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发帖数: 4559 | 1 Shonda Rhimes Says She Isn't 'Diversifying' Television, She's 'Normalizing'
It -- There's A Difference
Shonda Rhimes proved long ago that she is a force to reckon with.
The growing influence she has had in television has not gone unrecognized
and has resulted in a major boost for ABC’s Thursday night network ratings.
However, more importantly, Rhimes -- who is the mastermind behind shows
like "Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy" and "How To Get Away With Murder" -- has
increased onscreen representation of diverse roles that were once overlooked
and in doing so, has raised further awareness on issues related to LGBT,
women and people of color.
Because of her stellar contributions to the medium, Rhimes was honored with
the Ally for Equality award at this year’s annual Human Rights Campaign
Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday.
After accepting the award, she delivered a searing speech and discussed why
she decided to tell such a wide range of stories and how the direction she
has taken with her shows is one that goes far beyond just diversifying
television.
"I really hate the word 'diversity,' it suggests something…other. As if it
is something…special. Or rare," Rhimes said. "As if there is something
unusual about telling stories involving women and people of color and LGBTQ
characters on TV."
"I have a different word: NORMALIZING. I’m normalizing TV."
Rhimes - who also received a Diversity Award during last year’s Directors
Guild of America Awards -- went on to share why her approach to "normalizing
" television speaks to her larger mission at hand: "Making TV look like the
world looks."
"Women, people of color, LGBTQ people equal WAY more than 50% of the
population. Which means it ain’t out of the ordinary. I am making the world
of television look NORMAL," she said.
"The goal is that everyone should get to turn on the TV and see someone who
looks like them and loves like them. And just as important, everyone should
turn on the TV and see someone who doesn’t look like them and love like
them. Because, perhaps then, they will learn from them."
Well said, Shonda, well said.
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