People online are praising actress Ellen Pompeo after calling out a crew mid interview for not being diverse enough.
In an interview alongside Gabrielle Union, Emma Roberts, and Gina Rodriguez, the Greys Anatomy star expressed her disappointment with the lack of color in the room and many rooms she walks into being in this industry.
Pompeo shared an experience she had, while working on one of her projects, where she spoke with the director voicing her concerns. She explained that “this day has been incredible, and there’s a ton of women in the room, but, I don’t see enough color when I walked in the room today.”
She continued with “when I show up on set I would like to see the crew look like the world that I walk around in everyday,” which is what she expressed to the director of her other project.
She finished with, “as Caucasian people, its our job. It’s our task, its our responsibility to make sure we speak up in every single room we walk into. It’s our job because we created the problem.”
After the star finished her statement the rest of the ladies in the interview gave a cheers in agreement. Many individuals on social media have been applauding Pompeo for her statement and call to action of all Caucasians in the industry. According to abc News , Dictionary.com tweeted the definition of an ally in result of Pompeo’s viral video, “Ally. A person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose. E.g. Ellen Pompeo,” wrote the twitter account.
Pompeo has found a way of normalizing diversity and explaining to all white people that it is not okay to not speak up. I hope this will resonate with many people and encourage people to be brave and call out the lack of diversity within the industry.
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