Stunt Community Responds to SAG-AFTRA’s Task Force: ‘A Step in the Right Direction’

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Members of the stunt community have reacted to SAG-AFTRA’s move to create a task force to investigate racist practices that still exist within the stunt community. The move comes after members of t…

Earlier this year, “Stargirl” actor Anjelika Washington had called out a blackface incident as late as 2017 on her Instagram page. “My 4th job as an actor, my first recurring guest star, and my first time having a stunt double — and they painted her black.”

Crystal Santos, a stunt coordinator on “Mayday” and one of the signers of the letter, praised the task force, saying: “I am grateful to our SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and the members of SAG-AFTRA who listened to us and fought hard against the racists in stunts.

However, Santos also called out the five members of the stunt board who voted against the task force.

 

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