Hollywood questions its lack of diversity following the death of George Floyd. Marta Kauffman, the creator of Friends and Grace and Frankie , participated in a roundtable discussion with other women showrunners at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas. Marta Kauffman could not hold back her tears when asked what she would have liked to know when she started her career.
"I wish I knew what I know today," said the 63-year-old screenwriter and producer, apologizing for crying. "Sorry, I would have liked to know what I know today. I would have made very different decisions. "
"What can I do differently?" "
And to explain: “I mean that we have always encouraged people from diverse backgrounds in our company, but I haven't done enough and now I only think about what I can do. What can I do differently? How can I manage my series in a new way? "
Friends has been widely criticized for its lack of diversity. "I was well aware of the lack of diversity and I campaigned for years for Ross to date women of color," David Schwimmer told the Guardian earlier this year.
A racist system
Earlier in the debate, Julie Plec, who developed Vampire Diaries , pointed out that the cast of many soft toys from the 1990s and early 2000s such as Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl, Dawson's Creek and Gilmore Girls is composed mainly of white people. "The most difficult pill to swallow for me is that I am part of this group," she said.
"You are just as much a part of systemic racism because it is a system. This is what I keep telling people. It is not a racist person who spoils everything, it is a system that has been put in place by racists to encourage, teach and mask racism. Nobody was supposed to know it was wrong, that was the goal, "said Robin Thede, creator of A Black Lady Sketch Show . And to conclude: "Now people know better and when you know better, you do better and that's all people ask for. "
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