TMC
11-15-2022, 09:54 PM
https://www.nickiswift.com/1102336/why-tia-mowry-felt-like-she-was-treated-unfairly-on-the-set-of-sister-sister/
Tia Mowry faced pay discrimination while on 'Sister, Sister'
During an episode of "Tia Mowry's Quick Fix," Tia Mowry opened up about the moment she knew she wasn't being treated fairly as a biracial actor in the industry. "It was so clear how you would see one show that didn't have a diverse cast that just had a bigger budget so everything just seemed bigger and better," she said, per The Things (https://www.thethings.com/tia-mowry-hardrict-opens-up-about-unequal-treatment-while-filming-sister-sister/). "When it came to my projects and what I was doing, you actually really visually saw the less-than."
In addition to witnessing the blatant discrimination, the "Twitches" star had to fight for an increase in pay although "Sister, Sister" was a major success and one of the biggest sitcoms at the time. "I remember once the show became a hit, it's very normal for you to ask for a raise. That's what happens, right?" she explained. "But it was always so hard for my sister and I to get what we felt like we deserved and our paycheck never equaled our counterparts' that weren't of diversity, and that was frustrating."
Tia recounted another incident that happened after her and Tamera Mowry attempted to get on the cover of a high-profile magazine. "We were told that we couldn't be on the cover of the magazine because we were black and we would not sell," she told ET. Although she endured a lot, Tia is grateful for being able to stay natural on "Sister, Sister."
Tia Mowry faced pay discrimination while on 'Sister, Sister'
During an episode of "Tia Mowry's Quick Fix," Tia Mowry opened up about the moment she knew she wasn't being treated fairly as a biracial actor in the industry. "It was so clear how you would see one show that didn't have a diverse cast that just had a bigger budget so everything just seemed bigger and better," she said, per The Things (https://www.thethings.com/tia-mowry-hardrict-opens-up-about-unequal-treatment-while-filming-sister-sister/). "When it came to my projects and what I was doing, you actually really visually saw the less-than."
In addition to witnessing the blatant discrimination, the "Twitches" star had to fight for an increase in pay although "Sister, Sister" was a major success and one of the biggest sitcoms at the time. "I remember once the show became a hit, it's very normal for you to ask for a raise. That's what happens, right?" she explained. "But it was always so hard for my sister and I to get what we felt like we deserved and our paycheck never equaled our counterparts' that weren't of diversity, and that was frustrating."
Tia recounted another incident that happened after her and Tamera Mowry attempted to get on the cover of a high-profile magazine. "We were told that we couldn't be on the cover of the magazine because we were black and we would not sell," she told ET. Although she endured a lot, Tia is grateful for being able to stay natural on "Sister, Sister."