I see people in here asking over and over why people were against this movie and Brie Larsen. At first, I didn't really care, but then I did some browsing about the claims that "she called for discrimination against white men" and found out it is true.
Now, take what you think about Affirmative Action and equity initiatives and put it to the side. If you have a problem with discrimination based on gender and race, what makes it OK to have an exception for just one?
I posted a couple replies explaining the issue in a gender debate subreddit when people were asking about it. I will post them here:
"Collecting the Crystal Award for Excellence in Film, Larson said that Sundance would ensure “at least 20 percent of their top level press passes will go to underrepresented critics.” She added that TIFF would do the same. “Although it already has regional diversity outside of Canada and the U.S.,” she said, “it’s working towards adding an additional 20 percent of underrepresented voices from across the globe.”
"She also asked that each of the top 100 films each year add nine critics: three underrepresented males; three white females, and three underrepresented females. “Then the average critic pool would match the US population in just five years.”"
Translated:
"Let's make press passes and add jobs that exclude white people and men..."
Why are people calling her racist and sexist again?