If you put one model in a show or in an ad campaign, that doesn't solve the problem. We need teachers in universities. We need internships. We need people of different ethnic backgrounds in all parts of the industry. That really is the solution: you have to change it from the inside.
Interpretation
True change in representation requires systemic reform and inclusion at all levels.
Edward Enninful's quote emphasizes that merely showcasing diversity through models in advertisements is not sufficient to address the deep-rooted issues of representation in the industry. Instead, he argues that meaningful change necessitates a comprehensive approach that includes diverse educators, internships, and inclusion of individuals from varied ethnic backgrounds in all facets of the industry, advocating for reform from within for sustainable progress.
In practice
In a conference on diversity in the workplace, this quote could be used to highlight the importance of systemic change.
Something is very wrong when our federal and state governments have a high tolerance for the unrestricted distribution of weapons of mass destruction, and it would be wrong to let this deadly form of neglect continue to facilitate bloodshed across America.
What we are living with is the result of human choices and it can be changed by making better, wiser choices.
I’d like to see Manhattan underwater. I’d like to see when the human population plummets and there are no more high rises, because nobody’s buying them. I’m excited about that. Money and desire—all that is going to collapse, and wild green grasses are going to take over.
In that part of the book of my memory before which little can be read, there is a heading, which says: ‘Incipit vita nova: Here begins the new life’.
Unless we share with each other we gotta start makin' changes
I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world. Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it's up to us to find solutions today so that we don't keep passing our problems on.
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