Decentralize entertainment. Hollywood doesn't need to be the capital of entertainment anymore. It can come from anywhere in the US or anywhere in the world. As Alan always says, Hollywood is no longer the dream.

[@NotaNazgul]

Exactly right. Hollywood is becoming a warning label to people who like quality entertainment. It was "medium to good" mass production, that turned into "bad to medium", and will turn into "business closed for incompetence". I am re-watching the classics in my movie collection. Plus shows like "Farscape" and "Misfits". South Park and "sunny in Philadelphia" are still brilliant, produced by the creators themselves. Loki Season 1 was surprisingly good.

[@FugueState1]

Decentralizing Entertainment is what Film Threat is all about!

[@bwill887]

I think that will be the result of this. Before, independent cinema lacked the funds but more recently, it's been Hollywood that is failing. The thing that kept mainstream actors and directors with the major studios, the cash, is being more widely distributed and more opportunities for small studios will come available. Plus, writers may start going to alternate studios to try to get their product made. I also don't understand how these DEI initiatives are anything other than being racist, sexist, or any other -ists here. These initiatives are basically stating that people of certain demographics cannot compete in a fair playing field and the deck needs to be stacked in favor of those demographics, regardless of talent or capability. I realize that Hollywood has had issues in the past, but there has to be a better way than this. Promoting talented directors and writers, talent and skill development classes and mentoring models, and potentially profit distribution models that reward viewership over production. I have no issues with having a talented diverse writers room, but talent needs to be rewarded rather than just diversity. These initiatives are going to ruin the films, as shows and movies that no one wants won't bring in money and a pattern of bad products will eventually ruin all future products. This woke stuff will likely result in its eventual destruction, as studios that are now tightening their belts won't go on a limb to push anything if they want to stay in business.

[@dennisrounds1996]

The Expanse series recently did diversity the right way. The entire cast and world which they lived in was ethnically vast , however their culture and “race” was NOT their (entire) Character and personality.

[@NotaNazgul]

@@dennisrounds1996 Right. The Expanse books are very good material. Which was not butchered going to the screen. Like in "Alien" , it is not about a woman who is the big star of the movie. It is about a moving story that happens to a bunch of authentic characters - who happen to be of different colors and genders. This is the way to combine a worthy story with diversity.

[@ARealPersonNotABot]

They are actively cannibalizing themselves. Some of them doing so enthusiastically. This is some of the weirdest cult shit I have ever seen because it's so widespread. Also incredibly forced an obvious. Seeing people pretend it's a good thing is like watching an episode of Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, The Outer Limits, Tales From the Dark side... take your pick. It's gone far beyond annoying. It's full on creepy now.

[@JohnJohnson-wy6fk]

It's obvious now why their communities and cities are dysfunctional, corrupt, filthy, and ugly. These people bring nothing to the table ,but pestilence

[@McDLT999999999999999]

It’s part of the Kalergi Plan.

[@sayLeotardbutsayitChinese]

Creepy, and you're right, industry-cannibalizing. When the only thing that matters in your industry is how interesting the product is, if you don't hire based off merit, you're only screwing yourself. While the mainstream American entertainment industry fails, we're already beginning to see a renaissance of creators unconstrained by their bs. Sadly, in the long run the people who will likely be actually worse off are the ones who are coddled and made to believe their stories are better simply because of their identity. They'll get their paychecks now, but when this ultimately comes to the spectacular failure it's destined for, they're not going to be able to keep up with the rest

[@MJKeenan30]

Communists gonna be communists. Believing in absurdities is a requirement for their world view to work.

[@jacobmatthews7524]

this and covidianism got me very interested in psychology. now im almost done a psych degree with no job prospects :(

[@WSKTV6]

It's all collapsing, the perfect storm of inexperience, blatant discrimination & bloated budgets. All while ignoring audiences & trying to divide them. Let it fall so something better can take it's place.

[@CleverGirlAAH]

It'll be considered too big to fail. And recieve government money. Guaranteed.

[@DocMicrowave]

Indeed! 'Get woke, Go broke', it is a thing. As for being too big to let fail. We'll see about that. Government has bigger fish to fry right now. So it would be up to the private sector I think to do that.

[@Apophis1010]

I have no problem not spending money on the garbage that's dumped out by these studios

[@marcogenovesi8570]

@@CleverGirlAAH So it will accelerate Commieformia collapse by taking state money? That's great, bring it on

[@Jay121]

Look up New Discourses and search through the content. The destruction of institutions from the inside is the point of all of this. I mean, there's a bit of nuance to it, as they just turn everything into activism. It's like the long march through the institutions where it's no longer talent, hard work, and productivity that counts. This shit is everywhere.

