Author

Poppy L. McLeod

Poppy L. McLeod, Ph.D., an associate professor at Cornell University’s Department of Communication, is a member of the OpEd Project's Public Voices Fellowship.

Poppy's Latest Articles

crowd shot with an oversized Hollywood statue

Hollywood’s Ugly Deception: Faking Concern for Ethnicity

By Poppy L. McLeod ● Commentary ● May 25, 2016

Simulating ethnicity as if it were just another special effect hides how much the entertainment industry still prizes and prioritizes whiteness.