Taraji P. Henson Tells Oprah That Black Actors + Actresses Are Underpaid | Joe Budden Reacts
Taraji P. Henson Tells Oprah That Black Actors + Actresses Are Underpaid | Joe Budden Reacts
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I always see people saying black actors get paid less than white actors but you gotta understand the economics of it all. Let’s do some simple math! White people outnumber blacks by 5-1 (5x more whites) & whites also have more money! This is why black movies primarily make around $40M to $60M at the box office & white movies can do $200M to $300M from their most average movies not to mention the wealth disparity & worldwide appeal that black films don’t always get! This is why a white actor hardly even known can make $20Million on a movie & our biggest stars will be lucky to get $4Million for the same type of role! Movie tickets are roughly $15 which means 4 million people would have to go see a black film to make $60M at the box office while the white equivalent can easily pull 20 million viewers at the box making $300M because again, they outnumber us in The USA 5-1, as a indie director myself I’ve been thought about this problem & did the math & gathered the facts! No racism needed. When you look at a movie like Black Panther that made over $1.3 Billion worldwide, that happened because nearly the entire black race went to see it & with the help of white viewers we were able to get a major win! Probably the most successful black movie of all time from a financial standpoint! Math is yall friend, not small minded perspectives! I can promise you, if black movies sold the way white movies did they would pay them whatever they wanted! This is why will smith & Denzel etc. get top dollar! They act in movies that aren’t geared towards black peoples specifically & have a wider audience base!
Not trying to be rude or funny but Why are we supposed to care about what black actors get paid? No one is out here fighting for me and my career but me. I have to fight and negotiate for every dollar i get paid just like everyone else. One thing i do know is i wouldn't stay in an industry that i dont get satisfaction from, and I def wouldn't work a whole career and let myself get to the end of it with regrets. I feel for her but she and all black actors, female actors, whomever need to fight for their industry, i feel like they always crying to us like they want us to go and protest for them
Ish always on some bs when it comes racial takes smh, but what do you expect with a white wife
This clip highlights whats wrong with ish and ice
Drake is jewish. Thats why he is who he is. End of Aubrey's story.
Does anyone ever compare how much the top black lead movies do compared to white lead movies? This is why black actors get paid less
Melyssa is such a breath of fresh air! You can tell she does the research and reviews everything before these talks so she can have an informed discussion
The point is that black actors have to constantly prove themselves have their projects turn a profit for studios to turn around and tell them well we don’t think you can crossover thus justification to underpay, it’s a never ending cycle
It was just Black women that were abandoning Mo’Nique, I saw a lot of men dragging her online. Charlamagne called her donkey of the day. Both women and men were clowning and dragging her. It wasn’t just the sisters. The men kept saying Mo’ Nique could not draw what Schumer does.
That whole narrative about Taraji’s draw is BS. Black Panther disproves that narrative. Black Panther hit a Billion worldwide and many of the people in Black Panther were no names. Taraji and Mo’Nique not being a draw is a white systemic talking point that black folks have co-opted!
LOL, DO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND MATH OR NO??? NOBODY KNOWS WHO Taraji P Henson IS. She is not a mainstream actor in any sense of the word. She is the Cappadonna of the acting world. THIS IS COPE TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE.
The problem is lack of Black capital (because it’s all white) , studio ownership, production, & everything across the table. We can’t just have Tyler & an anti-Black Oprah being the only gatekeepers for us. 😢
Taraji P Henson will never work for Warner Bros again. Henson is too unpredictable at this point for any studio to take a risk.
Do what??????? Black Panther broke records… The Color Purple broke records both times??? Analytics, gtfoh. She wasn’t just talking about money, it’s also about respect.
Bottom line new and old white ladies are getting the bag and will get paid more than black actors or actress unless you do something out of your character and the gatekeepers decide to let you in.