[@TheHijabiGamer]

I am Arab American and I wouldn't want to be at the Middle Eastern Writers committee - I'd rather listen to experienced writers. This is wrong.

[@sayLeotardbutsayitChinese]

You think for yourself--they wouldn't want that anyway

[@TKFKU]

Just say you're an American. Adding abjectives to everything is kinda why we have this shit world we have now.

[@TheHijabiGamer]

@@TKFKU Totally agree. Generally how I do things. 😺

[@AndrewSnarls]

This entitlement is sickening......

[@Experiment_6_2_6]

How a class action lawsuit hasn't been filed is beyond me.

[@Vectorman2X]

agenda is too strong

[@XSquidbeatsX]

Every company does it now.

[@makara80]

Most writers likely know they’ll forfeit their careers by default if they launch any such action, irrespective of whether they actually win or lose the case itself.

[@CleverGirlAAH]

Atlas needs to shrug soon.

[@jonathansoko1085]

Because this is legal. Sadly.

[@markgreenberg5825]

What happened to not discriminating on the basis of race, creed or color? Throw in sex, sexual orientation and sexual preference these days and those are exactly the questions you SHOULDN'T ask someone before hiring them. Or giving them a loan, or allowing them to rent your apartment or buy your house or granting them admission to your school. The only questions you should be ALLOWED to ask are relevant ones: Do you have the income to make the loan or rent payments, what were your grades in your last school, have you written anything I'd have read before? Didn't creative types used to have to provide a portfolio showing their skill? Photographers and artists would carry around samples of their work so people could see what level of ability they were hiring. Writers could show samples of what they've written. Actors would list things they've been in and have clippings of their reviews. Hire based on ABILITY, not on meeting a diversity quota! The problem with "the patriarchy" was that it discriminated against those who weren't straight, white males. Society as a whole now realizes that's bad and shouldn't be done, but you don't fight past bigotry by changing the TARGET of the bigotry, you fight it by NOT BEING BIGOTED. Otherwise you're not saying "It was bad those people in the past were discriminating," you're saying "It was bad they were discriminating against us." Changing the target of discrimination doesn't end discrimination it just changes who stands to gain from it.

[@silverbirch-youtube]

The powers that be encourage us to fight each other along the fabricated lines of identity politics - instead of looking up and realising it's the oligarch class themselves who've bought off our governments and are the real enemy. They are pauperising all of us and intend to take absolutely everything. Digital feudalism CCP style coming to the West. "You will own nothing and be happy".

[@gram440a]

They are not trying to end discrimination, they are simply trying to change to stands to gain from it.

[@kromlok]

They just want there turn with the whip. Simple as.

[@potatowaffle5653]

100% Martin Luther king will be spinning in his grave that society has forgotten his most famous quote!

[@gram440a]

The older I get, the less I believe he actually meant it.@@potatowaffle5653

[@julianmarco4185]

There are no "Good Intentions" when you walk in a museum and start to destroy priceless art because they hate or believe it represents something evil to the kids/society. You are just destroying something out of pure spite! There are no "good intentions" those are just "convenient excuses".

[@doggodproductions2259]

It's way more than just an invasive "survey", it's a legitimate breach of constitutional rights. There are questions in that survey that your physician isn't even technically allowed to ask you. This is some serious fascistic mania. Would love to see what an expert in constitutional law has to say about this awful survey. The survey is extremely clear in it's "goals", seeing as all the answers that would be considered "normal" (being hetero, white/European, religious affiliation, etc etc) are singled-out in the top corner of the check-boxes, whereas all the "diverse" options are spread out across the survey, like a cornucopia of DEI madness. I wonder why they singled out all the "non-diverse" options.... its eerily reminiscent to how the nazi party found journalists and others who spoke out against them in the 30s and 40s. Honestly pretty scary stuff. It's not so much a cultural-shift as it is full-on cultural division, from the top down. It seems more than clear they will end up using these surveys against any writers who didn't *literally* check the right boxes.

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

It is not so strange that you find it eerily reminiscent to THE BAD PEOPLE FROM GERMANY. Spoiler: THE BAD PEOPLE FROM GERMANY were leftwing too. The hint is in their name. Theirs was just a racist flavor of socialism. The greatest trick the left has ever pulled is convincing everyone that THE BAD PEOPLE FROM GERMANY are rightwing, when actually they were leftwing. That is why these same tactics and behaviors keep on reappearing.

[@H0kieJoe]

This is what happens when your empty platitudes and 'virtuousness' bites you in the arse. Creatives have two options: Fight back; or serve your sentences in a jail of your own creation.

