Mike Binder: The Academy Kept Me Out Because of Politics
Mike Binder experienced the 9/11 attacks firsthand while in New York for press tours, witnessing the immediate aftermath and the shutdown of air travel.takeawayHollywood is perceived as biased against white conservatives, with Mike Binder noting he was rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences despite strong credentials and co-signers like Spielberg and AfflectakeawayKevin Costner funded the film 'Black or White' based on Binder's personal family experience with a mixed-race child, standing by controversial content despite industry pressure to soften it.takeaway
