It's time for people to recognize the racism of both omissions and stereotypes of minorities in the entertainment industry. And minorities have to be hired more frequently not only in acting positions, but in writing and producing positions--positions of control.
Last-minute additions of minorities aren't enough to change perceptions. We can't be an afterthought. We're part of the whole picture. It's a picture people are watching closely--and absorbing unconsciously--on big and small screens across the world.
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Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan '02, a Crimson editor, is an English concentrator in Lowell House.