David Mamet Calls Hollywood’s Diversity Efforts ‘Fascist Totalitarianism’

David Mamet — who’s written some very well-known screenplays in his day — is not a fan of Hollywood’s efforts to diversify … slamming the initiatives as “fascist totalitarianism.”

The Pulitzer Prize winner — identified for scripts resembling “Wag the Dog,” “Glengarry Glen Ross” and others — took a agency stance towards DEI initiatives in the course of the Los Angeles Times e-book pageant on Sunday … the place he appeared to advertise his memoir.

David made it clear he is unimpressed with Tinseltown’s makes an attempt at fostering range, fairness and inclusion … slamming such efforts as “rubbish.” He added … “The [film industry] has little enterprise bettering all people’s racial understanding as does the hearth division.”

DM recommended Hollywood has gone too far in an effort to assist usually marginalized teams, particularly following the 2023 writers’ strike. David recommended individualism would endure in the long term.

Of course, this wasn’t the one surprising stance shared Sunday … as David additionally got here for the criticism towards nepo infants. Remember, his daughter, Zosia Mamet, starred in HBO’s “Girls” for six seasons — skyrocketing her to fame.

David does not imagine his fame performed a think about his kids’s success … defending his youngsters earned it by advantage. He famous … “Nobody ever gave my youngsters a job due to who they had been associated to.”

Lots of sturdy opinions right here from David … and it appears like a few of it was well-received. You can inform the moderator was attempting to offer him an opportunity to right himself and say one thing PC … however the dude steered clear and caught to his factors, particularly on range.