Aïssa Maïga: Calling out racism in France's film industry

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Aïssa Maïga: Calling out racism in France's film industry


The French actress Aïssa Maïga created a book about the lack of Black representation in French cinema and television, “Black is not my profession”. She also spoke out about the subject on stage at France’s biggest film awards ceremony. She stood on the steps of the Cannes Film Festival in front of the whole world and denounced the…

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  1. …but England has similar problems, no? Perhaps slightly more advanced than France yet there are many complaints about the need for more blacks in film… recognition of black actors at the BAFTA awards being one of the issues.

  2. Go to asia and see who darker people are treated, then you will know real discrimination. Heck even in Africa, skin lightening is one of the most popular products

  3. Relative to the percentage, there is an overrepresentation of blacks in films. You notice she didn't mention middle eastern, asian, latino, etc. representation