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submitted by failedblackwoman

Race, sex, and casting calls

downlo:

This chart reveals that the overwhelming majority of acting gigs (67%) are meant for White people:

This one shows how the overwhelming majority of lead roles (81.9%) are played by White actors:

And this one shows that most lead roles (73%) are filled by male actors:

Just to show I’m not making this up. 

(Source: thesocietypages.org)

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