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One of the most popular house guests in the history of “Big Brother”, CBS’s promise to cast more people in reality shows comes too late, but adds … it doesn’t have to be too low.
Marcellos Reynolds He was the first black homosexual to return to ‘PB’ in its third season in 2002, and he says he was shocked that it took so long for the network to address his call for innate dependencies on many successful shows … including. “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race.”
Reynolds says CBS is on the right track now, but the promise of having 50 percent black, Indigenous and People of Color (PIPOC) unregistered showcases is not enough.
The reality show Alam says more attention should be paid to ensuring there is proper representation behind the camera. As long as this happens, he says, that bias will persist … and true diversity will not be achieved in the stories being told.
The good news is – CBS touched on this as part of it Pledge of Diversity, Pledging to dedicate at least 25 per cent of its unregistered budget to projects created by minorities … targeting 40 per cent BIPOC representation in writers ’rooms.
Marcellus really emphasizes the positive impact this can have on the audience – especially young people from different walks of life who need to see themselves represented.