[@primmakinsofis614]

_This is some serious fascistic mania._ Communist, not fascist. "Hollywood was always Red." --- Razorfist

[@toothgrinder2760]

⁠@@primmakinsofis614 Same difference. They’ve always been communist for sure, but the way the BoIsheviks, and the Yahtzee’s culled the dissidents within the system was similar. Both ideoIogies are two feathers on the same bird that is sociaIism.

[@sayLeotardbutsayitChinese]

​@@primmakinsofis614 It can be, and is, both. Let's not forget the National Socialist German Workers' Party was spurred by contorted fascist ideals

[@domm6812]

This perfectly sums it up. It has gotten ridiculous and is utterly unsustainable. The backlash is building, but they'll attempt to quash it by labelling anyone who questions or criticises as a bigot, racist or phobe of some kind. It's so underhanded.

[@BigDaddyJinx]

And they can keep doing that only until their funds dry up. Which they will. Hollywoke right now is burning billions of dollars with this DEI bullshit and fcukery. The audience has spoken. They are refusing to patronize this woke fare, and they've made that point loud and clear. So Hollywoke can call us whatever they'd like. Eventually they'll run out of money and liquidity and they'll literally be begging us to come back. Wait it out. That's what I'm doing. They have far more to lose than we do. Without US they are nothing. Without OUR MONEY they are nothing. I'm sitting back, ignoring their woke offerings, and waiting for the begging to begin.

Take it to the SUPREME COURT!

[@blahblah6497]

They should be suing the shit out of the WGA! Employers have NO LEGAL RIGHT to ask ANY of these questions. And just because it is a union does not mean they can get around that as they have a direct link to the hiring process between writers and potential jobs.

[@GeeCoach35]

You'd think there would be lawsuits coming

[@morrisfletcher9075]

Sue them, where? In California? Lol good luck with that.

[@djolds1]

The entire entertainment industry is going to collapse. Not just Disney, the entire industry.

[@McDLT999999999999999]

Mr Beast is killing it along with many white male youtubers. Viewers will go where meritocracy exists.

[@montana-road-kill-harvest]

my husband is in games. it's there, too. it's awful

[@craigfurness5278]

And not a single thing of worth would be lost....

[@Icanonlycountto4]

The independent scene is going to end up thriving. The only thing missing is the funding. If a lot creators had the money Hollywood has to back their projects it would already be over

[@TheWolfBunny64]

The entire entertainment industry... in North America, that is. Meanwhile, Japan keeps hitting it big. You want entertainment? Go watch content from Japan!

[@norman5927]

Who is it that determined this rating system for analyzing race, gender and sexuality?? Sounds very much like how the Germans got started in WW2.

[@garygreen5670]

Blackrock. Google Larry Fink (yes that's his real name).

[@McDLT999999999999999]

Larry Fink is Jewish, maybe he wants revenge.

[@toothgrinder2760]

@@garygreen5670 "Behaviors are gonna have to change and this is one thing we’re asking companies. You have to force behaviors, and at BlackRock we are forcing behaviors.” ~Larry Fink

[@jonathanmcstay]

That’s certainly not legal in the UK. Our Air Force was recently caught recruiting pilots based on DEI. They lost that case.

[@JamesBurrTV]

Depends - I am a semi-pro writer and I would say 40% of possible publication opportunities in anthologies and magazines EXPLICITLY say "BIPOC or LGBTQ writers only." I did complain about one "One Act Play" competition as it said this and the topic was..... "tolerance and inclusion!" I was told this was legal in areas where groups were under-represented. Because as we all know, the theatre is particularly hostile to gay people. /sarc Basically, they make up the rules as they go along and unless white people wake up, they can look to the likes of Zimbabwe and South Africa to see what the future holds.

[@MagMar-kv9ne]

@@JamesBurrTV I think it is already too late. It is too widespread. It even spread to american Science Fiction Anthologies. As a POC person you get one week MORE in deadline. And so on. Being from Europe i am just scared that shit will swap over to us.

[@lance134679]

This is a perversion of what unions are supposed to be - everyone should be treated exactly the same, regardless of gender, political beliefs, age, religion, race or any other traits.

[@debanydoombringer1385]

Yep. It's what I've been trying to tell my husband who's been a Union President. They're making Unions now to force companies to do things far outside anything that impacts the general working conditions.

[@jrwilliams4029]

White liberals in Hollywood have wrecked their own futures by pushing for diversity which has severely limited their own opportunities since the WGA and sAG strikes which ultimately dealt fewer job opportunities for white progressives in Hollywood.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

it's the general issue with communism, it always turns into a power grab

[@HansKlopek]

I guess you haven't learned the history of unions and the Marxists.

[@Monticello19]

It should always be merit based. We already figured this all out.

