Black Entertainment : Another All-White Oscars? This Is ...

In the Spirit of Racism,

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Another All-White Oscars? This Is ...

Last year was the whitest Oscars in two decades, sparking wild outrage. This year, it’s the same situation. Why the white-washed, male-dominated Oscars really, well, just sucks.


... This year the joke is no longer funny.

In a year when diversity, representation, opportunity, and normalization was the driving conversation of show business—and rightfully so—we can now say that this is the whitest Oscars ever. If you’re looking for a benchmark, this is the whitest Oscars since last year. Isn’t that disgusting?

Not a single acting nominee this year is a person of color ...



http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/14/another-all-white-oscars-this-is-********.html

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I don't care about the Oscars, but I get the feeling they did this (again) just to get people talking about and watching the Oscars. Seems to be working.

 

That makes at least two (2) Desteeonians that feel the same way about the Oscars, and I'm sure there are more that could care less about white theater. But the feeling I get from all this, is that systemic/institutional racism is showing its ugly face once again, smh.

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I honestly think they're just using racism to get people going on about what everyone seemed to be losing interest in. People will tune in just to see what Chris Rock will say about this second year of Oscars white out. A lot of people are talking about what needs to be done, when we know(or should know), they know these things, but don't care if it ain't getting them ratings.

 

Just paraphrasing your words (we have the Quotes), you seem to be saying "some power that be" decided to again shun Black actors, writers, etc..., in order to improve the Oscars' rating. And that folk will tune in to see what Chris Rock has to say about it.

Well, it worked, they will get high ratings I'm sure, as people continue to talk about their shameful acts against Blacks and folk of color, and await to see if Chris will say anything, at all.

Meanwhile Black actors are used as guinea pigs, once again.


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Al Sharpton slams Oscars for lack of diversity as group urges boycott


The Rev. Al Sharpton sharply criticized the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday for the lack of diversity among this year’s Oscar nominees, and the Los Angeles chapter of his National Action Network is calling for a boycott of the upcoming awards show ...


http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/15/al-sharpton-slams-oscars-boycott


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Exactly.

Indeed it has worked.

True. But black people should really take the time to wonder why they need white people's thumbs up toward any of their work.

 

I am with you on this one Angela22. Why Africans feel the need to be recognized and obtain approval from this body of bigots is beyond me....

 

Especially when the Academy has a long running history of racism.

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Video: Chris Rock Deems The Oscars As ‘The White BET Awards’


The Academy Awards showcase has been the talk of the town since the nominees were announced earlier this week. The lack of diversity within the nods was startling, but not surprising to some, even prompting the Academy president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, to speak out. Now, the host of the forthcoming evening shared his summation of the award show in a nutshell ...


https://www.yahoo.com/music/chris-rock-deems-oscars-white-120035173.html


Chris Rock
The host of the forthcoming evening shared his summation of the award show in a nutshell.


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