Sterling K. Brown exposes Hollywood’s double standards between black and white actors on set

Sterling K. Brown can have been one among the beloved stars of ABC’s “This Is Us,” but in Hollywood he’s still a black man attempting to avoid career-ending pitfalls. The actor recently spoke candidly during a conversation hosted by him and his wife, Ryan Michelle Bathe, on the “We Don’t Always Agree” podcast about cancel culture and the criticism that white artists appear to receive.

The pair discussed the difference between the decade-long controversy over Kevin Hart’s homophobic joke, which derailed his invitation to host the 2019 Oscars, and singer John Mayer’s 2010 comment that his “f… is sort of a supporter of white supremacy,” is straightforward to forget. Both Hart and Mayer have recovered from the incidents, but as Brown and Bathe said, that is not at all times the case for Black people within the industry.

“I observed the behavior of my white colleagues on set where people were loud and, you recognize, frustrated, and it was described as passionate or simply animated. It’s just like the nickname ‘is not bad,’ right,” the Oscar-nominated actor said.

But if the roles were reversed, he’s sure he could be labeled in a way that portrayed him as a threat. “I could see it happening. I say, ‘If I had done the exact same thing, I would not have gotten a pass,'” he said. Bathe agreed.

Moreover, Brown analyzed intimately how the burden of getting to be hyper-aware of how a single fallacious motion could cause his downfall affects his interactions along with his peers. “Just being black in general, as well as the level and emotional freedom to behave badly, has different consequences. (…) I don’t go anywhere near that,” he said.

Brown even noted that “When women come into my trailer on set,” he shouts, “You can leave the door open!” The door opens wide. Anyone can chime in and say, “Hey, what are you guys doing?” We were six feet, Jack, post-covid, pre-covid, whatever it’s, because, like in my head, it is often like this… I already felt like people were searching for a reason.”

In Bathe’s case, she said her conclusion at this point is: “Cancel culture has been used as a way for some people to avoid responsibility and then help others avoid responsibility and say, ‘Well, that is just cancel culture coming for some time». an innocent person.” If cancel culture really existed, it could affect everyone equally.”

Their discussion was all too real for fans who recognized its roots in “racism.” “Since slavery, we have been advertised and promoted to be seen,” wrote an Instagram user when The Art of Dialogue published an excerpt from the conversation. A one that agreed with Bathe’s sentiments he said“I think cancel culture is really a concept that is only coined and perpetuated in the world of social media.”

Another user said Brown was protecting himself in multiple way when he commented, “Door open 6 feet deep, he’s not trying to catch me too much energy.” The #MeToo movement was coined in 2006 by sexual assault survivor Tarana Burke.

The social vehicle was intended to assist women of color heal from their very own sexual traumas. He gained popularity in 2017 during his takedown of Hollywood figures reminiscent of Harvey Weinstein, who was accused of forcing actresses to sexually sleep with him within the hopes of catapulting their careers.

Finally, a fourth comment read: “That’s why Tyler and 50 built their very own; that is what now we have to do. We don’t need them anymore.” Tyler Perry and 50 Cent opened film and television studios in Atlanta, Georgia and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, respectively. Speculation is currently rife that Katt Williams will join them in opening his own entertainment complex in Alabama after the comedian reportedly purchased a defunct military base within the state.