Art and media have a way of reflecting the world that we live in. In our world, Hollywood is that mirror.
The Golden Globes nominations were announced this week.
The problem with the nominations is that there are no female directors on the list of best director nominees.
Three of my favorite films this year are nominated. They were also directed by women. But their directors were not nominated.
Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) and Kasi Lemmons (Harriet) are just as good as their male counterparts. But, as usual, they have been overlooked.
I am thoroughly disgusted. According to the press reports, the films and their directors are judged by accomplishment and not by the specific gender of the nominee. However, if one were to look at the list of nominees and winners, past and present, there is a clear pattern. Both in front of the screen and behind the screen, white men are the preference. Women and people of color are tolerated, but only up to a point.
I wish that we lived in a world in which factors such as race and gender meant nothing. I wish that we lived in a world in which we were judged as individuals and not by external factors. But we live in a world in which race and gender play a role in how we live our lives.
Maybe one day we won’t. Until that day, we have no choice but fight for what should be naturally built-in opportunities and rights.
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