Dr umar wae right ish is racist
False narrative- the black dollar doesnt matter, no support because majority of country is white,, look at the money Black Panther pulled in,
Taraji wasnt saying anything new about black actors in Hollywood,
Most black actresses have talked about pay disparity
You're looking at the situation incorrectly, you can't compare the average person's wage to her wage what is what she is saying is that a black actor of her status compared to a white actor is not paid on the same level. That's basically what she said, no matter how many movies she does. She says she will not get paid on the level of a white woman. Definitely not a white man.
If black people got the spending power then why do you keep saying white people outnumber everybody else in America?! I’ve never agreed with that statistic it does not make sense to me to say White America is 60%..I believe the mix of people outnumbers White America
Hollywood is broke right now! Your better off getting paid more money in Chick-fil-A at the end of the month than in Hollywood.
Maybe actors should spend less money on films and make it low budget to gain profit
Look at the 1999 movie Blair witch project " that was a documentary turned into a film by accident! Then it became independent. Anything owned by warner bros means you got to borrow to pay staff. I can assure you if Tom Cruise and Brad pitt did a 1 hour commercial about chic fil A it would probably gross at 100 million
ALL BLACK WOMEN DID'NT VIOLATE TARAJI P HENSON, MONIQUE, VIOLA DAVIS OR NOBODY ELSE!!! I'm a fan of all of the women listed above and can understand her disparity!!! This is happening in every occupation and it's, AWFULLY, UNFAIR, especially when the employers. owners and company overall want more…more and more from you. SMDH!!! This DOESN'T ONLY HAPPEN IN HOLLYWEIRD it's a mess with most of these employers, owners and their company!!! We're, USUALLY, NOT PAID WHAT WE'RE WORTH!!! This is SAD!!! 🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇💔💔💔
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Finally someone has spoken the truth about this situation.
These guys are idiots with a mic, I would not be able to listen to their nonsense. Miss the old jbp.
Taraji does deserve more.. BUT I ain’t rushing to the theaters for her movies. Her draw to these projects ain’t something I’m ever excited over. Great actress for the ones she does work on. Not great enough to have me waiting towards the weekend to watch her movie outside the house
Every thing is a fight for us black women. Dont wonder why we angry. We are HURT and tired of being sidelined and everyone seems to agree we should be. Smh. 😢 fts.
Why is it so difficult for black females to get support?
Ppl who complain about what other ppl want to pay them
Should make they own stuff
Don't take the job
Once your fell that you submit
Don't complain about it
So the morons did negotiate for good money and complain now stfu,what draw does she have i only know her from Benjamin buttons smfh
Taraji and Terrence need to blame their management. Also look at Proud Mary’s budget then the money it made back in theaters.
I hate this show! It’s horrible for the culture. Why have a woman who can’t talk
Mel needs to quit they don’t respect her and always try to discredit her
I’m sorry but Ish just sounds like a hater
Ish is wrong on this man. Taraji is saying why does she need to continually prove herself? She's been here for decades and they're still not investing heavily and rewarding her the same as her white counterparts. You say its business but like Mel highlighted, the white counterparts get the support from the jump to continue to elevate and the next movie they continue to grow, while Taraji and other black actors, the oppurtunities, support and pay remain horizontal.
All ish’s takes are explained with his white wife in mind. Can’t rock with any longer
Y'all have to understand that systematic oppression impacts the entertainment industry as well. The population variable was completely misplaced. Compare the networth of Meryl Streep, Jennifer Annistan (spell check), julia roberts, ect to Viola Davis, Angela Bassett, Taraji or any of our Black greats and the disparity will be a no brainer. Hell, Compare the least popular white actress Salaries to any of our top tier actress salaries and you will still find the difference to be problematic. Our movies have often proven to be blockbusters, running similar numbers to white movies and the powers that be funnel that money into their pockets, not into appropriately paying black talent. We can't be so quick to dismiss our talent especially if we want to add to the possibility of future generations getting what they deserve.