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Friendâs comments follow the revelations at the Hair and Makeup Equity: Changing the Industry Standard virtual event, which saw Black actors sharing their experiences of hair mistreatment.
The New Girl actor Lamorne Morris was told that he had to do his own hair by stylists on a production. âI would have to go to the barbershop at 4, 4.30am before set to get my hair cut,â he said. âWhen I would get to set, I would see everyone else in the hair and makeup trailer getting their hair cut. When I asked why I couldnât get my hair cut at work, it was because â this is what they told me â they didnât have the budget for my hair.â
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So many virtual events these days open with video segments such as trailers, highlight reels or video testimonials that help introduce the forthcoming program. Tuesday afternoon’s “Hair and Makeup Equity Changing the Industry Standard” did just that, opening with a series of testimonials but unlike most, this segment wasn’t a blip that barely registered for participants.
It featured more than a dozen Black actors sharing their experiences of dealing with bias, racism or microaggressions while on set and it was so powerful that it nearly moved the moderator to tears. Storm Reid opened the segment by saying, “As a young Black girl, it is enough to have to struggle with confidence about your hair and then to go on a set where you’re supposed to be taken care of and nurtured and to have people there that