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Laverne Cox makes history today as the first out transgender performer to be nominated for an Emmy. Badass.
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Ridiculous Roles Directors Have Asked Women To Audition For
Today in WTF.
In a new infographic, the Representation Project analyzed the top 500 films of all time and found that just six starred a woman of color. That’s just 1%.
via PolicyMic
These are the kinds of roles that win women Oscars. One solution for changing it up? More women directors.
Source: Lee & Low Books
Tune in. Girls Can.
"- –Olivia Wilde crushing it when she talks about women in Hollywood.I don’t know if some of you have been to these live reads at LACMA, where a classic film is read live on stage by actors who just sit and read the script. We did one recently of American Pie, but we reversed the gender roles. All the women played men; all the men played women. And it was so fascinating to be a part of this because, as the women took on these central roles — they had all the good lines, they had all the good laughs, all the great moments — the men who joined us to sit on stage started squirming rather uncomfortably and got really bored because they weren’t used to being the supporting cast.
It was fascinating to feel their discomfort [and] to discuss it with them afterward, when they said, “It’s boring to play the girl role!” And I said, “Yeah. Yeah. You think? Welcome to our world!
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1967, Aretha Franklin recorded “Respect” in New York City. A great Valentine’s Day message indeed.