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Are Black Women Comedians
Being Devalued In Hollywood?
Being Devalued In Hollywood?
Unless you've been hiding under a rock (something I've been known to do from time to time) I'm sure you saw the video shared by Mo'Nique, the comedian, asking for us to join her for a boycott of Netflix for racial and gender bias. I know I'm not the guy really up on celebrity news.
But I was wondering if someone could explain to me why Monique is being offered only offered $500,000 by Netflix, when Amy Schumer is getting paid over 10 million? Because right now this has me feeling some kinda way.
There has been rumors that they offered Mo'Nique $2.5 million or 3 million. However, none of those rumors have been confirmed and Mo'Nique denies them. I would think Mo'Nique would take millions of dollars because that is nothing to sneeze at even for her.
I'd never heard of Amy Schumer before this Monique controversy with Netflix. However, Amy Schumer, Chris Rock or David Chappelle isn't the issue here in my humble opinion.
They all got offered tens of millions of dollars according to accounts I've seen. The issue for me is: are black women comedians getting fair compensation by Netflix and the entertainment industry as a whole?
For instance Wanda Sykes said Netflix offered her $250,000. This seems to be pattern and practice to offer low ball compensation to women comedians by Netflix.
But I was wondering if someone could explain to me why Monique is being offered only offered $500,000 by Netflix, when Amy Schumer is getting paid over 10 million? Because right now this has me feeling some kinda way.
There has been rumors that they offered Mo'Nique $2.5 million or 3 million. However, none of those rumors have been confirmed and Mo'Nique denies them. I would think Mo'Nique would take millions of dollars because that is nothing to sneeze at even for her.
I'd never heard of Amy Schumer before this Monique controversy with Netflix. However, Amy Schumer, Chris Rock or David Chappelle isn't the issue here in my humble opinion.
They all got offered tens of millions of dollars according to accounts I've seen. The issue for me is: are black women comedians getting fair compensation by Netflix and the entertainment industry as a whole?
For instance Wanda Sykes said Netflix offered her $250,000. This seems to be pattern and practice to offer low ball compensation to women comedians by Netflix.
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| By Thomas Attila Lewis - Mo'Nique, winner of the 2010 SAG award and Oscar Award Winning Actress |
