Canadian Politics Today

I don't think in this case it's a question of "if". Just ask any women or POC comics about their experiences. How big a problem it is is difficult to quantify given the myriad ways racism and sexism can manifest themselves institutionally, but I don't think there's any doubt that it's a factor.

So you think there's a problem because of some anecdotes, and this is enough for Seinfeld to change his hiring practices?  5 of the 10 highest paid comedians are POC or women, including the top paid, and there's also Dave Chappelle who is up there with Kevin Hart in popularity but not on the list.  How do we as a society address a problem if we can't define it or know how big of a problem it is?  Surely we can figure something out. 

How do we know when we, like Seinfeld, should hire more women/POC?  And how do we know when we've hired enough women/POC?  Is it based on gut feelings?  Should numbers be equal (50/50 men vs women) or match what the census makeup of the general population is?  Should we just ballpark it and hire a bunch until it kinda looks good?

How do we know the lack of female comedians is due to sexism?  Maybe more men are good at making people laugh than women?  Funny women seem to do well, like Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Amy Schumer etc.  To what extent is the lack of women an industry problem or a "less woman are funny" problem?  To what extent is this Seinfeld's problem, or his responsibility to help fix?

And no, this isn't like basketball or even university graduates where there's an objective standard of ability at play.

So black people are better at basketball than other races?  And women are smarter and/or harder working than men?  How is there an objective standard in these 2 examples and there isn't for people who are good at making other people laugh?

How are there more university grads who are women, and more female medical doctors graduating than men, but STEM is sexist because of lack of women?  Is the teaching professional or medical doctor profession sexist because of lower male graduates?  Are anecdotes and number disparities sufficient to show sexism/racism?