“This behind-the-scenes drama over pay equality demonstrates that the studio values, quite literally, the show’s white actors over its Asian ones,” wrote Phil Yu on his website Angry Asian Man. Take a look at Forbes' lists of highest-paid TV actors and actresses from last year. Only one of the 15 top-paid TV actors is not white: The Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar, who is of Indian descent. With more opportunities to prove themselves, white actors can build up their resumes with successful roles and negotiate higher salaries. “The upper echelon has been reserved for white males and that has been a hard ceiling to break,” says Tashima.

Source: Forbes July 07, 2017 17:59 UTC