Matt Damon came under fire this week after interrupting Effie Brown, a Hollywood producer, during the season premiere of Damon and Ben Affleck's HBO show, Project Greenlight.
The reality show focuses on selecting a first time director to create a feature film.
While discussing one of the scripts, Brown brought up concerns that the only black character was a woman hit by her white pimp.
Brown was the only black or female panellist present, and asked the group to be mindful of selecting a diverse directorial team. She suggested choosing one team that included a woman and a Vietnamese man.
She urged the group to "think about whoever this director is, the way they are going to treat the character of Harmony".
Damon interrupted Brown's discussion, saying "when we're talking about diversity you do it in the casting of the film, not in the casting of the show."
The implication was that a diverse group of decision makers behind the camera - the subject of the show Project Greenlight - was not important, as long as the film they were creating within the show had a diverse cast.
Brown's response, a shocked "wow", reflected the outrage felt by many on social media and led to the coining of the term "Damonsplaining".
One user defined the term as "#Damonsplaining - over talking and/or shouting down a person of colour to explain something about their own race or culture".
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I am embarrassed by his comment.
This beauty. Damn.
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yea fuck him
Fuck his wack ass. They mad the industry is starting to open up n let more minorities get roles. The directors finally get it. We are tired of them whitewashing every damn thing