Broaching the subject of race when you’re not the most powerful person in the room is one of the toughest parts of being a Black professional in Hollywood.
That’s especially true in the writers room, where stories are told and culture is made. As two writers early on in our careers (one of us is a staff writer, the other is still banging at the damn door) we’ve each worked in many different rooms, but have always felt the burden of educating our white co-workers.
Instead of starting a show with the typical first-day-at-work anxieties like, "Will they like us?" "How long until we can bring a sample to our boss?" or "Will we get to pitch today?" we’re immediately wondering: How racist will the room be?
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