[@sunraider0_0]

It's not just the film industry. Where I work kids (and I can call them that as they are 25 to 30 years younger than me) think they can come in and after a few months are moaning that they're not supervisors yet. This is what happens when children are not disciplined properly, they have no respect for their elders or any authority. It's the me, me, me generation.

[@thomassmyth65]

Entitled kids, my work is the same work is hard give me easier work, it's aweful

[@shinian6523]

My work had a group that ran the DEI push. They sent an email looking for people to help be 'leaders' in their DEI push. They were looking for people who "deserve equity". Naturally they listed every 'identity' except straight white and male. Shortly after, once they found their recruits, they announced that they were starting a program of 'reverse mentoring'. in other words, the senior management would be indoct.. er, I mean 'educated' in dei by these new recruits. The worst part? It's a government organization. sigh.

[@McDLT999999999999999]

Sounds like China’s communist revolution.

[@haydn-db8z]

What could possibly go wrong? Especially in a government setting where certain groups may be highly represented? 😀

[@orlock182]

You can’t even ask questions like this in my job market without getting hauled off to HR and either wrote up or fired on the spot. You can’t ask a coworker or potential employee their religion, sexual orientation or political beliefs. It’s a fireable offense. So why is that the entire hiring process?

[@JennySparkz]

or "where you're from". I asked some one that not too long ago and was astonished to be told by some bint that I couldn't do that as it was racist. I was flabbergasted. I'd been asked this at various times of my life and never found it offensive, annoying or insulting and was always happy to answer.

[@DocMicrowave]

Could it be because your job market does not directly influence or preach to the masses world wide? Try to Influence or groom children? Try to change or shape public opinion? If it doesn't, then it is a low priority field for use as a platform for things like bringing down the patriarchy, Fostering entitlement, scewing the mindset of the youth, etc.

[@hope-cat4894]

​@JennySparkz A question like that can mean "Are you from America?" or "Are you from this state?" or just "Are you from this town?" There's nothing racist about it, and I refuse to be scared to socially interact like a normal human being because of someone else's chip on their shoulder.

[@H0kieJoe]

​@@hope-cat4894It isn't even an organic 'chip'. It's a chip grown in the lab of humanities departments in academia.

[@timmeyer9191]

The WGA is a union, not a job. The survey is not necessarily illegal, but what they plan to do with the information may be. Will the survey result in membership loss or loss of benefits? Can WGA members refuse to take part in the survey without reprisals?

[@Dezzasheep]

I worked at CAA. Not the talent side, but brand partnerships. Around 2019 the term 'purpose marketing' became priority. Everything had to push a message or agenda, instead of just being cool or interesting to the audience. It was heartbreaking.

[@sayLeotardbutsayitChinese]

I guess they forgot that most people don't like being told what to do. We already get enough of it in our daily lives. I certainly don't want my entertainment to be pushy.

[@Dezzasheep]

@@sayLeotardbutsayitChinese well I left. Bollocks to them.

[@Songbirdstress]

Yup, it's like they forgot marketing 101. Where I live a bunch of brands said they weren't doing sales because consumers need to be taught to consume less and that sales are bad. Bearing in mind we're in an inflation crisis and people are feeling the pinch. Went down like a lead balloon obviously.

[@Dezzasheep]

@@Songbirdstress I'd sit in the meeting room and listen to them yarping on about 'good cause' this and 'important message' that. I just wanted to know if people would find it cool and exciting.

[@blahblah6497]

Look at what Disney Lucasfilm just did, give a woman with no film school education, and only experience making a few documentaries, a job as a director to helm a major feature film!! Apparently they didn't learn A DAMN THING the first time they tried such a STUPID and reckless decision when Marvel tried it with The Eternals, which produced their Biggest Flop to date!! It's is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Which most would say is the definition of insanity!

[@elLooto]

They are not expecting a different result. They are getting the exact product they want to produce. How many times to they have to do this before _you_ learn that they arent going to change while the DEI cash spigot is turned on?

[@BoinkrNanis]

It's on purpose.

[@McDLT999999999999999]

Kalergi Plan

[@w.d.g.]

This is happening right now in my office. We are hiring people due to their identity, ignoring their ability, and soon my company will go under because of it. I started over 20 years ago, when Merritt was the only thing that mattered.

[@XSquidbeatsX]

That’s a sign to get out before the fall.

[@scopedog9197]

My workplace has hired several diverse people, some of whom cannot do the basic job functions, or speak English. Fun when trying to communicate basic functions like schedules and training activities...

[@tracythomas132]

I will also say start looking for alternative employment if you can.

