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Broadway Diversity Pledges and Inclusion Riders
The Broadway community and the Actors Union have signed a 17-page diversity pledge, including "inclusion riders" for creative contracts. The hosts mock the "Woke Awards" and the increasing focus on racial quotas in theater production.
The Broadway League and the Actors Union have co-signed a 17-page diversity pledge with Black Theater United. This includes "inclusion riders" in contracts to ensure creative teams are not all white. The hosts compare these modern "woke" mandates to the history of labor unions and guilds, which originally protected their members by being exclusive rather than inclusive.
The Shape of Water won Best Picture at the Oscars, leading to speculation about its thematic links to "Project Blue Beam" and alien disclosure. During her acceptance speech, Frances McDormand introduced the term "inclusion riders," which are contract clauses requiring diversity in film production. Skeptics argue that these mandates could negatively impact the industry if adopted by major stars for virtue signaling.
