Directors Admit It: They Check Actors’ Social Media Before Casting to Get Rid of the Republicans

According to Hollywood in Toto, a star of HBO’s Silicon Valley — Jimmy Yang — is talking about how Hollywood directors discriminate against conservatives:

Yang described a conversation he had recently with a casting executive at “one of the studios” in Hollywood. Yang wanted to know if the person cared how many Instagram followers someone had before hiring them. In our social media age, having a large cyber following can be attractive to some employers.

“I do check the Instagrams to see if there’s anything weird, if they get drunk every day or if they’re a Trump supporter,” Yang recalls her saying. “Then, I don’t know. I would have a hard time…”

“That’s messed up, though,” Yang says about her confession. “Aren’t you being a bigot in a way?”

Yang has been featured in recent episodes of the HBO show, including this scene:

Though he’s known for his comedy, what he’s revealing now is not a laughing matter.  I’m very glad he’s speaking out about what goes on behind the scenes.

h/t Truth Revolt