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Critic's Notebook | How Movies Like 'The Help' Reinforce Hollywood's Race Problem - indieWIRE

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Nobody should be surprised by the dearth of minorities in contemporary media. On the surface, it’s a boring issue: Whether or not the stories of gay, black or women characters make their way into movies and television only becomes a central issue if specific industrial forces continue to keep them out. If a truly progressive society is color blind, then everyone should let the chips fall and assume equal opportunity remains in flux. The reality is a lot more complicated, as demonstrated this week by the release of the antiquated civil rights drama “The Help.”

My conversation with Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Where we talk about her directorial debut, the episode of “Eureka” that aired last night, and where she reveals her upcoming independent short film, written by Ava DuVernay.

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