WOKE CALIFORNIA PANICS! Desperate To Pass Law Forcing More Diversity, Equity & Inclusion In Movies!

While it may not be illegal yet, California is taking its first steps to punish Hollywood projects that aren’t woke enough to meet the ever-moving standards of progressives.

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California Proposes Withholding New Tax Credits From Hollywood Productions Unless They “Set Ethnic, Racial, And Gender Diversity Goals And To Develop A Plan To Achieve Them”
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While it may not be illegal yet, California is taking its first steps to punish Hollywood projects that aren’t woke enough to meet the ever-moving standards of progressives.

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaking at a podium in Sacramento via the Office of the Governor of California

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In 2022, California voted to pass SB 485, which revised the state’s film tax credits legislation to introduce a new credit which could only be receive if a given project provided “a diversity workplan that includes goals that are broadly reflective of California’s population.”

Tudy (Skyler Yates) and Rudy (Kelsey Yates) are offended by the implication that the Lost Boys must be all male in Peter Pan & Wendy (2023), Disney
Tudy (Skyler Yates) and Rudy (Kelsey Yates) are offended by the implication that the Lost Boys must be all male in Peter Pan & Wendy (2023), Disney

According to the 2020 Census, California’s racial demographics are 41% White alone, 6% Black alone, 40% Hispanic, 15%Asian alone, 1.6% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 0.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, 21.2% Some Other Race alone, and 10.2% individuals whose ethnicity is composed of two or more races.

Under the bill, an appointed commission would be prohibited “from certifying the tax credit for an applicant […] until the commission receives the applicant’s final diversity report.”

Additionally, said commission would be authorized “to increase the applicant’s credit percentage if the commission determines that the applicant has met or made a good faith effort to meet the diversity goals in its diversity workplan.”

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Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) says good-bye to his husband Ben (Haaz Sleiman) in Eternals (2021), Marvel Entertainment

While the original bill held no specific penalties for productions that failed to meet these goals, the state’s Democrat governor, Gavin Newsom, is now seeking to provide the state with the tools needed to enforce these new rules.

As per the state’s 2023-2024 Film Tax Credit budget proposal, submitted by the Governor’s office on February 28th, whereas a previous budget packet included a blanket allocation of “$150 million in film tax credits for productions that are filmed at new or renovated soundstages”, this credit is now being withheld unless the given production is instituting “ethnic, racial, and gender diversity goals and to develop a plan to achieve those diversity goals.”

Namor (Tenoch Huerta) confronts Queen Ramonda in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' (2022)
Namor (Tenoch Huerta) confronts Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ (2022), Marvel Entertainment via Blu-ray

“Productions are eligible to receive an additional 4 percent tax credit if they meet or make a good faith effort to meet their diversity goals,” the Governor’s office added.

Should this proposal be adopted, it will remain in effect throughout the rest of the current Tax Credit’s effective lifespan in 2025 – though lawmakers are currently working on extending this end date to 2030.

Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) tells the United Nations that Wakanda is not to be tested in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Marvel Entertainment
Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) tells the United Nations that Wakanda is not to be tested in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Marvel Entertainment

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California’s new proposal is but the latest example of the ongoing trend of introducing DEI quotas to entertainment.

Last year, British Television giant ITV is set aside £80 million ($105 million) to promote productions companies that promote disability and race-based content.

“ITV is committed to creating content by, with, and for everyone, connecting and reflecting modern audiences,” said ITV Group Diversity and Inclusion Director Ade Rawcliffe “We want more people of color and disabled people to be able to tell their stories and get opportunities in senior production roles.