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Aaron Sorkin just found out Hollywood has a diversity problem, and people are torching him

Published by Business Insider on Mon, 27 Mar 2017


It's really hard to hide from the diversity issue that's plaguing Hollywood, unless apparently you're Aaron Sorkin.The Oscar-winning screenwriter and creator of TV shows like "The West Wing" and "The Newsroom" sounded legitimately shocked when the topic came up while he was onstage at the Writers Guild Festival on Saturday, according to a Variety report of the event.While Sorkinlooked back on his career and talkedabout issues of the day with moderator Elvis Mitchell, the topic movedto the need for more diversity in writers' rooms for TV shows. It seemed like Sorkin hadgenuinely neverrealized it was an issue in the industry.'Are you saying that women and minorities have a more difficult time getting their stuff read than white men and you're also saying that [white men] get to make mediocre movies and can continue on'' he asked the audience, Varietyreported.Whileconversation shifted to other topics, Sorkin still couldn't let go of this new insight.'You're saying that if you are a woman or a person of color, you have to hit it out of the park in order to get another chance'' Sorkin reportedly said.A lot of recent research had shed light on the inequality in Hollywood productions. One study found 22% of TV creators were female, and only 3.4% of movie directors were female. It also found thatonly 7 percent of films had a cast whose balance of race and ethnicity reflected the country's diversity.After listing women and minorities like Lena Dunham, Ava DuVernay, and Jordan Peele who have recently found success, Sorkin then offered to help:'What can I do [to help]'' he said. 'I do want to understand what someone like me can do... but my thing has always been: 'If you write it, they will come.'"Needless to say, Twitter has hammered Sorkin pretty hard for his lack of awareness:"He didn't miss it. He was just dismissing it before and he'll go back to dismissing it again because it doesn't affect his life."' Molly Lambert (@mollylambert) March 26, 2017Can't wait for POC & trans actors to play Aaron Sorkin characters & prove we're not so different: we ALL reference '30s screwball comedies.' Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) March 27, 2017Aaron Sorkin: Wait, it's harder to be a minority in Hollywood' Educate me. *every audience hand goes up*#WGFestival' Coreena Boothroyd (@caboothroyd) March 25, 2017Aaron Sorkin just found out about Hollywood's diversity problem https://t.co/9Wt3dj0UKe pic.twitter.com/DUPz6tF40W' Danielle Henderson (@knottyyarn) March 26, 2017SEE ALSO:Everything you need to know about the "Twin Peaks" revivalJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Marvel just dropped the latest trailer for 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' and it looks incredible
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