Hollywoods Backlash to Wokeness

Published: Nov. 23, 2022, 5 p.m.

b'Supposedly, things in Hollywood have been changing for women and people of color. After the #MeToo, #OscarsSoWhite, and Black Lives Matter movements, leaders in the entertainment industry promised a lot: new kinds of stories were going to be told, by newly diverse writers, showrunners, and casts. In short, Hollywood\\u2019s long history of sexism and discrimination was going to be \\u201creckoned\\u201d with. But, as studios have shifted with changing social expectations, there\\u2019s been talk of a backlash within Hollywood. Actors and studio execs, who were previously worried about getting \\u201ccancelled\\u201d by their progressive fans, have expressed feelings of \\u201cfatigue.\\u201d In a wide-ranging conversation about politics, entertainment, and social media, Doreen St. F\\xe9lix, a staff writer who was previously The New Yorker\\u2019s television critic, offers some perspective on the current mood in Hollywood and what makes for good art.'