[@tracythomas132]

I will also say start looking for alternative employment if you can.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Merit? 🎖 I'm a white male, license security. Did a FEMA DHS site, good $ Nov 2022 to May 2023. The sites, shifts vary. When I asked why I could not get 1 regular post, DHS site long term, I was told "other" guards had scheduled. These guards often blew off or screwed up, which meant I wound up working 48-60hr a week. The mgrs didn't want regular, steady proven staff.

[@lunarvision]

You guys do great work. One of my friends is a composer in Hollywood. He’s been venting about racial gatekeeping/expectations in his field as well. Unless it’s a foreign or indie project it’s getting harder to find quality work.

[@Darth_Lex]

I wonder why the alphabet mafia isn't in commercial construction... Oh yeah, you have to be qualified.

[@3-2bravo49]

These little idiots trying to "teach" anyone anything is one of the biggest jokes

[@mladenkulic446]

After hearing this i'm less excited for anything new coming out in tv or movies. RIP Creativity.

[@jsan2548]

“The industry’s a bunch of f***in’ punks.” ~ Tech N9ne

[@NuttySquirrel_8]

Great expose on this indusrty. This is why so many American movies and shows suck!

[@scottmcfadyen293]

To truly represent different people and cultures is by making great art that makes great culture.

[@quin2203]

I abandoned Hollywood movies and tv over a decade ago. Seriously, there's a reason why so many people just watch old reruns these days.

[@SRMoore1178]

16:48 "Good intentions". Let me quote Alan Grant from JP3: "Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions."

[@brandonscott9747]

They did NOT have good intentions. I don't know how anybody can still think that at this point. It's genuinely baffling.

[@sigurdholbarki8268]

This is why i love you guys. Rather than being territorial you're saying "share the video and the article, and if you make videos, make a video". This part of KZbin is so nice, Film Threat, The FNT crew, Clownfish, G&G etc all give shout outs, props and respect to each other. God bless you all

[@ach2lieber]

This is not at all surprising; we sensed it was happening. Just look at the writing credits for each new movie or show. Ironically, the giants who built Hollywood could not get a job now.

[@DocMicrowave]

Unironically, that is one reason Hollywood is loosing billions of dollars now.

[@CloneShockTrooper]

Chris and Allan, you guys are heroes!!! Thank you for doing this exposure! 😊be safe and keep up the good work guys

[@moogman5]

Its against labor law to ask what your age, race, and sexual preference is….How do these people get away with that?

[@theViewer221]

If only there was a way we can get all the good ones together and make an alternative place to Hollywood.

[@danny13293]

This is ruining art of all kinds, this is racism

[@HansKlopek]

Racism as a concept was created as a weapon to destroy white society. Pointing out the double standard is pointless.

[@ScottFarris-y7u]

This is why Hollywood is getting clobbered by foreign films

[@ohsweetmystery]

Universities ask these questions on their applications. If you want to get admitted, just say you are a trans and you were assigned a certain sex at birth and have been bullied and oppressed your entire life.

[@99Michael]

As a gay man, it was a painful experience when my hijab was tugged at in High School.

[@Seras99]

This is why we shouldn’t never do check boxes.

[@WorldNetExplorer]

I was almost in the midst of this. The person who blacklisted me got destroyed by the industry and is now an emotional mess.

[@gailowenstudio1124]

I’m in Portland and have been fighting for merit .. I’m still here and fear cancellation and have been outed. Well done and thank you for your voice!

[@ArwenUndomiel406]

I believe that in the 20th century, there were several times where people also had to fill out forms, so that their racial and religious origins would predict their future careers. I thought we had come to the conclusion that that was a bad idea.

[@cosmincristani1993]

Thank you for this journalism.

[@SigPuma]

Amazon's Rings of Power in a nutshell!

[@XSquidbeatsX]

Well if you speak up now they hate you and your fired. But if you don’t, you get fired later. Either way these people will make sure you don’t have a job.

[@mmariedennis]

Chris: "...and an Asian American writer's committee meeting, to name just a few. The last one, [Alan], you're probably okay with." Alan: "Yea, I'm fine with that." Love you guys.

[@JennySparkz]

The difference between us and the nutcases in support of this nonsense is that we understand that this was a joke, humor, sarcasm, levity. They...do not.

[@tsalapbeew]

If affirmative action was taken to court and proven unlawful why isn't the same done to DEI yet?

[@AdamJones381]

It reminds me of something that Andrew Gold said. Andrew Gold is a British documentary maker who has made critical acclaimed documentaries for the BBC. Andrew is also Jewness. Andrew was in multiple meetings with production companies who work with the BBC. Andrew was told that he couldn't be on screen in his documentaries anymore, if the BBC were to broadcast it he would need a minority presenting.

