Colorlines: Ahead of the 90th Academy Awards, The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) targeted Hollywood exclusion of Latinx artists at a pair of protests. Now, the media advocacy organization sets its sights on six of the biggest entertainment studios, which it says ignore Latinx people both on- and off-camera.
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I am a true believer that the only way to protest and boycott efficiently and quickly in a capitalist society is to take away your spending power. Both the Latinx community and the black community have way larger spending power in this country that would be thought due to the fact that they are much smaller populations in the US compared to the white population. Latinx representation basically doesn't exist in the US right now. American Latinx kids don't grow up seeing themselves in movie. When they do see themselves, the subliminal messaging is extremely clear. Film and entertainment companies very clearly see Latinx people as lazy.
This representation needs to get better. I really admire this group for taking a stand and deciding to use their spending power for the better. I will definitely be joining them as I feel that these companies fail a lot of diverse groups.
Similar to what Joss mentioned in their comment, I do not think people realize the power they have when it comes to spending. In our society, money holds the power, and while there are the top few that hold majority of the country’s finances, the majority (being everyday middle and lower class people) has the power to stop them from gaining even more. The boycott of Hollywood Studios, through attacking them where it counts, financially, is so powerful and steps that should be taken. Representation of people of color in film and television is severely lacking both in front of and behind the scenes. When you think of powerful, Latinx stars, you can probably count them all on one hand, and that does not send a positive message to the young Latinx people searching for something- a story or a person not coated in stereotypes- to represent them and their voice. I certainly will be standing by the Latinx community in their endeavors and I look forward to seeing change happen.
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