Acting Is The Most Prejudice And Sexist Profession
Jun 18th, 2009 by Alan Yu
That was a unique way of saying it I thought. The other day I was listening to an acting coach talking about how there can be a gazillion reasons on why you didn’t get the part and so you shouldn’t think too much of it. Example, they wanted someone taller, a specific ethnicity, etc.
He then used a humorous example of going into an interview for a bank job first where you have to sit in a room with all of the other applicants (Hence the audition). Then, as you are in the interview room imagine that they think you are the perfect candidate skill wise and it sounds like you got the job.
Eventually, they decide they can’t use you as they want a girl to attract more female audience and at the same time they need specific colored person to help with the company’s diversity image. Not only that, since they hired the girl, even though you are qualified to do the job you were shorter than the girl which wasn’t acceptable for them and so they hired another person.
Where else but in the world of acting can hiring someone be this discriminating and judgmental? Everyone was just laughing at that too as we all know that is just the way it works in this field and we just need to learn not to take rejections personally.