[@zeppelinboys]

pathetic. there's a wonderfully sad book on Brits from the 'Greatest Generation' written in the early 00s on what they thought of the current state of the UK, was the sacrifice of the war worth it? would their comrades and friends killed be happy with Britain today? the overwhelming response was the Great Britain had been sold out from under them, and no longer belonged to the Brits but to the foreigners. and they resented not being able to say boo about it because of 'being racist'. terribly sad. Europe is for Europeans. simple as that. the US has so much friggin space I do not understand the hate here for immigrants. we do not have thousands of years of culture and heritage to keep alive, the US is basically a living version of Monopoly. i think any human who wants to move here should do so. its 'The New World' after all. If Americans wanted to keep the US white they never should have passed the immigration act of '65. that ship has long sailed, so lets make the best of it and try and make the best most humane country possible. wow, why did i even type this out? The USA will never rebound, every year coming up will be more unstable than the last. we're living through the collapse right now.

[@MephiticMiasma]

so an Arab instead of a Jew

[@McDLT999999999999999]

Jews were behind the immigration act of '65. Just like it’s jews like Larry Fink behind DEI. White people don’t even know they’re in a race war and losing badly.

[@stevenhoeltzel500]

This is the same story in every industry now. Participation trophies for everyone!

[@benjohnson7950]

I'm so glad that DEI applies to the NBA and NFL too. My 53 year old fat-self can't wait to play for the Chicago Bulls.

[@flameout12345]

They just pitted those group of people to general public and they have no idea.

[@raymathews1474]

I'm ready to wire down the "bypass" button regarding hollywood productions. I do have decades of quality re runs to ration.

[@StuartHamilton-r9v]

Man, we so need the creatives in the industry to blow the whistle and speak out. Art is a collaboration--it cannot be done by committee. That's what gives us turds like everything Disney put out last year.

[@sbentsen2714]

Dude that line right there is so on point, that show Echo reeks of inexperience 👌🏼

[@kashel83]

I used to work for one of the major credit bureaus in the US and once about 2 years ago when the DEI crap really started to kick off, I told my (female) manager that we found the perfect candidate for a job we were hiring for, and her immediate response was "I hope it's not a white male" I would have hope the response to be "is it the best candidate?" But no, checking boxes is more important now than actually being good at the job

[@rickwj324]

F Hollywood

[@KarateWerewolf]

Ideally, experienced writers should dump that union, and studios who want to succeed should stop hiring from them.

[@roarbertbearatheon8565]

Enjoy your indie movies that no one will watch and wont be streamed. These big companies control 95% of the eyeballs

[@hope-cat4894]

​@@roarbertbearatheon8565That's why we have youtube.

[@KarateWerewolf]

@roarbertbearatheon8565 It's not just indie films. A lot of successful stuff comes from outside Hollywood. Godzilla minus one, Squid Game, lots of stuff. Even HBO gets some content made in Europe where the WGA isn't a thing. Like House of the Dragon. Netflix does the same. That's beside the point. You misunderstood the comment. I didn't say for writers to drop major studios, I said that major studios should stop hiring shitty writers, and if the WGA is getting in the way get writers not in the WGA, whether they are independent or outside of the USA. Hollywood keeps releasing bombs or content nobody wants. At some point, it's going to break them. You just have to look at Disney, WB, Paramount, etc. To see that happening.

[@roarbertbearatheon8565]

@@KarateWerewolf Nobkdy saw godzilla. Most people don’t watch foreign movies. If your counter point to nobody watching films ourside of big studios are foreign films nobody watches, then I don’t know what to tell you. The WGA is film and television for 95% of people, what they do affects the majority of film goers. Godzilla isn’t even a drop in the bucket conpared to that

[@KarateWerewolf]

@roarbertbearatheon8565 you missed the part of my reply about content being developed elsewhere and put on major streamers. House of the Dragon and One Piece live action are 2 random examples. My point is that it can be worked around easily if they wanted to. And now they have more of a reason to do so. Alternatively, they could also just have a single writer. It's permissible under WGA guidelines. They aren't forced to have a writers room.

[@PolecatsRock]

Have to thank you for the amazing Attack of the Doc Blu-Ray, this is a case in point of cultural shift because Attack of the Show encapulates such a time lost. What a special era. Thank you for the signed copy and many hours of extras on the Blu-Ray. The commmentaries and extras on it are gold and are 100% worthwhile and are a 100% buy for this physical media. Anyone on the fence, just jump over and buy the thing. FBI warning at boot is worth it alone. Thank you Film Threat and doing the good work to call out and try to keep film an art for the masses to enjoy.

[@justinlong5892]

Wokeness has helped me gain a better understanding of bigotry, because it is so bigoted against me.

