By William Dass
The Oscar-winning actress executed her own “The More You Know” moment at the awards last night. Here’s hoping it starts a fire.
On Sunday night, Frances McDormand dropped some major knowledge at the Oscars about inclusion riders and the fight for diversity. Up on stage to accept her Best Actress award, she heralded a call to action and a bonafide awareness bomb. First, she had all the women nominees in the theater stand. While everyone applauded them, she pointed out to all the producers and studio heads in attendance that every single one of the women standing would have a project they’d like to move forward. So, schedule a meeting. In an office. Like you would with a business partner. It was an undeniably badass move.
She ended her speech on what seemed like a puzzling note for many folks.
“I have two words to leave you with tonight, ladies and gentlemen: inclusion rider.”
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