'Five years ago, MeToo ignited a global reckoning. And with the anniversary comes a seemingly endless debate assessing its impact — which, like most reckonings, is mixed at best,' writes NotesFromHeL.
And with the anniversary comes a seemingly endless debate assessing its impact — which, like most reckonings, is mixed at best. Take these recent headlines, for example:Five years after it took off, aroundwonder if #MeToo has gone too far.on another movement I care deeply about was released — and its results weren’t good.In the latest of two reports commissioned by Congressman Joaquin Castro , thefound that Latino representation in TV, film, and media grew by only 1% in the last decade.
Latinas — who make up just 3% of jobs in the industry when you exclude service positions — are especially affected. “It’s distressing that we are still talking about this issue of Hispanic media underrepresentation,” Sonia Pérez, acting CEO of the Latino nonprofit advocacy organization“Nearly 30 years ago, UnidosUS … documented the virtual invisibility of Latinos in the media,” she continued. “We noted that ‘it was easier to see an alien from outer space than someone Hispanic’ onscreen.
Pérez was right; it is distressing — depressing, really — though not at all shocking when you consider that more than 50 years after the historicmore Black journalists, they remain inexcusably absent from many newsrooms,
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