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The support being shown to Black creatives right now is really great but it really needs to go beyond conversations on Twitter. Industry cultures need to change. It& #39;s not enough to hire Black creatives if they aren& #39;t being supported and promoted.
But you know that.
But you know that.
I& #39;m salty, to be sure. I was still living in Los Angeles when Ferguson happened. I remember every conversation before and since that made me defend my humanity. It came from Twitter randos and trolls, but also colleagues. Also friends. At work or at home, I couldn& #39;t get away.
And I& #39;m just sitting here, reliving all those unpleasant moments of the last six years, all the time I spent trying to be part of an industry and art form I loved even more than myself, thinking... what& #39;s changed?
Animation needs to have an honest conversation with itself about the way it treats its marginalized members. Particularly BIPOC. Particularly Black people. The Black creatives in LA who are fighting to carve a safe space deserve more. Deserve better.
When you& #39;re Black in animation it& #39;s a lonely place, in every department. In art and design. In the writers room. In tech. In production. In development. Sometimes you& #39;re the only one in the room or on the call. Women in animation, I& #39;m sure you know what that& #39;s like.
Bless you to the folx who are taking action and using the power you have to create opportunities. Keep that good energy going. In the coming years, I want to see more Black writers, directors, producers, show runners. It& #39;s beyond time for animation to uplift its Black talent.
Sorry I just needed to shout into the void. Back to my hole I go.
