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I M Black: Racial Discrimination In Hollywood
I'm black...In no way is racism non-existent in Hollywood but it's starting to become more diverse and not whitewash. Movies with whitewashed characters are becoming taboo.I've many people of all races say that they are not going to see Doctor Strange because of the whitewashing. There is still a long way to go with racism but it's progressive.

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