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37 Hofstra Lab. & Emp. L. J. 217 (2019-2020)
The Inclusion Rider: Constitutional Analysis and Practical Application of Demanding Diversity throughout Hollywood

handle is hein.journals/hlelj37 and id is 227 raw text is: NOTES THE INCLUSION RIDER: CONSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF DEMANDING DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT HOLLYWOOD. INTRODUCTION Mildred Hayes is a woman frustrated from injustice due to months passing without someone finding the perpetrator who committed the heinous crime against her daughter.1 So, she decides to post billboards illustrating her dissatisfaction with law enforcement.2 Mildred Hayes is a fictional character played by Frances McDormand in the movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri but Frances McDormand and her character have something in common: trying to remedy something they view as unjust.3 On March 4, 2018, Frances McDormand accepted her well-deserved Best Actress award for her performance in that very same movie.4 However, the real impact she made was through her acceptance speech.5 She ended the night with two words that sent the whole world 1. Three Billboard's Outside Ebbing, Missouri, ROTTEN TOMATOES, https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/three-billboards-outside ebbingmissouri/ (last visited Oct. 15, 2019). 2. Id. 3. Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri, IMDB, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5027774/plotsummary (last visited Oct. 15, 2019). Frances McDormand, the actress, addressed the racial and gender disparity in Hollywood by mentioning the inclusion rider in her Oscar speech. Jude Dry, Frances McDormand's Oscar Speech Explained. What Is an Inclusion Rider?, JNDIEWIRE (Mar. 5, 2018), https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/inclusion- rider-frances-mcdormand-oscar-speech-explained- 1201935904/. 4. Ricardo Lopez, Frances McDormand Accepts Best Actress Oscar, Honors Other Female Nominees, VARIETY (Mar. 4, 2018), https://variety.com/2018/film/news/frances-mcdormand-wins- oscar-best-actress-1202716021/. 5. Frances McDormand's speech touched upon the lack of representation in Hollywood and pointed out that there are many women that have stories to tell and projects that needed to be funded. That is when she introduced us to the term inclusion rider. Id.

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