We need to get rid of country music awards too because they go to 99.9% of the white people. I think the WNBA needs to also stop being sexiest and allow men into their league.
But there isn't anything stating that you have to be white to sing country. It's just happens that most country singers are white. They are awarding songs based on country music.
Okay but how about we look at the lack of black Country artists...like seriously. Off the top of my head I can only think of three- Charley Pride, Darius Rucker, and Cowboy Troy and I'm not sure Cowboy Troy counts. Most hip pop artists are black and/or mixed yet MTV awards are okay? Award shows based on talent is what we need. It's unfortunate there's a racial factor period. BET should be gone yes, but they're should be more minority actors on all the other shows/networks. The Oscars are predominantly white but then...most actors are caucasian...going after the Oscars isn't the problem. It's those involved in creating movies and such that need to change and have more minority occupied roles.
Just having white people isn't a big deal. Should we go to China and tell them they need other races too instead of just Asians? No. Because they're the majority. If black people want to be represented more in movies then they should start becoming actors and auditioning for more roles. I have no problem with black people being in movies, it makes no difference to me because it's just race and nobody should give a shit, but boycotting the Oscars and trying to force directors into having a more diverse cast is just fucked up
"they should start becoming actors and auditioning for more roles." the ignorance of this comment just illustrates the problem. There ARE black actors. They DO audition for roles. They don't get them.
Like... How is this hard to understand?
Boycotting the Oscars is not fucked up. Why are black people wrong for wanting representation?
Boycotting the actors is super fucked up. Nobody even had race on their mind until the black people made it a race thing. Shit I'm willing to bet that most black people don't even care!
If they are auditioning for the roles and not getting them, it isn't the oscars that's the problem. It's the casting. oscars are awards for the people in the roles....not for those who didn't make it. Go to the root for the problem.
Maybe they aren't getting the roles because they're not good? There are many factors besides just race we shouldn't just assume everyone's a racist. There are more white actors partly because there are way more white people in America
Frankly if everybody could shut up about this race crap already, its a tired subject that is entirely overused and for the most part 98% of these people that play the race card wouldn't know segregation if it lit their ass on fire. Most of them have zero clue how damn good they have it!
Sure they have it better than the other 99% of people in the world, but does that mean that their problems are worth nothing? The reason some people make a big deal out the whole ''oscars'' situation, is not because it really is the biggest issue Black Americans face today, but because it is representative of a pattern of behavior that is common in the American media. Sure you also have the BET awards and the NAACP awards when it comes to black moviestars, but what about other bussinesses across the board? Black newsanchors, journalists, politicians, are still not as common as they ought to be. And representation IS important after all. Time after time studies show that if minorities are not properly represented in the media it affects the self-esteem and self-image of people within this minority. This has even proven to be the case with very small children. Can you really dismiss the whole ''OscarsSoWhite'' hashtag as void when it is all clearly part of a bigger problem?
My real question is how many actually try, then again you also have quite a few very successful black news anchors (watch the today show once) Where as many others are too busy complaining about things to make any effort, am I saying it's wrong that no blacks got nominated for some over blustered award probably, but like 99% of those things I can't even name two white people who got nominated off the top of my head. Like most problems in life whining about it will not improve things you can't expect the world to bend over backwards and hand you everything on a platinum platter because of trivial things like skin color.
You completely missed the point. The narrative you just described is exactly the problem. You generalized the problems and efforts of an entire race within a few sentences, which is something you cannot do, because society and people as a rule are more complicated than that. The ''bigger problem'' which I previously described is the attitude African-Americans face in the media and in day-to-day life. They have to deal with prejudice and offensive stereotypes, that, as I previously mentioned, have a destructive effect on their respective communities. I don't think approaching this problem with an us vs. them mentality is a good way to solve the problem, and I also think you're not looking much further then just from your own perspective. Also, sorry my spelling sucks, English is not my first language.
What ratio of oscars winners are black since 2000? Is that equivalent to the ratio of black people in Hollywood or the US? If so, no issue at all except whiny people.
I get none of these comments... Are ppl agreeing with Stacey Dash or not? Also the reason why non white races have their own tv networks is because one who else will represent or broadcast themselves other than them, and two they just wish to celebrate who they are trully with no apologies or explanation... And funsubsters when did we become so rude to each other...If you're tired of a subject or post just don't comment on them...
So what are we supposed to do to "correct" the situation? Give Oscars to actors who are less deserving because they're Black? Withhold awards from deserving White actors so that less good Blacks can be represented? If you're boycotting the Oscars because not enough Blacks were awarded something, that's what you're saying.
Now,if your complaint is that not enough good roles go to Black actors and atresses, it doesn't make sense to boycott the awards. Boycott the movies until the situation is corrected. I don't see THAT happening becaue it's an inconvenience to yourself, and not as easy as bitching about everyone else and wanting them to change for your benefit.
The irony is exquisite here...Hollywood is one of the most PC places around, and usually is jumping onto any PC bandwagon, even illogical ones. Now they're on the other end of the stick.
As if every major television broadcast network doesn't feature a multitude of predominantly white shows. Some that feature 2 or less people of non Caucasian decent. Stacy dash is a media plant to incite problems aka a race baiter. Very clueless indeed
I love that the people who are playing the race card on their on race... get informed people the president for choosing the people who get oscars is an african american women... idiots
Like... How is this hard to understand?
Boycotting the Oscars is not fucked up. Why are black people wrong for wanting representation?
if we got rid of BET black ppl wouldn't get recognized
Now,if your complaint is that not enough good roles go to Black actors and atresses, it doesn't make sense to boycott the awards. Boycott the movies until the situation is corrected. I don't see THAT happening becaue it's an inconvenience to yourself, and not as easy as bitching about everyone else and wanting them to change for your benefit.
The irony is exquisite here...Hollywood is one of the most PC places around, and usually is jumping onto any PC bandwagon, even illogical ones. Now they're on the other end of the stick.