[@Waywardbiscuit]

No Alan what those older white writers should have been doing is working and if they choose to be they can mentor upcoming writers. Not upcoming BIPOC writers and so on just upcoming writers. If you label yourself as a black, latinx, gay writer then they should have no interest in mentoring you.

[@haydn-db8z]

Was thinking the same. Right or wrong, not everyone wants to be a mentor. Some of these older writers may have scratched and clawed their way up and may not wish to (overtly) mentor anyone. 🙂

[@nathanc6516]

The real problem with DEI is that when mediocre performers are promoted to positions of power on the basis of identity politics, they feel threatened by qualified employees and push those employees out while promoting other mediocre employees who do not threaten their position. As a result, the entire organization becomes less capable, and those who are talented and capable are leaned upon and overworked and rarely acknowledged.

[@evanflynn4680]

Entertainment is becoming woke televangelism. Considering how bottom line obsessed all the corporate types are, I'm astonished that things could get this bad. Also considering the streaming money requiring constant new content, I'm also surprised that all the new projects would have opened the floor to writers who hadn't been in the industry as long to get their chances. Just don't put the inexperienced person in charge of hundred million dollar projects. Do heaps of thirty to fifty million dollar budget movies, if one of the newer writers on the team have a cool idea, let them be credited with lead writer for the episode, so they can put it on their resume. Experience teaches everything important, so why are they sidelining all the most experienced people? Yes, encourage mentoring of new talent. Don't put the new talent in charge and act surprised when it sucks.

[@dangererwin4561]

Have you noticed that outside of a few major metropolitan areas most people aren't woke, yet most big companies are pushing these messages and practices the hardest. What's happening isn't some grassroots shift in culture like the 60's, all this stuff is a top down movement where the people in charge want this. What's the end goal I don't know but it definitely doesn't seem to be real equality, profitability or prosperity. Edit: the issues I pointed out are most visible in the entertainment industry, but these problems have spread to education and industry across the board in the western world.

[@TheBruise25]

This is a HUGE story that should be in front of everyone's eyes

[@TheDalinkwent]

Its just funny how "all inclusive" and "diverse" simply means liberal lesbian women of color. Every time I hear about some show or movie getting a story group or show runner..its always a bunch of women with the same viewpoints and politics.

[@joequando]

This just reminds me of that South Park episode where all the music they heard just sounds like s*** and then when they would sing it s*** would just come out of their mouth. That's pretty much what we're experiencing with the current age of film.

[@tracythomas132]

From what I've heard, this is also the BBC. I live in the UK and got rid of my tv licence ( which gives me the right to not only to watch the BBC, but live tv across the UK network), four years ago, as if had enough of their DEI, which has got worse since 2020.

[@SargonDestroyerofWorlds]

This why independent alternatives to Hollywood like The Daily Wire are important

[@MR_THINQ]

Unless this stops Hollywood is dead. Without great creative, character and story based writing the industry won’t survive.

[@eeddieedwards3890]

Thomas Film Classics in Royal Oak Michigan. Chris you are legend!

[@Bluedragon003]

Yes Mr. Gore and Mr. Ing, I have a LOT of words for you. Words like...great, awesome, HONEST, some statements....THANK YOU, I'm so glad you guys stay honest, I love your channel. Edit: also thank you to the writers and other insiders who are speaking out.

[@selay333]

Expect it to get worse over this year. Mentioned them in another’s comment but look up stuff on the bridge initiative. It’s one of the groups that are pulling the strings. Listened to an interview with a head of that group and she say’s everything so far has been just for show and the real push is to start now. This person knows the damage it’s doing and is enjoying it.

[@JamesBurrTV]

There is a reason this is only happening in the West and in white countries. It is an anti-white movement as simple as that. Most white people are blissfully racially unaware. Trouble is, they are being targetted by people who are solely motivated by race and who are utterly dedicated to their goals which, despite what they say about being about fairness and tolerance and representation etc, is actually quite the opposite - it is about punishing and ending white people. They WANT to bring them down and if that means ending Millennia of civilisation that gave these people freedom, liberty and the free speech to do what they are now doing, they don't care. People need to wake up, and quickly.

[@brickgarden]

I thought we had moved past the days of segregation.

[@SalAvenueNJ]

Stories like this just make me want to keep rewatching my old favorites. I've just started "Batman Beyond" again.

[@darksidemachining]

Great analysis. Regarding Echo, cannot help but think of the tv show The Boys, season 2 episode 1 “The Big Ride” where the super called Blindspot was auditioning to fill a vacant slot within The Seven. Homelander appeared interested for a brief moment but then smashed Blindspot’s ears thus rendering him completely pointless. Homelander turned to Ashley and derisively said, “without his hearing, he is just another useless fucking blind guy". Put Echo in a dark warehouse, break her hands, throw a smoke screen, poke out her eyes etc., and she just becomes a doorstop.

