Female Directors Share Tales Of Hollywood Sexism

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“Smile more! The crew needs you to see you smile!” “I know this will make you mad but I prefer to talk to your husband.” “I can always tell when a film has been directed by a woman.” These are just a few of the comments that female directors have heard over the course of a day on set, all of them submitted anonymously to the blog “S--t People Say to Women Directors (& Other Women in Film).” The new Tumblr was created last week to air the war stories of film industry professionals who have experienced sexism on the job.Read more on NewsOK.com

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