{"id":2264012,"date":"2024-06-10T13:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-leguizamo-urges-emmy-voters-to-nominate-non-white-artists-in-full-page-nyt-ad\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T13:12:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:12:18","slug":"john-leguizamo-urges-emmy-voters-to-nominate-non-white-artists-in-full-page-nyt-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-leguizamo-urges-emmy-voters-to-nominate-non-white-artists-in-full-page-nyt-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"John Leguizamo Calls for Emmy Nominations for &#8216;Non-White Artists&#8217; in NYT Full-Page Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-leguizamo-urges-emmy-voters-to-nominate-non-white-artists-in-full-page-nyt-ad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2264012&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Activist and actor John Leguizamo purchased \u2062a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-owner-of-the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-pay-for-this-anti-biden-ad-in-the-wall-street-journal\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did The Owner Of The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pay For This Anti-Biden Ad In The Wall Street Journal?\">full-page advertisement<\/a>\u2063 in the \u200bNew York Times \u2064to \u200dappeal to Emmy Award voters to nominate \u200b&#8221;non-white artists.&#8221; Leguizamo, aged \u200c63, explained on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zuckerbergs-attempt-to-take-down-musks-twitter-is-tanking-further-and-further-each-day-data-shows\/\" title=\"Zuckerberg's bid to defeat Musk on Twitter is failing more each day, data reveals.\">social \u2062media platform<\/a> X that the \u2062motives behind his action stemmed\u200b from the disparities in representation across\u200d key \u2063industries including \u2063technology, banking, medicine, \u200bcorporate businesses, and entertainment where white people, who comprise only\u200c 58.9% of the population, are largely overrepresented in leading \u2063roles. He emphasized \u200dhow inclusion not only reflects the reality of American diversity but also leads to greater profitability and creativity. Leguizamo tagged\u2062 several celebrities,\u200c including Whoopi Goldberg and Shaquille O\u2019Neal, in his\u2063 message, which\u200c was shared\u2064 ahead of the Emmy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">voting<\/a> period starting\u2062 June 13.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Activist and actor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/john-leguizamo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Leguizamo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  took out a full-page ad in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/new-york-times\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  on Sunday urging Emmy Award voters to nominate \u201cnon-white artists.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 63-year-old explained the move in an X post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI know everyone is exhausted about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inclusion<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but not us who are not included. So that\u2019s why I took this ad out in the NYTimes. White peoples (sic) are only 58.9% of the population but over represented in top positions across the board. They are the decision makers in tech, banking, corporations, medicine and streamers and Hollywood!\u201d Leguizamo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnLeguizamo\/status\/1799861380893577639\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I know everyone one is exhausted about inclusion but not us who are not included. So that\u2019s why I took this add out in the NYTimes. White peoples are only 58.9% of the population but over represented in top positions across the board. They are the decision makers in tech,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hj1nbWKwlu\">pic.twitter.com\/hj1nbWKwlu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Leguizamo (@JohnLeguizamo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnLeguizamo\/status\/1799861380893577639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He continued, \u201cAmerica is better when it is inclusive. It is more profitable. It is more creative! Let\u2019s not give up. I\u2019m still woke! Are you?\u201d then proceeded to tag prominent entertainment figures, including Whoopi Goldberg, Naomi Watts, Shaquille O\u2019Neal, Missy Elliot, and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voting for the Emmys will begin this week on June 13, per the Deadline, and all ballots are due by June 24. Nominee selections will<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> be announced on July 17.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 76th Emmy Awards show is scheduled to air on September 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leguizamo\u2019s full-page ad pleaded for voters to prioritize \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei\">diversity and inclusion<\/a>\u201d when making their selections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPlease let this be the year we finally embrace change,\u201d the Colombian-born actor wrote. \u201cThe year we truly find Equity, and see artists of color represented across not just one category, but ALL categories.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI know you\u2019re tired of hearing words like \u2018inclusivity\u2019 and \u2018diversity\u2019 \u2013 treading water while you try to understand how to put actions behind these sentiments. Look no further! It\u2019s simple!\u201d he wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leguizamo went on, \u201cThere are hundreds of prolific non-white artists who deserve to be considered for Awards this year, not because they are simply\u2026 Black, Brown, Indigenous or Asian but because they are truly great\u2026 exceptional artists who have achieved that greatness with a foot on their neck for far too long.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLet this be a start of a new era,\u201d the letter concluded. \u201cLet us not continue to white wash our Awards shows. Instead let this year be the catalyst that inspires the Next Generation of minority and underrepresented artists\u2026 a generation who might finally see a reflection of themselves on that stage and think, \u2018If they can, maybe I can too\u2026\u2019\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor and activist John Leguizamo placed a full-page ad in the New York Times, advocating for Emmy voters to nominate &#8220;non-white artists.&#8221; On X, the 63-year-old expressed, &#8220;I know everyone is exhausted about inclusion, but not those excluded. That&#8217;s why I took this step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2264013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/John-Leguizamo-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2264012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/John-Leguizamo-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2264013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2264012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2264012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}