[@bcdside]

Dr. Steve Turley talks about starting a “parallel economy,” a separate business conglomeration free of wokeness which allows the public to decide from whom they will purchase goods and services: from the woke company or the non-woke company. Is there another city where independent filmmakers can come together and start a new, non-woke Hollywood?

[@briandickie7264]

Anywhere in Asia or India. Been watching more and more from that side of the planet - and less and less of American industry. Now we know to monitor the writers more closely rather than just the directors. Won’t take long for the money to move away from Hollywood failure.

[@JamesBurrTV]

Too many normies, sadly. They could be setting up concentration camps for white people and probably half of them would be saying it was all a "far right conspiracy theory" because they didn't want to be called "racist." With so many morons and cowards around, such a thing cannot be set up. However, even these cattle know what they don't like and don't want to watch, so we may still see the end of those comapnies that have been infected by Woke..... eventually.

[@dougfleming1708]

These practices are in direct conflict with civil rights laws. I keep waiting for the slew of lawsuits over this but it seems it's only a trickle.

[@sayLeotardbutsayitChinese]

Guaranteed there are already cases being built. Lawyers waiting, salivating

[@frankgonzalez222]

It's so frustrating and disheartening. It fully explains why there's so much crap coming out of Hollywood and why content coming from Asia is so good.

[@rengarcia5189]

When the Oppressed become the Oppressors ... nothing changes.

[@ANonymous-mo6xp]

Oh no, things change. You see, a lot of this "oppression" they were fighting was visions in their heads. Their "oppressors" were never really oppressing them, but the new oppressors, they will punish us forever for the crimes they made up in their minds.

[@MorganStradling]

The rise of Jennifer Lee at Walt Disney Animation is a great example of this

[@gambinoswitchpot1203]

Great stuff. Really looking forward to more D-Files as well!

[@charmawow]

As the saying goes, ‘You reap what you sow’……….

[@bloodrunsclear]

It’s sad that the LAST consideration for any entertainment group nowadays is an audience

[@dcs4947]

"why am i not a project manager when I've been working as a junior for 2 years"?

[@punchtalestudio]

Who would have thought that we would miss Jon Peters savage corporate management at Sony Pictures in 1989 🤓

[@kailev]

Glad to hear this!👏👏👏 Write good stories and stop pandering and rehashing everything! Original ideas please!

[@jimhebson6793]

Echo looks like something I would have made on Super-8 film in 1970.

[@GrouchyOldBear7]

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

[@alrivas1477]

Asking sexual preference on a resume is today’s grinder.

[@r.morris5589]

I will not answer any such questions like that

[@dangererwin4561]

Has anyone noticed that outside a few states and metropolitan areas most people aren't woke, yet most big companies are pushing this stuff the hardest. Whats happening doesn't seem to be some grassroots shift in culture like the 60's. It seems to be mostly a top down (institutionalized) shift in culture where the people in charge want this. What's the end goal? I dont know. But it doesn't seem to be for real equality, profitability or general prosperity. The issue I'm pointing out is most apparent in the entertainment industry but is present in education and industry across the board in the western world.

[@hope-cat4894]

Pretty much. Outside of cities, a lot of this behavior is still abnormal and would get you fired or isolated. The only reason it festers in cities is because it's become part of the culture, and it's forced from the top. Look at names like Martine Rothblatt. It's just socially awkward, vaguely autistic rich people who think they're so logical that they need to educate the everyman and save the world.

[@Thomas_Stearns_Eliot]

The salt on the wound is hearing minority creators talk about “telling their stories” and it turns out to be the most one-dimensional, stereotypical, simplistic character representations.

[@toothgrinder2760]

Asking those kinds of questions is a violation of “Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964” which protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of race and color as well as national origin, se%, or religion.

[@autisticlegionnaire3624]

All these writers committee meetings and still no audience.

[@mjr2451]

The term at 11:20 Alan was looking for is “the soft bigotry of low expectations”.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

The main problem with all the obsession with diversity/representation is that it makes all the movies and TV shows have the same feeling and look. Nothing seems original and different anymore.

[@Gryphonette]

That was an excellent definition of wokeness….that they are going to tell you why you are a bad person.

[@Slitheringpeanut]

It's been that way for years and will continue to be.

[@philjones3824]

You need a clip of Critical Drinker saying "the message". His delivery is just perfect. I think he'd be okay with it. I have brother in the animation industry,, and one of his frequent complaints is entitled "kids" who don't know how to tell a story properly, yet expect the keys to the kingdom.

[@makjr1247]

It’s called lawsuits. They were discriminated because of their race. I want my writers bridge builders surgeons and pilots to be hired on merit.