Eight of the most acclaimed actresses grace the cover of the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter, and there isn't a minority in the bunch.

The lack of diversity, the magazine explained, is merely a reflection of this year's pool of Academy Award contenders.

"The awful truth is there are no minority actresses in genuine contention for an Oscar this year," wrote Stephen Galloway, THR's executive editor of features.

The cover features a mix of current Oscar contenders and previous best actress winners: Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlotte Rampling, Carey Mulligan, Kate Winslet, Brie Larson and Jane Fonda.
It's a part of THR's "roundtable" series, which Galloway described as a "defining element of [THR's] awards coverage through the Emmy and Oscar seasons."

In his essay, which was published Wednesday, Galloway took a plaintive view on the subject. He celebrated the women featured on the cover, calling them "eight of the most talented actresses alive." But Galloway said he couldn't "ignore the fact that every one of these women was white -- whether old or young, English, Australian or American."

"That was appalling," Galloway wrote.

So who's at fault?

Galloway said he and his colleagues deserve some blame. He pointed to a previous directors "roundtable" in which he excluded the African-American filmmaker F. Gary Gray.
But Galloway said the lion's share of responsibility falls on the Hollywood studios that create and cast the movies.
"Speak to the executives that run the industry, and they say they want change," he wrote. "But there are hardly any black film executives, and too few producers. Black directors? Not enough -- and certainly not black women directors."
"If there were far more minority men and women to choose from, this sort of hand-wringing would never exist. And it's about time it changed," Galloway wrote.
The latest THR issue comes on the heels of an announcement from the magazine last week that it will no longer rank women in its annual media "power" lists.

But Galloway said the lion's share of responsibility falls on the Hollywood studios that create and cast the movies.
"Speak to the executives that run the industry, and they say they want change," he wrote. "But there are hardly any black film executives, and too few producers. Black directors? Not enough -- and certainly not black women directors."
"If there were far more minority men and women to choose from, this sort of hand-wringing would never exist. And it's about time it changed," Galloway wrote.

This guy runs a magazine, but he has a lot to learn.

There aren't enough blacks in Hollywood "leadership positions" because Jєωs aren't of African descent. American Jєωs are almost exclusively Khazars from Russia, and those people have white skin. It's common knowledge (for smart, well-informed people at least) that Hollywood is run by Jєωs.

Good point.  I'm sick of taking the rap for Jєωs.  Blame the white man.  They're all Jєωs.  Blame the Jєωs, but that's racist.

By the way, I have never seen any of these actresses.  I wouldn't know the first name of even one of them.  And if it was a beauty contest, they're all duds.

...Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlotte Rampling, Carey Mulligan, Kate Winslet, Brie Larson and Jane Fonda.

You've never seen or heard of Jane Fonda?  She was a traitor in the Vietnam war, IRL.

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Good point.  I'm sick of taking the rap for Jєωs.  Blame the white man.  They're all Jєωs.  Blame the Jєωs, but that's racist.

By the way, I have never seen any of these actresses.  I wouldn't know the first name of even one of them.  And if it was a beauty contest, they're all duds.

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...Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlotte Rampling, Carey Mulligan, Kate Winslet, Brie Larson and Jane Fonda.

You've never seen or heard of Jane Fonda?  She was a traitor in the Vietnam war, IRL.

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I've heard the name before, sure.  Neil, I am 32 years old and I haven't owned a TV since 2009 and even then I barely used it.

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Good point.  I'm sick of taking the rap for Jєωs.  Blame the white man.  They're all Jєωs.  Blame the Jєωs, but that's racist.

By the way, I have never seen any of these actresses.  I wouldn't know the first name of even one of them.  And if it was a beauty contest, they're all duds.

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...Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlotte Rampling, Carey Mulligan, Kate Winslet, Brie Larson and Jane Fonda.

You've never seen or heard of Jane Fonda?  She was a traitor in the Vietnam war, IRL.

I've heard the name before, sure.  Neil, I am 32 years old and I haven't owned a TV since 2009 and even then I barely used it.

Okay, Centroamerica, you and Matthew are excused.  

"Hanoi Jane", who ratted out POWs to the Commies and in saner days would have faced a firing squad, has her left hand on her chin and her right hand on the left shoulder of the girl in orange in front of her (maybe that's why she's arching her back, because of the creepy feeling of being touched by a traitor):

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By the way, I have never seen any of these actresses.  I wouldn't know the first name of even one of them.  And if it was a beauty contest, they're all duds.

I couldn't pick any of them out of a lineup either.

I've heard of Jane Fonda "Hanoi Jane" but that was before my time -- it was so notorious that my elders taught me that nickname for her. But I still couldn't identify her, or pick her out of a lineup.

All of the others, I couldn't tell you what movie they starred in or anything.

I think that's Cate Blanchett at the back, on the left. She looks most like Galadriel anyway. And that might be Helen Mirren to her right, possibly.

Not sure which is Jennifer Lawrence. One of the younger ones. She's in the Hunger Games films (which I've not seen).

And if it was a beauty contest, they're all duds.

 

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I thought I knew what Jane Fonda looks like, but, frankly, I don't see her in the picture.

She's the one sitting in the middle.

Really?!!  I must be getting pretty old then.  It still doesn't look anything like my memory of what she looks like.  Of course, I've only seen her in costume and make-up, so I guess she decided to change her looks.